Accelerate cleantech innovation

UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero and UKRI

Eigen Ventures is developing market interventions, alongside partners ERM and the Scope 3 Peer Group, to support the UK government drive industry uptake of low carbon, resource efficient innovations, materials and circular business models in the Chemicals, Construction and Automotive sectors

UK Department of Energy and Net Zero

The NZIP Accelerator was delivered as part of the UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP). From 2021 – 2025, it delivered technical assistance to nearly 200 leading UK cleantech innovators to commercialise and scale their businesses. Eigen Ventures was a lead delivery partner for the programme, supporting its design, mobilisation and delivery and directly supporting 68 SMEs with 200+ advisory projects delivered.

Innovate UK

Since 2020, Innovate UK's Energy Catalyst Accelerator (ECA) programme has supported over 100 cleantech innovators commercialise and deploy energy access solutions in Africa, Asia and South-East Asia through expert technical assistance. Eigen Ventures is a lead delivery partner on the programme, thus far directly supporting 100+ SME innnovators with 280 advisory projects delivered.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Eigen Ventures was a lead delivery partner for Phase 1 of the Commonwealth Investment Network (CIN), delivering the programme’s design, implementation strategy and network mobilisation. The CIN, launched at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2024, was established to foster an international ecosystem facilitating private-sector investment and capacity building into climate and climate-resilient projects and businesses in Commonwealth Small and Vulnerable States.

Energy Systems Catapult

Eigen Ventures led the design, pilot and interim management of an Innovator Support Platform for ES Catapult in 2018-2019 (now known as the Energy Launchpad). Together with partner 350IP, Eigen Ventures then ran a call for 40 applicants, screened and selected 12 ventures to pilot a new model combining Catapult market-expert guidance and business support services. The pilot success justified and informed the future funding case for the Energy Launchpad which has since supported over 350 companies.  Eigen has subsequently been a service provider of business support to a range of innovators in Launchpad cohorts.