Introducing our latest cohort of not-for-profit climate startups
Last week we welcomed six incredible not-for-profits onto the Accelerator.
To kick off the programme, we enjoyed three busy and inspiring days of talks, workshops, and events in our office in Waterloo. The varied itinerary included workshops on finance, impact management, open data, design thinking, and more. It was amazing to bring Cohort One together in person for the first time, to meet each other as well as our Cohort Zero members, mentors, team and board members.
The busy and exciting Kick Off set up the framework for the 12 weeks ahead. As well as hearing from expert speakers, we really encourage the cohort to learn from each other as they are all not-for-profits of a similar stage, and grappling with similar challenges. Subak is all about sharing, not only data (in our Data Cooperative), but also tools, advice, resources, and more.
Over the next 3 months, these organisations will participate in the first phase of our Accelerator programme (“Accelerate”). As well as £20k grant funding in this phase, they will receive mentoring, 1:1 Subak support sessions, office space, credits & licenses, and more. We will guide them through a unique curriculum covering business fundamentals, tech, data, and impact. Our funding and expert guidance will fast-track these startups to drive climate action through policy and behaviour change. We’re so excited to see what we will achieve together.
Subak UK team and founding teams from Cohort One
Meet our members
AimHi Earth develops accessible climate training to empower everyone to understand the whole picture of climate change, how to communicate about it and how to make a positive difference - both individually and collectively. Their work has already engaged hundreds of thousands of people in more than 150 countries, with early support from Dr Jane Goodall (UN Messenger of Peace) and Sir Tim Smit (founder of The Eden Project).
The Green Web Foundation is a non-profit organisation developing tools and an open database to measure the carbon emissions of websites and cloud services, with a mission to accelerate the transition to a fossil fuel-free internet by 2030.
EnergyTag’s mission is to accelerate the shift to renewable energy on a global scale through 24/7 energy tracking. The independent non-profit organisation is creating an internationally recognised standard for hourly certificates that allow energy users to verify the source of their electricity each hour of the day. This standard is yet to exist anywhere in the world, and will help drive investment in the technology needed to decarbonise energy grids.
Autonomy is an independent think tank developing tools and research to tackle climate change, the future of work and economic planning. With Subak’s support, Autonomy will be generating the data and policy solutions regarding the future of sustainable jobs and just, green transitions for our economies and societies.
Instrat is a progressive think tank in Poland using open energy data to drive policy debate and a just transition to net zero. They are developing a one-stop-shop for Poland’s energy sector data to prove that a coal-based economy is unprofitable in the short-term and absolutely unsustainable in the long-term.
Project Canopy provides environmental intelligence to stop deforestation in the Congo Basin rainforest, the world's last tropical carbon sink.
Keep an eye out for our Australian cohort, which will be announced soon!
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