UK & Europe Programme

London — March 2020

Unreasonable Impact UK & Europe

Unreasonable Impact UK & Europe is an intensive two-week accelerator designed to support growth-stage ventures across the UK & Europe by providing entrepreneurs with the resources, mentorship, and global network of support that they need to rapidly create jobs and address key global issues. The March 2020 programme marks the eleventh cohort of the Unreasonable Impact movement worldwide. Successive programmes will be launched in the Americas and Asia Pacific creating a global network centered around scaling impact entrepreneurs as job creators.

Ventures

Unreasonable Impact is privileged to have worked with the following companies during last year’s UK & Europe programme. Selected 2020 ventures will be shared in the coming months.

Econic Technologies

Creating new value from waste carbon dioxide for the plastics industry, building a future where greenhouse gas can be transformed for commercial and environmental gain.

SaltX Technology

Eliminating global carbon dioxide emissions by reducing energy consumption through energy storage in salt crystals.

OLIO

Connecting neighbors and local shops so surplus food and other household items can be shared, rather than thrown away.

Iceotope

Delivering innovative liquid cooling technology for data center and edge computing, saving the IT industry energy, space, and money.

The Waste Transformers

Revolutionizing the way our planet deals with organic waste through on-site decentralized energy and nutrient hubs for hotels, harbors, shopping malls, and more.

HISBE Food

Creating a new type of supermarket, powered by local people and a social enterprise business model.

Cleverciti Systems

Developing comprehensive, high-tech solutions for on-street and open air parking detection, monitoring, and guidance to reduce search traffic and carbon dioxide emissions.

Abundance Investment

Making it possible for people to invest in U.K. renewable energy projects.

Globechain

Creating the world’s largest reuse marketplace that connects corporates to charities and people to redistribute unwanted items.

Entocycle

Developing the world's most efficient and sustainable way to produce protein.

Lumos Global

Offering clean, affordable solar power to a market of 1.3 billion potential customers who live off the electricity grid.

View Digital Booklet of Ventures

Mentors + Specialists

We are forever grateful to the mentors and specialists who participate in the Unreasonable Impact UK & Europe programmes.

Cyrus Wadia

Mentor // Former Nike VP & White House Director. Focused on #climatechange, #innovation and #sport.

Peter Saunders

Mentor // Serial Entrepreneur, Business Angel, and Philanthropist

Vim Drury

Specialist // Chief of Staff, Corporate Relations

Alina Truhina

Specialist // Head of Strategic Growth at Founders Factory Africa

James Hygate

Entrepreneur // Founder & CEO of Green Fuels

Marcus Druen

Specialist // Founder and Chief Audacifier @ Audacify

Ryan Shanks

Mentor // Director @ The Dock, Accenture's Centre for Innovation

Jed Lynch

Mentor // Head of Social Impact Investment Banking, Barclays

Ken Richards

Entrepreneur // Managing Director and CEO at Leaf Resources

Rogier van Driessche

Mentor // Serial entrepreneur, advisor, investor

Rosie Mackenzie

SpecialGuest // VP, Barclays Citizenship

Caroline Whaley

Mentor // Coach, women's leadership expert, serial team-builder. Nike and Nike Foundation brand building.

Joseph Gridley

Mentor // Supporting AgriFood Startups to Thrive in Southern Europe

Caitlin Manning

SpecialGuest // Programme and Investing Manager, Citizenship, Barclays International

Paul Lockstone

Mentor // Managing Director, Corporate Communications Group at Barclays

Sally Rushton

Mentor // MD, Head of Power, Utilities and Infrastructure EME

Geena Epstein

SpecialGuest // Mother, nurse and sous chef

Susan Graham

Entrepreneur // CEO and co-founder of Biocarbon Engineering

Duke Stump

Mentor // Brand & Culture Builder / Iconic Global Brands

Andy Middleton

Specialist // Founder Director of TYF Group

Hunter Lovins

Mentor // TIME Magazine Hero & President of Natural Capitalism Solutions

Jeff Hoffman

Mentor // Serial Entrepreneur, Experienced CEO, Worldwide Motivational Speaker, Board Advisor, Film and Music Producer

Tom Chi

Mentor // Founder of Prototype Thinking, Lab Director of the Planet, Former Lead at Google X

Steven Edelson

Mentor // Financier and Chairman of The Mercantile Companies, Inc.

Ed Gillespie

Mentor // Co-Founder at Futerra Sustainability Communications Ltd - The Change Agency

Emilie Colker

Specialist // Executive Director at IDEO

Jack Tankersley Jr

Mentor // Founder and Managing Director of Meritage Funds; Private Equity Investor and EOS Implementer

Debbie Phillips

Specialist // Director, Head of Citizenship for UK and Europe at Barclays

Sir Stephen O'Brien

Mentor // International Businessman; Global Leader: Humanitarian/Emergency Relief/UN+Multilateral/Global Health; Government; Diplomat; Politician; Lawyer

Sophie Power

Entrepreneur // Former CEO and Co-Founder at Airlabs; board member/advisor to growth businesses

Kweku Ackom-mensah

Specialist // Partnerships Manager at GrantTree

Matt Isaacs

Mentor // Co-Founder and Chairman at Essence

Rachel Murphy

SpecialGuest // Vice President, Citizenship & Reputation

Alex Brown

Mentor // MD, Head of London & Industries, Corporate Banking, Barclays International

Stephen Doherty

Mentor // Managing Director, Group Head of Corporate Relations

Kev Jennings

Specialist // Vice President, Citizenship

Abe Mendez

SpecialGuest // Barclays Citizenship

Karen Pajarillo

Mentor // Partner at Riverside Company

Peter Gordon

Specialist // Head of Government Relations & Public Policy, Barclays Investment Bank

James Todd

Mentor // Managing Director, Head of UK Domestic Private Bank at Barclays

Ellie Austin

Specialist // AVP Media Relations Manager, Barclays Investment Bank

Andrew Hogan

Specialist // Head of Brand Strategy at Barclaycard

David Ossack

Specialist // Lawyer - Commercial and Technology

Tom Preddy

Specialist // Director, Treasury Finance at Barclays

Joe Tilley

Entrepreneur // Co-Founder & CEO of IN-Code Technologies

Sara Kalick

Specialist // Leadership and strategy consultant, The Possibilitarians

Demo day

Our goal will be to align the participating entrepreneurs with the top foundations, funds, family offices, and private equity firms providing aligned capital. This gathering will turn the traditional dynamic of investment — two organizations on opposite sides of the table — upside down as we bring together entrepreneurs and investors as peers in much more intimate and personal environment.