Btomorrow Ventures

Hello! We are Btomorrow Ventures (BTV) - the corporate venture fund of BAT that looks to invest in companies helping to create A Better Tomorrow™. Established in early 2020, we made our first investment later that year. To date we have invested in more than 25 dynamic companies, with three successful exits. When it comes to the companies we invest in, we have a pretty broad remit, from early stage seed rounds to pre-IPO; and from BioTech & Science to Technology; Wellbeing & Stimulation and Environmental Social Governance. As a corporate venture fund we can offer our start-ups expertise and access to global marketing in 180+ countries; 11m+ points of sale; world class legal capabilities (e.g. regulatory & IP etc.); Six Sigma techniques plus portfolio support and accelerator programmes. We're a friendly team at BTV. Between us we have vast experience and expertise in venture capital; funding and scaling start-ups; creative strategy; legal; mentoring and all the usual investment and finance stuff. Do follow us, we think you'll be interested in what we have to say!  #venturecapital #funding #startups

Ever wondered what goes on behind the doors of a start-up in the trending functional chocolate market? Now's your chance to find out. ⁠ ⁠ We sat down with AWAKE Chocolate CEO and co-founder, Adam Deremo to ask him about everything from how the caffeinated chocolate company delivers cut-through in the market, to its target customers and why it chose Btomorrow Ventures as a partner for accelerating the brand. Read 'Taking a bite out of a trending industry' now - below. ⁠ ⁠⁠ #CaffeinatedChocolate #FunctionalFood #BTV #BtomorrowVentures 

Check out our recent article about our new initiative, BTV Impact: https://lnkd.in/eHb2usde BTV Impact is centered around four pillars of action - Circularity, Climate, Nature and Communities, and will provide us with a robust framework with which to accelerate and strengthen how we deliver meaningful impact within ESG. #BTVImpact #BTV #ESG #Sustainability #CVC #CVCFund

Another great Taste Radio event coming up. This one features our colleague Lexy and takes place in London next week. See you there?

Great work everyone!

Entrants have until Saturday 12th of October to submit their pitches for this year's BAT/Btomorrow Ventures Battle of Minds competition. Designed to empower early-career talent and recent grads, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference in the world. Unleash your creativity to solve one of two exciting challenges: 🚀 Product Revolution: Create a wellbeing food or beverage brand using unexpected ingredients to replace caffeine, sugar and more.  🚀 AI Revolution: Disrupt through technology. Build an AI-driven solution to source, generate, and validate new product ideas. The winner could receive a career opportnity at BAT or up to £50,000 to support their business idea (subject to terms and conditions). Register today at https://lnkd.in/eAS49aZ #BattleOfMinds #WeAreBAT #BTV #BtomorrowVentures

Taste is Awake's North Star, says Adam Deremo, co-founder and CEO of the pioneering functional chocolate brand that's part of our portfolio. We sat down with Adam to get the full lowdown on AWAKE Chocolate, from the core strengths that have helped the caffeinated chocolate company carve out its niche in the market, to its target customers and upcoming plans. It's a fascinating read for founders, start-ups and anyone seeking to make their own mark in the functional foods industry. Read 'Taking a bite out of a trending industry' now, click below... #FunctionalFood #CEO #BtomorrowVentures #CVC

Calling all Marketing Directors looking for a fantastic new opportunity - our brilliant portfolio company Moment | Drink Your Meditation is hiring! Headed by female founder Aisha Chottani, Moment specialises in creating a range of botanical beverages and powders that boost your mood and support a healthy lifestyle. The brand is now seeking a new Marketing Director - someone who can help the team keep spreading good vibes (and who knows how to turn a brilliant campaign into viral magic). Check out the link below for more details:

Today marks the last day of global awareness month for Alzheimer's - an area of research our portfolio company, Hesperos Inc., is working in. Hesperos - a global contract research organisation (CRO) providing drug development services using its Human-on-a-Chip® platform - has long been dedicated to developing advanced, in vitro models to better understand Alzheimer's, dementias, and other neurological disorders, with the goal of accelerating therapeutic development with a functional, human-cell-based platform for Alzheimer's research.   "Our partnership with Hesperos is the catalyst for innovation and scientific collaboration between our corporate, BAT, and Hesperos," says Sam Morris, BTV Investment Associate.    "This sort of research, into better understanding and combatting Alzheimer's, is just one of the many reasons why we chose to partner with Hesperos, a pioneer in the organ-on-a-chip field." #Hesperos #Alzheimers #HumanOnAChip #BtomorrowVentures #ABetterTomorrow 

We're thrilled to have announced our BTV Impact initiative during Inclusion Week, celebrating the #TrulyInclusive culture of Btomorrow Ventures and BAT and our shared focus on ESG challenges relating to Circularity, Climate, Nature, and Communities. #InclusionWeek