CoBuild Montana launches and supports cooperative, values-based businesses—keeping wealth, jobs, and decision-making rooted in Montana.
Backed by partners at Ecocity Builders and Montana stakeholders. Launching January 2026.
The CoBuild Pipeline
Transforming bold ideas into resilient, community solution cooperatives and values-based businesses. We build ventures that keep jobs and decisions local. Each stage of our pipeline builds momentum for lasting local impact—guided by shared values, focused themes, and practical, real-world progress.
Pipeline Stages:
Discover & Validate → Build & Prove → Launch & Formalize → Scale & Stewardship
Curious how it works? Explore the Pipeline
2026 Formation Year Tracks
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Future Build
Future Build focuses on co-creating an adaptable neighborhood system that embodies sustainability, cooperative enterprises, and a respectful integration of cultural perspectives. Local teams and partners in and around Missoula and the region will collaborate to design and prototype this model, blending traditional knowledge with innovative approaches for real-world impact.
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CoBuild Community
The CoBuild Community participates in parallel, offering feedback, testing new tools, and contributing through light-touch pilot tasks, surveys, and office hours—gaining access to Venture Commons resources, peer sessions, and evolving playbooks and templates to enable replication and prepare for launch.
CoBuild Summit
Oct. or Nov. 2026 - Missoula, Montana
The Formation Year culminates at the CoBuild Summit—the official cooperative launch, program openings, and first Board election.
Key Collaborators
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Ecocity Builders
Program design and evidence frameworks
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VBX
Venture building and capital readiness
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University of Montana College of Business
Engaging student teams
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Montana Cooperative Development Center
Educational partner
Foundational Sponsors
CoBuild Montana’s formation year is made possible by the visionary support of our foundational sponsors. We are deeply grateful for their early commitment to building a more resilient and equitable Montana.
The Helen & William Mazer Foundation