Sustainable Ventures

"I just wish that when I'd been at that stage that I'd been in the Sustainable Ventures cohort." 👉 Julia Groves on the support that Sustainable Ventures portfolio companies receive, why it matters and the importance of being surrounded by other #entrepreneurs who have been there too! Thanks to Alexandra Smith & Mike Penrose for the great conversation. You can listen to the full podcast here: Spotify 🎧 https://lnkd.in/e_3zfGqa Amazon 🎧 https://lnkd.in/eTFiHQHy Apple 🎧 https://lnkd.in/e4isyxkH #SustainableVentures #ImpactInvestment #ClimateTech

We’re proud to sponsor the UK Green Business Awards 2025, celebrating the innovators, corporates, investors, and public bodies driving the transition to a Net Zero future. At Sustainable Ventures, our mission is to build the world’s most impactful #climatetech ecosystem. Sponsoring these awards is part of our commitment to empowering organisations across the sector - connecting them to the tools, networks, and opportunities they need to succeed. 👉 Learn more about the awards and how they’re honouring the leaders shaping the green economy: https://lnkd.in/eu29kMJ9

𝗔𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲—𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻! The Sustainable Ventures Women’s Investor Lunch was an incredible gathering of investors, founders, and industry leaders, all committed to driving innovation in climate tech and resource scarcity investment. The energy, the conversations, and the shared ambition to put more capital behind solutions to the world’s biggest challenges made this event truly special. A huge thank you to Julia Groves, our new Investment Partner, for leading the discussion, and to our fantastic speakers Gillian Roche-Saunders (Adempi) and Laura Breakwell (Quilter Cheviot) for sharing their expertise on investment strategies and EIS opportunities. At Sustainable Ventures, we believe in the power of women backing women—as founders, investors, and leaders in sustainability. The Sustainable Ventures EIS & SEIS Impact Funds are designed to support the UK’s net-zero transition, while offering investors access to tax-efficient, high-growth opportunities in one of the world’s most exciting sectors. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e2AeR3P2 | 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝟮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. #WomenInInvestment #ClimateTech #ImpactInvesting #SustainableVentures #EISFund #Innovation

Hear insights from our very own Julia Groves on the opportunities and challenges around making sustainable investment more accessible, plus more on the new FCA sustainable impact label, the power of diverse teams, and the game-changing potential of AI in #climatetech. 🎧 Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation on the future of sustainability-focused investments. https://lnkd.in/e_3zfGqa And find out more about our funds 👉 https://lnkd.in/erXgxyCF | Capital at risk

Coming up next week Sustainable Ventures in Manchester....

We’re really excited to announce that we have been shortlisted for three UK Green Business Awards - Early-Stage Investor of the Year, Company of the Year and Leader of the Year for Andrew Wordsworth. 🙌 You can read more about the awards and the other shortlisted businesses, individuals, and projects over on the BusinessGreen website: https://lnkd.in/eyqMUzgJ

Sharing an insightful whitepaper by MIDAS Manchester's Inward Investment Agency & Omdia - Green Finance: The Greater Manchester Opportunity. It's been a pleasure to support your work, and this report. As our Northern Director Andrew Ruffler stated: "We selected Manchester for the first phase of our UK expansion due to its emerging climate tech scene [...]. Greater Manchester brings a unique blend of devolved authority, established public and private sector collaboration, and impressive higher education assets, for example, Salford’s Energy House 2.0. The support we have received from the city region since landing in February 2024 has been phenomenal, having been welcomed by the private, public and academic communities alike." https://lnkd.in/e-cid6sT

4 weeks, 4 workshops, 63 participants. 👏 Huge thank you to our partners madeby.studio, Sustainable Ventures, Optimo | Certified B Corp and Bruntwood SciTech for helping us deliver these sessions and help our community grow, refine, and scale their impact. That's the end of our workshops (for now) but we'll see you at the next GreenTech Gathering on 1st May. Grab a free ticket using the link in our comments. This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. #UKSPF #GTG #Workshops

🌍 AI won’t save the planet, but it will certainly help. We’re proud to announce our exciting partnership with You.com to equip our startup community with cutting-edge AI tools, empowering them to build, innovate, and scale faster than ever before. As Bryan McCann, Co-Founder of You.com, said during our recent panel event: “Time is the most valuable resource for startups. AI can save countless hours, enabling teams to focus on solving high-value challenges.” AI has the potential to revolutionise how climate tech startups operate. By automating workflows, reducing operational burdens, and unlocking new revenue streams, founders can focus on what truly matters—solving the climate crisis. Through this partnership, companies in our ecosystem will gain exclusive access to You.com’s advanced AI tools and training, helping them: ✅ Shorten development cycles (e.g., saving years in R&D). ✅ Streamline operations, freeing up teams to focus on impactful solutions. ✅ Leverage data to uncover new opportunities and revenue streams. We believe that partnerships like these are essential to empowering the next wave of climate tech innovators. As Andrew Wordsworth, our CEO and Co-Founder, put it: “AI is an essential tool for startups looking to stay lean, iterate faster, and deliver better solutions. By partnering with You.com, we’re giving our companies an edge in the fight for sustainability.” 💡 Learn more about the potential of AI in climate tech and how this partnership will transform the space: https://lnkd.in/e7TcjPSn #AI #ClimateTech #Sustainability #Innovation #Partnerships #Entrepreneurship