STARTED WHERE THE FOREST MEETS THE REEF
Changemakers, join the Loop.
For the betterment of People, Place & Planet.
Founders Loop is a place for purpose-led founders to find one another, share what they’re building and start useful conversations.
Beginning here. Connecting founders everywhere.
Be seen. Find your people. Make change happen.
The first 50 approved founders join free. After that, membership is A$100 per year.
What Founders Loop is
A network with a purpose, not a networking group.
Every member of Founders Loop is making something that will improve the way humans inhabit the planet. Each action is for bettering our world.
Every member of Founders Loop is working on something environmental: soil, water, waste, energy, materials, food, habitat, or the people and technology that make those possible. That's the entry condition.
The purpose is simple. Regional founders working on environmental problems are the fastest route to a region that can feed, build and power itself — but only if they can find each other, and only if they can take on work that is too big for one small business.
Founders Loop exists to make that finding automatic and that collaboration ordinary.
Why Founders Loop is needed
Founders in the regions work alone
The people solving the hardest environmental problems are scattered across towns hundreds of kilometres apart — different places, similar problems, and no easy way to share what they know.
Together we are stronger
When founders connect, share knowledge and combine capabilities, we can take on bigger projects, reach further markets and create outcomes none of us could achieve alone.
Big work goes to outsiders
Tenders that could transform a region get written for companies that don't live in it, because no local business can bid alone.
What members get
Everything a founder actually needs from a network.
Relevant personal introductions
We connect you with founders, partners and contacts whose work genuinely intersects yours.
A visible profile on the global founder map
Your category and location plotted on the Founders Loop map, so people anywhere can find you.
Supportive group chats
Private rooms where you can ask questions, share wins and get feedback from people who get it.
Monthly show-and-tells
Regular online sessions where founders present work-in-progress and get useful, honest input.
Opportunities, collaborations and useful contacts
Tender consortiums, co-development partners, shared resources and warm introductions.
Promotion through our gallery and Founder Showcase
Your profile, products and projects surfaced in the Founders Gallery and featured showcases.
Six loops
Where your work sits.
Land + Food
Soil, farming, food, native plants, biodiversity and land restoration.
Climate + Energy
Air quality, pollution, conservation, energy, emissions and climate resilience.
Water + Oceans
Oceans, reefs, wetlands, waterways, water conservation and marine life.
Technology + Tools
AI, apps, software, data, sensors, drones and digital platforms.
People + Place
Health, education, community, arts, First Nations knowledge and storytelling.
Materials + Built Environment
Materials, products, manufacturing, repair, reuse, recycling, housing, architecture and circular design.
How it works
01
Apply to join
Share your work, choose your Loop and tell us what you can offer and what you need.
02
Answer the seven questions
What problem, who it helps, what's innovative, what stage, what barriers, what you need, and whether you'd collaborate.
03
Hermes loops you in
Your answers are scored against every other member and you're placed in the loop where you're most useful.
04
Start collaborating
Post on the board, join a tender team, put product in the shop, show up to an event.
Build change together.
Sara reviews each application. Once approved, set your password and join the Lounge Room and events.
Apply to join