Strategic Infrastructure for Sustainability-Driven Startups
Invitation: We’re Looking for Founding Partners
Commons Atelier is a newly formed foundation launching its first set of use cases—and we’re inviting sustainability-focused startups to join us. If your venture is serious about impact and wants to build something regenerative, robust, and credible, we’d love to collaborate.
We’re a hybrid public-benefit initiative—part nonprofit foundation, part steward-led enterprise—offering tools to help you validate your strategy, communicate your impact, and connect with aligned funders, users, and policy actors.
What We Offer
Built for founders navigating sustainability, credibility, and growth:
- Validation Framework
Clarify what sustainability means in your context, validate your strategy, and communicate impact credibly. Based on forward-looking indicators and technology maturity—not ESG checklists. - Strategic Publishing & Peer Review
Support for investor briefs, impact narratives, and product/service documentation. Includes peer review and positioning guidance for funders, regulators, and early adopters. - Product Development Resources
Tools, expertise, and support for building robust, scalable, and secure solutions—especially those with civic or cultural dimensions. - Impact Product Studio
Connect with aligned proof-of-concept users who can test, validate, and share results. Helps refine offerings and build traction with real-world feedback.
Validation Framework Overview
A modular system for evaluating sustainability and public-benefit potential.
| Dimension | What We Assess |
| Authentic Sustainability | Regenerative, contextual, and forward-looking strategy; the goal is credible, durable impact. |
| Technology Maturity | Robust, secure, and ready to scale responsibly. |
| Impact & Measurement | Credible documentation of net impact, using an approach aligned with the European Green Digital Coalition’s methodology, adapted for metrics beyond carbon. |
| Governance & Policy Alignment | Credibility of ESG, compliance, or sustainability claims. Exposure to regulatory risk or policy dependencies. |
Outputs:
Strategic profile · Real-time insights · Guidance for founders, funders, and regulators
Who We Support
- Sustainability-focused startups
- Impact investors and aligned patrons
- Policymakers in public and private contexts
(e.g. regulatory design, compliance, risk management)
Interested in becoming a pilot partner?
We’re selecting a small group of aligned startups to help shape and test our validation tools, publishing formats, and product pathways.
Contact:
Tom Moran
📧 tommoran1@pm.me
Tom Moran 