RESPOND is a BMW Foundation accelerator program, operated by UnternehmerTUM, which exists to accelerate startups and empower leaders to take their business to the next level. We support founders and entrepreneurs who are working towards a sustainable and just future in line with the UN’s 2030 Agenda. We empower founders to lead with more responsibility, awareness, commitment, and action and we believe that innovative business models can contribute to a more sustainable and responsible economy.
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Munich
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2020
Investment Type: Accelerator
Portfolio 39
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 12.05.2023 | Toucan | toucan.earth | - | United Sta... |
| 12.05.2023 | Biotic | biotic-labs.com | $2M | Ecuador, P... |
| 12.05.2023 | Koralo | koralo-foods.com | $120K | Germany, B... |
| 12.05.2023 | Novobiom | novobiom.com | - | Belgium, W... |
| 12.05.2023 | goodcarbon | goodcarbon.earth | $5.63M | Germany, B... |
| 12.05.2023 | ecoLocked | ecolocked.com | - | Germany, B... |
| 12.05.2023 | Nium | wearenium.com | $3M | United Kin... |
| 12.05.2023 | SimplexDNA... | simplexdna.com | $31.32K | Switzerlan... |
| 12.05.2023 | tozero | tozero.solutions | $16.87M | Germany, B... |
| 12.05.2023 | NatureDots | naturedots.com | - | India, Del... |
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Mentions in press and media 3
| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.05.2022 | Cleantech start-ups win prizes beyond Switzerland | |
| 19.08.2021 | Wie Startups ihren CO2-Fußabdruck schnell und effektiv minimieren | Um den Folgen des Klimawandels entgegenzuwirken, stehen Gründer:innen und Unternehmer:innen vor der Aufgabe, effektive Maßnahmen gegen den eigenen CO2-Ausstoß umzusetzen. Auch, wenn diese Tatsache bereits vielen klar ist und konkrete Ziele ... |
| 26.01.2021 | Sustainable startups on the upswing: Following an excellent first year, the RESPOND accelerator program enters its next round | The BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt and UnternehmerTUM are once again looking for founders of sustainable startups to participate in the RESPOND accelerator program The program seeks startups that make a positive contribution to one of the fo... |