Challenges are easy to announce and hard to run.
A challenge needs intake, judging, mentoring, a finale and follow-up. Most corporate teams don’t have the people for that, so the challenge ends up as a press release, a pitch night and very little to point to a year later.
What you get with Earth Collective.
We run it. You own it.
The challenge runs under your name and your brief. We handle applications, judging panels, mentors and communications. Your team can be as hands-on as it likes.
- A branded challenge on your brief
- Applications, judging and the finale handled
- Your experts as judges or mentors, if you want them
Finalists who are stronger than their first application.
Entrants get expert and AI feedback during the challenge and improve their case before judging. By the finale, you’re choosing between stronger entries.
- Feedback throughout the challenge
- Judging on criteria you set
- Winners with a path to funding
A report worth sharing.
How many entries came in, what support they got, and where the winners went next. Something you can show your board, your customers and the press.
- Entries, engagement and outcomes in one report
- Follow-up on the winners after the finale
Five stages, set up around your program.
- 01
Launch
Your own galaxy, set up with your criteria and your people.
- 02
Intake
Applications in, assessed on your criteria, decided by your people.
- 03
Develop
Applicants improve their case with feedback from your advisors.
- 04
Match
Applicants that are ready meet investors and funders who back what they do.
- 05
Report
Your whole pipeline in one view, ready when someone asks.
The community is still there next year.
Entrants keep their profiles and connections after the challenge closes, so next year’s challenge starts with a community that already knows you.
Your challenge, your brand, your data.
Applicant data, investor mandates and program records are protected by design, and we work within your procurement requirements.
Kept apart from other programs
Your challenge runs in its own galaxy. Its data is scoped to your organisation and not visible to other programs.
Confidential entries
Entrants control who sees their materials, down to the folder or file, and every access is logged.
Contracts to match
We sign mutual NDAs, discuss a data processing agreement, and complete your security review.
Private by default
Passwordless sign-in, role-based access, and nothing reachable without a valid session.
Isolated by program
Your data is scoped to your organisation, and private cohorts stay private.
Logged and backed up
Data room access and AI calls are logged. Backups run daily and are kept for 30 days.
Your requirements, met
Mutual NDA, a data processing agreement, and your security questionnaire completed.
Common questions.
How involved does our team need to be?
As involved as you like. We can run the challenge end to end, or your experts can judge and mentor alongside ours.
Are entries confidential?
Yes. Entries are private by default, entrants decide who sees their materials, and access to them is logged.
What do we get at the end?
A sponsor report: how many ventures entered, what support they received, and where the winners went next.
IPAs & governments
Attract investment, back the right businesses and projects, and show ministers what the program produced.
Learn moreAccelerators & universities
Run the whole cohort in one place, from applications to demo day, and keep your alumni fundable afterwards.
Learn moreProfessional networks
Give members something to do besides read the newsletter: advise ventures and projects, judge programs and see relevant deals.
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