NEW TOOLS
Shared equipment, made easier to use.
The workshop keeps growing its library of tools and materials so members can spend less time hunting for equipment and more time making.
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Sharing community resources to create better things.
WHAT WE DO
We build the companies that help communities build what comes next.
Comvent is a non-profit incubator for socially-conscious companies. Businesses create sustainable surplus, the Community Investment Fund puts that surplus behind member projects, and projects return value through useful work, shared resources, or repayment. The loop is designed to keep funding the next good idea.
1. BuildCreate useful, sustainable businesses.
2. ReinvestPut surplus into a community-controlled fund.
3. ShareBack projects, skills, tools, and people.
A LIVING WORKSHOP
What's moving at Comvent
NEW PROJECT
Flobot brings growing within reach.
Flobot is an automated watering system designed to help people grow food at home, including people who otherwise could not manage it.
See community projects →HOW COMVENT WORKS
Business → fund → project → next business.
Sustainable companies create surplus. The Community Investment Fund puts that surplus behind member projects, shared resources, and the next useful idea.
MAKE SOMETHING REAL
Restoration, art, experiment, business.
Not every project needs to become a company. Comvent makes room for work that helps people, teaches something, or gives a community something back.
Bring the next project →Community Projects
Workshop members are building these projects right now. Join the makerspace to get involved.
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