Our mission is to support founders using technology to tackle
the biggest problem of all time.
How do we do that:
We make connections and financing easier!
Startup Basecamp launched a membership based community platform for founders, experts and investors around the world who are seeking to contribute to the fight against climate change.
This community has access to resources such as:
- Curated lists of climate tech events
- Funding resources such as: VC lists, accelerator programs and incubators specific to your stage and area.
- Interviews with founders and investors that share insight from years of scaling, growing, and raising capital.
- Tech 4 Climate Podcast
- A growing slack channel of like-minded climate tech professionals to connect with
- Weekly job listings
But more than a place where you can learn, exchange and grow, we are building a matchmaking service to facilitate connections between our members, top investors and experts in the field.
And soon, alongside other top investors, we will be launching a small fund to co-invest in the growth and acceleration of our members.
Together we can #impact one billion lives
by fighting climate change.
“We believe that the fight against climate change requires collective movements from founders, experts & investors.
Together with you, we want to ensure that climate tech founders around the world can have access to the resources, connections and financing they need to scale their solutions with a global #impact”.
Guillaume & Maria
Startup Basecamp Co-founders
Our team, contributors and advisors
The history of Startup Basecamp:
It's all about supporting founders
Guillaume de Dorlodot
Co-Founder & CEO
“Landing in Silicon Valley full of hopes and entrepreneurial dreams in 2013, I discovered all the hardships of settling in this new ecosystem and navigating through all its complexities. After months of staying in low-quality hacker houses, airbnbs and hostels, I realized I had spent more time trying to survive than actually get work done. And so I set off to facilitate this challenge for other entrepreneurs like me.
This was the core motivation behind creating Startup Basecamp, which set off to be much more than a place to live and a place to work with like-minded startup professionals, but really the gateway to the Silicon Valley ecosystem.”
In the press
From building the first startup hotel,
to building global investment connections.
Our story
2013
We landed in Silicon Valley
Facing the initial challenges as international entrepreneurs, we started our first co-living/co-working space for founders out of an apartment in San Francisco. An incredible human adventure that led us to iterate and grow the concepts with several spaces and lofts across the city and internationally (Canada and Brussels).
2015
We opened the first startup hotel in Silicon Valley
The hotel’s purpose was to give founders a place to grow their companies, their network and their community in the fast-paced, innovative landscape that is associated with the Bay Area and its mindset.
We hosted and supported more than 3000+ international entrepreneurs & tech professionals from 85 different countries who raised more than $815 million, whilst pursuing their dreams.
2016
Our innovation lab was launched.
More than a place to stay and work, we build meaningful connections and provide content with top investors and founders from Silicon Valley. Startup Basecamp’s Innovation Lab, the educational arm of our Co-living Hotel and International Startup Community, adds value to our members and bridges international tech hubs with Silicon Valley.
As part of the lab, we:
- Hosted 170+ events, including pitch events, panels, workshops, and social networking, now online for climate tech.
- Supported and coached early-stage and Series A startups in Silicon Valley with resources and coaching.
- Organized week-long innovation programs for international startups, accelerators, universities, and companies to access Silicon Valley.
- Interviewed influential entrepreneurs like Guy Kawasaki and Jason Fried, sharing their insights with our community.
2020
started as an exciting year for us…
March 2020 was a turning point for us. Rapid growth halted, bookings were canceled, and travel was locked down. Years of work crumbled as we helped founders connect in Silicon Valley.
Our successful crowdfunding campaign, exceeding its goal, showed the power of community. We’re grateful for your support. This pause taught us that to evolve, we must constantly reinvent ourselves.
We saw an opportunity to refine our purpose.
With the climate crisis in mind, we asked how we could create real impact and improve lives for a billion people. Leveraging Silicon Valley’s innovation mindset, we aimed to empower tech-driven innovators solving today’s problems and creating tomorrow’s jobs.
COVID made us reassess priorities, especially as a new parent wanting a healthy planet for our kids. After extensive conversations and research, we realized we could make the biggest impact by supporting companies fighting climate change.
Build, finance & scale technology to solve the climate change problem(s) with a global #impact.
2021 - 2024
Together we are writing history….
We’re bringing Silicon Valley’s network and funding opportunities to climate tech founders worldwide. Leveraging our experience and connections, we support teams globally in their efforts to combat climate change.
2024 & beyond
From our past events
