Accelerate climate tech innovation
We accelerate the scale and impact of climate tech businesses through collaborative innovation initiatives
We have delivered some of the largest climate tech accelerators in the world
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Net Zero Innovation Portfolio Accelerator
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 over 200 leading UK climate tech innovators to commercialise and scale their businesses. Eigen Ventures was a lead delivery partner for the programme (directly supporting 68 SME with 200+ tasks) and Zero Minus One’s founder was the Programme Director, responsible for successful design and delivery of the 4-year programme.
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Energy Catalyst Accelerator
Innovate UK
Since 2020, Innovate UK's Energy Catalyst Accelerator (ECA) programme has supported over 100 climate tech 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 (2020-ongoing, directly supporting 100+ projects with 280 tasks), and Zero Minus One’s founder was Head of Venture Services at Carbon Trust, responsible for programme design, mobilisation and delivery from 2020 – 2022.
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Commonwealth Investment Network
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Zero Minus One (working with Eigen Ventures) led 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.
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Energy Launchpad
Energy Systems Catapult
Design, Pilot and Interim Management of 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 consulting support to a wide range of innovators in launchpad cohorts.
Our Services
Corporates
We work hand-in-hand with strategy, R&D, product and sustainability teams to identify, access and forge relationships with leading climate technology innovators in strategic corporate growth markets and transition sectors
Public Sector
We rapidly mobilise, pilot, and launch public sector programmes to deploy and scale new businesses and technologies serving government priorities in system transformation and socio-economic development
Impact Programmes
We enhance the impact and financial returns from private investment and development funding into climate tech businesses, through deal origination and vetting, technical assistance, business model validation, and transaction advisory services
Academia
We enhance the impact and financial returns from private investment and development funding into climate tech businesses, through deal origination and vetting, technical assistance, business model validation, and transaction advisory services
Startup Support
We enhance the impact and financial returns from private investment and development funding into climate tech businesses, through deal origination and vetting, technical assistance, business model validation, and transaction advisory services
Corporates
We work hand-in-hand with strategy, R&D, product and sustainability teams to identify, access and forge relationships with leading climate technology innovators in strategic corporate growth markets and transition sectors
Public Sector
We rapidly mobilise, pilot, and launch public sector programmes to deploy and scale new businesses and technologies serving government priorities in system transformation and socio-economic development
Impact Programmes
We enhance the impact and financial returns from private investment and development funding into climate tech businesses, through deal origination and vetting, technical assistance, business model validation, and transaction advisory services
Academia
We enhance the impact and financial returns from private investment and development funding into climate tech businesses, through deal origination and vetting, technical assistance, business model validation, and transaction advisory services
Startup Support
We enhance the impact and financial returns from private investment and development funding into climate tech businesses, through deal origination and vetting, technical assistance, business model validation, and transaction advisory services
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>300 Strong Investor Network
Networks investing into early stage seed-to-Series B rounds of climate tech startups
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>500 Strong Innovator Network
Networks of climate tech innovators across key net zero transition sectors
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>400 Businesses Supported
Helping SMEs and research teams to commercialise their climate tech solutions
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>400 Support Tasks Delivered
To innovators to address key priorities and barriers in commercialising their solutions
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£500m Investment Facilitated
Of private finance facilitated to scale early-stage climate tech innovators from our networks
Corporates
We work hand-in-hand with strategy, R&D, product and sustainability teams to identify, access and forge relationships with leading climate technology innovators in strategic corporate growth markets and transition sectors
Public Sector
We rapidly mobilise, pilot, and launch public sector programmes to deploy and scale new businesses and technologies serving government priorities in system transformation and socio-economic development
Impact Programmes
We enhance the impact and financial returns from private investment and development funding into climate tech businesses, through deal origination and vetting, technical assistance, business model validation, and transaction advisory services
Academia
We enhance the impact and financial returns from private investment and development funding into climate tech businesses, through deal origination and vetting, technical assistance, business model validation, and transaction advisory services
Startup Support
We enhance the impact and financial returns from private investment and development funding into climate tech businesses, through deal origination and vetting, technical assistance, business model validation, and transaction advisory services
Sectors of coverage
Our expertise and innovator networks extend across key net zero transition sectors
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Next-gen PV
Solar Thermal
Wind (Onshore, Offshore)
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Energy storage
Wave and tidal
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Carbon storage and transport
Direct air capture
Greenhouse gas removal
Alternative fuels (hydrogen, biofuels, synthetic fuels)
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Building decarbonisation (generation, sustainable materials, heat electrification & storage, EMS, building systems)
Net zero manufacturing and Mining (process decarbonisation, green materials & chemicals, energy flexibility & efficiency, circular waste & supply chians)
Net zero mobility (electric & hydrogen vehicles, charge networks, e-fleet management, system integration & flexibility (V2G/H)
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Circular business models
Sustainable low-carbon product design
New materials and chemical inputs
Water conservation, purification and security
Waste-to-energy
Reduce, recover and reuse
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Agritech (data/ML apps and services, robotics)
Tools for Precision & Regenerative Agriculture
Lower-Carbon production, processing and selling
Biomass Feedstock and Processing
Bioenergy and Biomaterials
Sustainable fishing
Coastal conservation
Aqua-culture (including Seaweed)
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Distributed renewables
Microgrids
Clean cooking
Productive use
FinTech and Mirco-financing