UK & Europe Program

Scaling impact across the UK & Europe

Launched in 2016, we are now in our 10th year of supporting growth-stage ventures operating at the nexus of advanced technology, profit and impact.

To date, alongside our partners at Barclays, we have supported 103 ventures headquartered across the UK & Europe that are uniquely positioned to create the jobs of tomorrow, while solving our most pressing societal and environmental challenges. The UK & Europe programme is part of Unreasonable Impact's broader global initiative that is actively supporting 330+ ventures.

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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.

This cohort is supported by a curated community of Unreasonable mentors, investors, and Barclays' colleagues. Together this community of support is dedicated to championing the growth and impact of the ventures now and into the future.
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Common Objective

Creating a global platform for sustainable businesses

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Tamsin Lejeune

Founder & CEO

CyanoCapture

Bringing affordable carbon capture to emitting industries worldwide.

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David Kim

Founder & CEO

Epoch Biodesign

Using AI-designed enzymes to enable infinite recycling of mixed plastics and textiles.

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Jacob Nathan

Founder & CEO

Farmforce

Tackling Food's First Mile

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Anne Aas

CEO

LIVIN Farms

Feeding the world while saving the planet

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Katharina Unger

Founder & CEO

Material Evolution

Decarbonising cement at scale

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Liz Gilligan

Co-Founder & CEO

Natcap

Integrating nature intelligence into business decisions

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Sebastian Leape

CEO

Oceanium

Developing innovative, functional seaweed ingredients to catalyse the seaweed industry

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Karen Scofield Seal

Co-Founder & CEO

Onego Bio

Disrupting the egg business

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Maija Itkonen

Co-Founder & CEO

Orbital Marine Power

Enabling low-cost tidal energy with the most advanced tidal turbine in the world

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Andrew Scott

CEO

Pivotal

Giving every business the data they need to create positive outcomes for nature

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Cameron Frayling

Co-Founder & CEO

Qpinch

Providing carbon-neutral energy from waste heat

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Valerie Dejaeghere

CEO

SmartHelio

Maximising solar PV performance with AI-powered predictive analytics

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Govinda Upadhyay

CEO

Switchee

Improving the quality of life for people living in rented homes

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Tom Robins

CEO

103 Ventures are part of Unreasonable Impact UK & Europe

The Unreasonable Fellowship is supported by a global community of 1,170 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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Abdul Qureshi

Abdul Qureshi, Managing Director - Head of Growth & Specialist Propositions for Business Banking, Barclays

Andy Middleton

Co-Founder, Do Good Faster

Andy Boyd

Passionate about Sales

Daniela Ibarra-Howell

Seeker, Strategist, Keeper of the Grasslands

David Farrow

Head of Corporate Banking Client Coverage

Jo Barnard

Founder, designer and problem solver

John Stokes

Early Stage VC and Intuitive Systems Champion

Jorge Oller

Insightful Thinking | Creative Business Solutions | Advertising Xpert | Global MBA | Serial Entrepreneur | Writter

Kevin Obeegadoo

Strategy & Value Creation

Mario Solari

Investor // Ultra trail runner

Mark Curtis

MD, Head of Innovation and Thought Leadership

Neal Baer

Showrunner and Executive Producer, Designated Survivor, Netflix; Lecturer, Dept of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Nick Chuter

Director, Head of UHNW, Barclays Private Bank

Nick Kislinger

Executive Director | Philanthropic Advisor | Mental Health Advocate

Rachael Reid

Investment Director at BP Ventures

Ryan Magnussen

Pioneering Entrepreneur– Internet 1.0, 2.0, AI in Mental Health & Healthcare, Investor and Philanthropist

Sacha Obeegadoo

Business Strategy, Fundraising & Growth in Emerging Markets

Shimi Shah

Director, Carousel Solutions Group Limited

Simon Ollerenshaw

Managing Director, Head of Corporate Treasury Coverage, Corporate & Investment Banking, Barclays

Simon Nestel

CEO, Tech Leader & Trusted Advisor in AI, ML, Cyber Security & Digital Transformation.

Ulf Stenerhag

Serial entreprenuer, business leader & investor

Zachary Werner

Founder at Labyrinth Health

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