Public Sector

With a deep understanding of cleantech innovation landscapes and venture building, we empower national and regional governments to effectively support and leverage their innovation ecosystems to maximise economic, environmental and social impact

PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICES

  • We analyse requirements and build collaborative partnerships to deliver highly impactful SME innovation support programmes. With over a decade of experience running large-scale publicly funding accelerators, we leverage tried and tested tools, processes and systems to successfully deliver against KPIs in an efficient and accountable way, while maintaining value-for-money and private capital leverage.

  • We deliver world class innovation acceleration support to innovator-SMEs. Starting from initial needs diagnostics, we deliver sector specific mentoring, bespoke advisory support and network introductions to drive SMEs through their commercialisation milestones. Our experience in multi-modal support structures allows us to efficiently leverage dedicated 1-1 support with 1-many training, workshoping and events to deliver both depth and breadth of impact across the cohorts we manage.

  • Our in-depth understanding of the barriers to uptake and scale of climate tech innovations, alongside our extensive network of innovators, corporates, investors and public bodies, allows us to help structure innovation challenges to solve critical system and value-chain challenges while convening industry demand and private capital to pilot, deploy and scale established solutions.

  • Drawing on our deep sectoral understanding we deliver expert insight through actionable research and modelling to diagnose and address crucial strategic and market questions. Our team holds decades of experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and strong sectoral networks to deliver efficient, practical and evidence-based advice to our clients

PUBLIC SECTOR CASE STUDIES

  • UK Government DESNZ - Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Accelerator

    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.

  • Market Forming initiatives for Resource Efficiency

    Eigen Ventures is developing market interventions for UKRI and DESNZ, 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

  • Flex London programme for Mayor of London/ GLA

    Eigen brought together 20 large energy users with 100 innovators to identify opportunities to ‘flex’ when energy was used and improve utilisation of energy assets and connection capacity.

  • Hydrogen Value Chain Innovation Study

    On behalf of the Energy Systems Catapult, / HII, Eigen undertook structured interviews with 20 SME innovators in the hydrogen sector to understand the barriers to commercialisation and potential actions to mitigate.

  • Energy Launchpad

    Energy Systems Catapult

    Eigen led the design, pilot and interim management of an Innovator Support Platform for ES Catapult in 2018-2019 (now known as the Energy Launchpad). Eigen with partner 350IP ran a call for 40 applicants, screened and selected 12 to pilot with market-expert guidance plus business support model.  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 advisory support to a wide range of innovators in Launchpad cohorts.

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