At Sustainable Ventures we believe in the power of commercial innovation to address the twin challenges of climate change and resource scarcity. We are on a mission to develop 1000 sustainable start-ups by 2025.
Since 2011, we have founded 10 companies, invested in 30 and supported the development of over 250 more. Our team includes some of the country’s most talented sector specialist venture development and investment professionals, all dedicated to creating value for our community whilst making the world a better place.
Through Sustainable Workspaces, we create inspiring and collaborative hubs to support sustainable businesses. We are currently located in County Hall, the first phase of our flagship HQ.
The Sustainable Accelerator invests in and provides targeted support to the best early stage ventures ready for rapid growth – our focus verticals are Food & Agritech, Building Technology, Mobility, Future Energy and the Circular Economy.
Our Venture Services and Programmes teams provide start-ups in this sector with the tools they need to succeed. From finance to design, project management to business development – we’re on hand to support climate tech entrepreneurs when they need it most.
At heart though we remain entrepreneurs ourselves, and continue to take our own ideas from concept to exit through our Venture Development function.
Here to support your growth - from beer mat to exit
- Investment: Our accelerator is designed to empower you through investment and hands-on support.
- Workspaces: Unique, collaborative coworking spaces, curated exclusively for climate tech businesses.
- Business support: Delivering advice, expertise and direct grant support to climate tech startups and entrepreneurs.
- Grant Writing: Helping you secure much-needed non-dilutive funding to accelerate venture development.
- Design: Take your innovation from idea to market with impact-led product, brand and experience design.
- R&D Tax Credits: Claim back your R&D costs so that you can continue to develop and grow your business.
Our values are what we live and breathe, and reflect our entrepreneurial spirit
- Sustainable: Everything we do has an enduring and positive impact on society, our economy and the environment.
- Commercial: Every solution, product or technology we develop needs to be on a path to becoming financially sustainable.
- Creative: We are passionate about our work and finding new ways to overcome the challenges of developing and growing new businesses.
- Pragmatic: We measure our impact on what is actually done - so our solutions and advice need to be deliverable using the available resources.
- Supportive: We understand delivering growth companies is hard; we empathise with entrepreneurs, investors and team members and help them achieve their goals.
- Collaborative: We recognise that we deliver greater value to our clients and stakeholders by working together.