Matt Ward
Founder of 4WARD.earth
Matt Ward
Founder of 4WARD.earth
Zurich, Zurich
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & CEO
2021 - Current
Powered by a team of experienced founders, builders and doers alongside dozens of local and sector-focused community volunteers, 4WARD is building a worldwide movement of climate professionals and stakeholders dedicated to collaboratively tackling climate change before it’s too late. **About 4WARD's Climate Community: the largest local-to-global climate network** By bringing together startups, corporates, investors, governments and ecosystem players in an open and partnership-focused capacity, we’ve built a platform to help our members accelerate their climate mission and impact at a global scale. 👤 Create FREE profile today: https://4ward.earth/join --- **JOIN 4WARD's GLOBAL CLIMATE COMMUNITY FREE** - Attend regular climate meetups in 45 cities 🌎 - Join monthly sector networking groups & calls 📞 - 1000s of climate & sustainability folks via online networking & collaboration platform 🧑🏾🤝🧑🏻 - Free resource toolkits for startups, corps, VCs & job seekers 🛠️ - Resources for funding 💰, decarbonization, legal & IP ⚖️, carbon accounting & more And much much more... 👤 Create FREE profile today: https://4ward.earth/join --- 📣 Interested in Sponsoring our Events or Partnering with 4WARD? For more info on sponsorship & partnerships with the world's largest global climate network, please visit: https://4ward.earth/sponsorship
Climate Syndicate Investor Lead
2022 - 2024
4WARD.VC’s climate syndicate allowed accredited and sophisticated angel investors nad LP to invests alongside our climate accelerator in our most-promising post-program portfolio companies focused on building a better world. Notable Investments Include: -EExion -REplace Energy - Maas Loop - Mycocycle
Founder & Host
2022
YCombinator popularized startup demo days. Shark Tank and Dragon’s Den revolutionized the investor pitch. The Startup Tank (brought to you by 4WARD.VC), is the best of both, bringing top sustainability, cleantech and impact startup founders to pitch climate VCs looking to fund world-changing companies If you’re combating climate change by building the next sustainable development (SDG) superstar or circular economy unicorn and looking to fundraise from top tier VCs and angel investors, you’ve come to the right place https://thestartuptank.com Brought to you by 4WARD.VC's "Partner in Clime" Climate Accelerator program and Climate Investor Syndicate 4WARD.VC’s “Partner in Clime” Climate Accelerator is disrupting the outdated venture industry with the world’s most hands-on, sales & traction-focused accelerator for elite early stage climate companies led by CRAZY ASS, world class #climate founders tackling MASSIVE problems in areas including Food & Agriculture, Construction & Manufacturing, Commerce & Circularity, Recycling & Waste Reduction, Energy & Renewables, Transportation & Mobility For more info and to apply, please visit: https://4ward.vc/accelerator
Investor
2022
Mycocycle develops and licenses a process to minimize waste, create new biomaterials and reduce greenhouse gases using fungi. By harnessing the power of nature, Mycocycle mitigates risk for manufacturers, governments and waste operators by removing harmful toxins from their industrial waste while creating long-term value within the circular economy. We train mushrooms to eat trash.
Investor & Advisor
2022
Applied Bioplastics replaces 30-40% of the pollutive petrochemicals in plastic with durable, sustainable plant fiber additivies to massively decarbonize the plastic industry while setting the stage for a fully bio-based plastic.
Advisor
2022
What if trees and crops could absorb twice the #CO2? What if plant-based meats could reduce 50% of its footprint? What if crops could be more resilient amidst a worsening climate? What if one company could achieve all of that? That company is Climate Crop: The breakthrough Israeli biotech company that's combatting climate change, feeding the world and helping farmers increase their bottomline.
Advisor
2022
Real-time nitrate monitoring to combat $80B/yr fertilizer overdose/waste to protect the environment, increase yields and boost farmer profits.
Investor
2022
4WARD.VC's climate syndicate is thrilled to announce our latest portfolio company: EExion. Their "Energize N' Go" battery tech is based on a next-generation chemically manipulated carbon electrode battery technology that charges up to 100 times faster than classic lithium-ion, while maintaining superior energy density and capacity over +30,000 cycles. It is sustainable, safe, recyclable, and cost-efficient, with no lithium involved.
Startup & Business Coach for Strategy, Growth & Fundraising
2019
I help founders and businesses change the world for the better with experienced growth, strategy, marketing, and fundraising tactics to reach larger audiences, increase revenues, improve business models & processes, and make a bigger impact with their efforts. By bringing years of experience (and painful lessons learned) building & exiting companies and helping others do the same, I help companies (from scrappy upstarts to the Fortune 500) take their business to the next level. If you’re building something meaningful in the world and your business needs a proven combination of multi-industry experience and outside-the-box thinking to help strategically scaling your company, we should work together. To learn more about how I help 10x results and what past clients have to say about working together, visit mattward.io/testimonials -- Looking to grow & scale faster? Download my free 15 step growth guide and proven investor pitch guide at mattward.io/free -- https://mattward.io
Innosuisse Venturelab Startup Coach and Business/Growth Consultant
2021
Advisor to Venturelab Innosuisse Startup participants on matters concerning business development and strategy, marketing, sales, growth, fundraising, and pitch deck creation, in addition to management and team building. Past/Current VentureLab Clients Include: Matchspace, Urbaneez, uMushroom, Potiio, NOWON, 21Pass, Connected DLT, FIIND, Worldrobe, Precious Soil, AudioBreeze, Coronoa Memorial, Esscode, Bemabo, Prospert and Unvyers. https://mattward.io
Advisor
2022 - 2023
Flowlie (the system we use for 4WARD.VC and The Startup Tank Climate Investor Pitch Show) is building the next-generation data infrastructure platform and operating system for communities of founders, VCs, angels, syndicators, family offices, and scouts. Their data management solution with built-in shareability tools allow the easy transfer of startup data between founders and investors. Together, we have the goal of simplifying the fundraising process for all.
Education
Bachelors
2009 - 2014