Our focus
investments
Social Tech Ventures
Social Tech Ventures is designed to unlock the value of standout ventures identified through Social Tech Trust's accelerators and trusted networks.
Fair by Design
As a founding investor in Fair by Design, we back scalable tech ventures tackling the root causes of the UK’s poverty premium.
Bethnal Green Ventures
As a founding partner of Bethnal Green Ventures, we have supported its development as an investor in early-stage ventures.
iAMDigital
Created to improve the employability and livelihoods of those left behind in an increasingly digital-by-default society.
initiatives
ImpactU
The £1m ImpactU Pathfinder Awards backs university-linked social ventures, with 26 investments planned by March 2026.
Listening to Founders
Our report Listening to Founders shares insights from impact tech ventures on the social tech funding landscape.
Equality Transformative Tool
The tool helps investors identify and back early-stage ventures driving equality.
UKRI Investor Partner
As an Investor Partner to Innovate UK, we help accelerate equity investment into ventures that are shaping a fairer future
Our Commitment to EDI
Our EDI priorities are about creating meaningful change, from how we support diverse founders to how we operate as part of a wider impact tech ecosystem.
Annual Report 2024
This past year has been one of deep learning and refinement. Not just for us, but across the broader impact tech community.
MovingWorlds Platform
We worked 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
An AI-powered accelerator delivered in partnership with Microsoft, supporting ventures driving pandemic recovery in healthcare and manufacturing and showcasing how social tech can lead systems change in times of crisis.
AI for Good
A groundbreaking programme by Social Tech Trust and Microsoft, supporting ventures that put people at the heart of AI to drive lasting social and environmental change.
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.