Our focus
investments
Social Tech Ventures
Our first seed fund is designed to unlock the value of standout ventures identified through our accelerators and trusted networks.
Fair by Design
As a founding investor in this fund, we are backing scalable tech businesses tackling the drivers of the poverty premium in the UK.
Bethnal Green Ventures
As a founding partner of Bethnal Green Ventures, we’ve supported early-stage ventures from pre-seed through to Series A and beyond.
iAMDigital
Created to improve the employability and livelihoods of those left behind in an increasingly digital-by-default society.
initiatives
UKRI Investor Partner
As an Investor Partner to Innovate UK, we back tech start-ups promoting healthier ageing and tackling inequality.
Equality Transformative Tool
The tool helps investors identify and back early-stage ventures driving equality.
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EDI Action Plan
Our EDI goals focus on meeting the needs of diverse founders and embedding EDI in our operations.
Annual Report 2024
Amid global shifts, we stayed focused on helping purpose-driven tech founders scale social and environmental impact.
Listening to Founders
Our report Listening to Founders shares insights from impact tech ventures on the social tech funding landscape.
ImpactU
The £1.2m ImpactU Pathfinder Fund backs university-linked social ventures, with 28 investments planned for 2024–2025.
MovingWorlds Platform
We work with MovingWorlds to give our ventures the tools and connections to overcome barriers to scale.
Programmes
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AI & Social Mobility
A Challenge Prize exploring how AI and emerging tech can break down barriers and drive social mobility for young people.
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GoodTech Ventures
Scaling early-stage tech ventures to transform public and social services across health, employment, social mobility.
Longitude Prize
The Longitude Prize on Dementia is a global, £4.42 million prize, scaling breakthrough technologies for people living with dementia.
Social Tech Amplifier
The Social Tech Amplifier helped startups tackling youth employment scale through access to public service markets.
AI for Sustainability
Harnessing the power of AI to tackle environmental challenges, from reducing carbon emissions to protecting ecosystems.
AI for Social Impact
The AI for Social Impact supported AI-powered ventures tackling pandemic recovery across healthcare and manufacturing.
AI for Good
Accelerator series supporting pioneering ventures using AI to improve accessibility, health, energy, and justice.
Vodafone Techstarter
A social innovation award to support early-stage ventures using tech to improve health, education, the environment, and social mobility.
Civic Innovation Challenge
Connecting tech startups with Londoners and public sector partners to address the city’s urgent social and infrastructure challenges.
Tech to Unite Us
A landmark programme backing early-stage ventures using tech to drive equality and social transformation at scale.