UK & Europe Program
Scaling impact across the UK & Europe
Launched in 2016, we are now in our 7th year of supporting growth-stage ventures operating at the nexus of advanced technology, profit and impact.
Meet our UK & Europe Cohorts
Each year we identify and privately invite a select portfolio of growth-stage ventures to join the Unreasonable Impact UK & Europe program.
90 Ventures are part of Unreasonable Impact UK & Europe
The Unreasonable Fellowship is supported by a global community of 1,120 Mentors — from industry experts to renowned executives and policymakers. Below are just some of the Mentors who are proactively supporting our UK & Europe cohorts.
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Alisdair Gayne
Head of UK Investment Banking, Barclays
Andy Elphick
Head of Innovation, Barclays
Andy Middleton
Chief Exploration Officer, The TYF Group
Bradley Hicks
Founder / Entrepreneur / Investor
Cathreen Wong
Sustainable Impact Capital, Barclays; Investor in global climate-tech start-ups
Chid Liberty
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Liberty & Justice
Christiane Dolva Törnberg
Head of Planet Positive solutions
Clara Probert
Managing Partner - Madonna Capital
Cynthia Hansen
Innovation Driver
David Jaffe
Experienced public company CEO now retired and focused on mentoring, social impact investing and my climate change X education startup.
Ehab Sayed
Founder & Chief Evolution Officer of Biohm
Emilie Colker
Partner at IDEO
Frances Cabrera
Vice President - Citizenship at Barclays
Hannah Bernard
Head of Business Banking, Barclays
Jeff Johnson
Climate Investor
Jim Totty
Managing Director, Sustainable and Impact Private Equity and Venture Capital
Jonathan Chocqueel-Mangan
Senior Adviser/ Strategist/ NED
Kami Dar
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at Uniti Networks
Kirstie Mackey
Managing Director, Citizenship UK & Europe, Barclays
Kirsty Morris
Payments Innovation Professional
Lila Tretikov
Board Director, CEO, Entrepreneur; Former CEO of Wikimedia Foundation
Neeta Rastogi Singh
Former Chief Financial & Chief Operating Officer at Unreasonable
Nopor Stuart
Head of Sustainability Business Technology, H&M Group I Diversity & Inclusion advocate I London, UK
Otto van Reijendam
Head of Hydrogen and Carbon Technologies, Director, Sustainable & Impact Investment Banking, Barclays
Pauline Li
Managing Partner, Madonna Capital. Fractional CFO. Venture Partner.
Rachel Murphy
Vice President, Citizenship
Rupert Jones
Head of European Equity Research, Barclays
Samuel Coxlee-Gammage
Group Ethics & Sustainability Manager - John Lewis Partnership: transforming food systems through growth in fairer and more sustainable supply chains
Sanu Desai
Advisor, Investor, Board Member and Banker to startups
Shimi Shah
Director, Carousel Solutions Group Limited
Shiva Dustdar
Leader in Innovation and Sustainable Finance/ Dean of the EIB Institute
Shuen Chan
Head of Responsible Investment, Sustainability and Impact
Simon Ollerenshaw
Managing Director, Head of Corporate Treasury Coverage, Corporate & Investment Banking, Barclays
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December 1, 2023
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November 4, 2023
Report Shows Less Than a Fifth of Companies Incorporate Sustainability in Training Processes
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October 20, 2023
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October 2, 2023
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Seaweed is washing up on beaches due to climate change, impacting marine life and coastal communities. To address this, researchers are developing giant manta ray-shaped robots that can collect and...
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September 26, 2023
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September 21, 2023
Rishi Sunak to announce weakening green policies, rolling back on commitments toward net zero - London Post
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August 18, 2023
Bundlee achieves nearly 100% of latest crowdfunding campaign
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July 25, 2023
Mandulis Energy is Transforming Communities and Protecting Environments
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July 17, 2023
Energy Firm Lights up Villages in Nwoya from Agricultural Waste
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May 28, 2023
Finalists for Money20/20 'Europe's Got Access' Green Start-up Competition Announced
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May 25, 2023
Seaweed Generation: Startup placing carbon stores on ocean floor
Sargassum seaweed, a smelly nuisance for beachgoers, could be turned into a carbon removal opportunity, according to researchers. The seaweed can be converted into biochar, a type of charcoal that...
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May 16, 2023
SaveMoneyCutCarbon Receives £5M Investment
SaveMoneyCutCarbon, a UK-based energy efficiency company, has secured a £5m investment from IW Capital to fund its growth. The company aims to help businesses and households reduce their energy...
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May 15, 2023
SaveMoneyCutCarbon closes multi-million investment to fund growth
SaveMoneyCutCarbon has has announced it has received and closed £5 million in growth funding to fund the company's growth
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May 9, 2023
Giant blobs of seaweed are hitting Florida. That's when the real problem begins
From Montego to Miami, an influx of algae leaves stinky brown carpets over what was once prime tourist sand. What to do about it is a challenge.
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