The annual I4N Award aims to identify and accelerate nature-positive solutions to contribute to the restoration and regeneration of nature by 2030.

Funding Organization: Innovate 4 Nature (I4N) Foundation

Focuses Areas: Innovate 4 Nature accelerates nature-positive solutions across four focus areas, which are related to the most significant socio-economic systems in view of biodiversity loss:

• Sustainable Management of Ecosystems
• Nature as infrastructure and planet-compatible cities
• Productive and Regenerative Agriculture
• Circular nature-positive solutions

Application Criteria:

• ​Business Model: your solution needs to have a source of income that is not fully relying on donations.
• Scalability or Replicability: your solution needs to be scalable or repicable. If your solution is highly relying on one particular location, please do not apply.
• Maturity: your solution is ideally around pre-seed or seed stage. The minimum requirement is the existence of a business model, a business plan, a marketable pilot product, or a minimum viable product (MVP). Please do not apply if your annual revenues exceed USD 1 million.
• Form: there are no specific requirements regarding legal form, ownership structure or age of entity. Please do not apply if your solution is considered ‘a project’.
• Geographies: global; organisations active in or from countries at high risk of money laundering are excluded.
• Applicants: we only accept applications directly from founders and not from fundraisers. Previous I4N-Award Winners are excluded. Previous I4N Award Finalists can reapply after 2 years, unless they have a new project.​
• Availability: should you be selected, at least one founder or executive director must be available either in person or via video call on the Pitch Day: Tuesday, 21st October 2025, in Switzerland
• Language: Only applications in English are accepted.
• Cost: participation is free of charge.

Awards and Benefits: The I4N Award offers both financial and non-financial benefits worth CHF 150,000 in total, with the aim to accelerate nature-positive solutions:

• Four cash prizes of at least CHF 25,000 each across four focus areas
• Access to the I4N ecosystem, including corporates, investors and experts
• Tailored training and mentorship opportunities
• Increased visibility through I4N channels and exclusive events

Application Process: Applications must be submitted online at https://app.babele.co/application-definition/412

Application Deadline: 12 June 2025

Further information: https://i4n.ch/i4n-award/

For more information, please contact
Ms. Panida Suwannatheerak
Ms. Mananchaya Pissaparn
Tel: 0 2470 9654
Email: researchfollowup@kmutt.ac.th