Equity and Debt

• The EQT Foundation is committed to improving access to capital for impact entrepreneurs

  The entrepreneurs can get support via grants for pilot studies and R&D development, either through research institutions or by supporting the startups in setting up non-profit entities.

• EQT Foundation supports

  • Entrepreneurs building solutions with the potential to remove or avoid significant amounts of greenhouse gases
  • Entrepreneurs building market-based or marked-building solutions for disadvantaged populations

• Selection criteria for entrepreneurs

  EQT Foundation uses the “Impact Management Project’s five dimensions of impact” to evaluate the potential contribution the entrepreneurs can make towards EQT Foundation’s Impact metrics’:

  • What Impact outcome is occuring?
  • Who experiences the outcome, and do they qualify as underserved?
  • How much of the impact is occuring?
  • Contribution of EQT Foundation support
  • Risk to people and planet if impact does not occur as expected?

• Evaluation Criteria

  • High potential of impact
  • Disruptive Solution
  • Scalability

• EQT Additionality

  Our hidden superpower is the EQTarian drive. We match the entrepreneurs we back with a mentor from EQT's global network of advisors and recruit a deal team consisting of engaged employees and investment professionals at EQT. We bring expertise and our proven value creation toolbox to help early-stage impact companies attract growth capital.

• Share your idea with us!

  Please submit your pitch deck here.