Funding a Sustainable Future

Please note: this event is for London-based organisations with minimum 50k turnover and 2 full-time or equivalent part-time employees.

Do you want to build a more sustainable future for your business and community, but don’t know how to fund your vision? Come to our Funding a Sustainable Future event where we will showcase the range of funding available to founders and businesses driving sustainability and the transition to Net Zero.

Through facilitated conversations between funders such as the National Lottery Community Fund; Green Angel Ventures; Crowdfunder and funded organisations, this event will give you an insider scoop into the process of raising funds for your sustainable venture or initiative. We will highlight the range of options available to you. Whether you’re needing venture finance, grants or startup capital, we’ve got you covered.

We want to inspire founders and business leaders from the startup and SME space to become more sustainable by providing a combination of inspiring stories and practical know-how. You’ll come away better-informed, energised and with the tools needed to become greener.

The evening will conclude with an opportunity to network with fellow founders and speakers.

Speakers

Nick Lyth
President & Founder, Green Angel Ventures
Nick Lyth is Founder and President of Green Angel Ventures, which he founded in 2013 as an experiment to fight climate change and global warming, with ten members, and two company investments. It now has more than 300 members, 46 companies in its portfolio, has launched its first EIS Climate Change Fund, attracted a £10 million commitment from BBI’s Regional Angel Programme, and was UK Angel Syndicate of the Year in 2019. It is about to launch its first Series A/B Fund, for Institutional and Corporate Investors, as well as Family Offices.

Nick Gardner
Head of Climate Action, National Lottery Community Fund
As Head of Climate Action, Nick is responsible for delivery of the Fund’s £100 million Climate Action Fund, awarding money raised by National Lottery players to help communities take the lead in tackling the climate emergency

Nick was the CEO of ActionFunder, an organisation he co-founded with the goal of bringing businesses and community projects together to make impactful changes from the grassroots up. During his time there, the organisation was selected by the Sustainable Development Commission as a ‘Breakthrough Idea for the 21st Century’, and he established purpose-led, business-backed campaigns such as Outdoor Classroom Day (winner of the Global Good Award for best global education project).

More speakers announced very soon!

About Social Founders:

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About Green Business Action:

The Green Business Action team has been delivering fully funded support to London SMEs for more than seven years. They’re a small, dynamic, and friendly team that is dedicated to getting your business to the next stage, whether that’s progressing on your Net Zero goals or access to markets for your cleantech start-up.

Now they’re providing free holistic Net Zero support to hundreds of SMEs as part of the Levelling Up Agenda with the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Disclaimer

Please note, this event constitutes as government subsidy and is thereby unsuitable for those who have exceeded the subsidy control amount from the UK government and have received over £315k over three years of government subsidised grant funding.