for partners

Work with the generation that will define what's next.

16,5k+ young founders. 160+ countries. Seven years of programs. Three ways to engage.

who partners with us

Who partners with Moonshot Pirates.

Global corporations and organisations that want more than a logo on a landing page. Companies with a real problem in their industry, a genuine interest in the next generation of talent, or an appetite to back early-stage ventures before anyone else does.

We run three distinct partnership models. Most partners start with one and expand from there.

three ways to engage

The three models.

01 — challenge

Shape the Future Challenges.

Co-design a four-to-six-week global innovation challenge around a problem your industry is actually trying to solve. 1,500+ young founders from 160+ countries work on it. You get ideas, prototypes, trend signals, and the brand association of being the company that gave a generation something real to work on.

Past challenge themesMobility · Climate · Health · Energy · Finance · Food

What partners receive

Full challenge co-design with your team
1,500+ participants working on your problem
Shortlisted ideas and prototypes
Finals event with top teams presenting to your panel
Named across all program communications and media
Impact report post-challenge

Partnership range€29,000 – €95,000

Book a call →

02 — sponsorship

Program sponsorship.

Sponsor seats in Moonshot Mindset or Launchpad and put your brand directly inside the program experience for young founders in your industry.

Moonshot Mindset sponsors equip young innovators aged 15–24 with resilience, leadership, and entrepreneurial mindset. Aligns directly with CSR mandates around education, diversity, and sustainable development.

Launchpad sponsors get early visibility into the ventures emerging from our ten-week accelerator and first-conversation rights with founders building in their space.

What partners receive

Brand presence inside the program experience
Direct alignment with education & sustainability CSR mandates
Early visibility into accelerator ventures
First conversation rights with founders in your space

03 — back the builders

Back the builders. Via BUILD.

The most direct way a corporate can back young impact founders.

BUILD is Moonshot Pirates' milestone-based funding platform, launching in 2026. Young founders build in public. They set milestones. Funding releases only when progress is independently verified, not when a pitch lands well, not on a schedule, only when the work shows up.

Corporate partners who back BUILD aren't writing a check into a general fund. They're backing specific ventures in themes they care about: climate, food, health, energy, education. They see exactly where the money goes and exactly what it produces.

The mechanic worth naming: every euro raised by a young founder through BUILD is matched. 20% of all funding flows into the ecosystem: Launchpad, mentors, follow-on support. The founder gets backed. The system that supports them gets stronger.

See the founders you'd be backing →

What BUILD partners receive

Named backer status on specific ventures in your chosen theme
Real-time progress visibility as milestones are verified
First conversation rights with founders in your space
ESG reporting — specific ventures, milestones, outcomes
Option to co-design a themed Backer Pool around your industry

Minimum engagement€75,000Multi-year ecosystem partnership: €350,000+

Book a call to discuss BUILD →

partners we've worked with

Certified Environmental Partner of 1% for the Planet

Already a 1% for the Planet member? Moonshot Pirates is a certified Environmental Partner. Direct your annual commitment to youth-led climate, food, ocean, and energy ventures. Learn how →

not sure which partnership fits?

Start with a conversation.

Most corporate partners come in with one question: how can we create value together? We'd rather answer that in a 20-minute call than a PDF.

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trust & governance

Accountable by design.

Moonshot Pirates is a registered Austrian non-profit foundation (ZVR: 1020512239). We own beapirate GmbH (social enterprise arm), where all profits are reinvested into programs. Corporate partnerships are structured as service agreements with clear deliverables, timelines, and reporting. All youth-facing programs operate under our safeguarding policy.

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