Deep Tech Network: Investor Series - Sustainability

The DeepTech Network's Investor Series is back!

Imperial College London and Upstream are excited to invite you to join us at White City Innovation District for the next DTN event.

If you’re a startup or scaleup in the sustainability sector using deep tech to improve our world, this event is for you. Come along to connect with and to hear the insights of top deep tech investors. Plus networking with the leading minds of our deep tech community.

Our new Investor Series, which debuted in May 2024 sits beautifully alongside our DTN Industry Showcase. This time round, our investors are focussed on the Sustainability sector.

• We are charging £20 to help cover refreshments (drinks + pizza) and other organisational costs.
• Only sustainability startups and scaleups using deep tech can attend this event. This is to maximise benefits to attendees and speakers. No consultancies of any form.
• Please apply to attend. If approved, you will be sent a link to complete and to pay for your ticket. Incomplete forms will be rejected.
• If you are a sustainability startup/scaleup based at Imperial (student/academic-led) or based in Hammersmith & Fulham, your ticket is free. Please apply from your Imperial email account OR provide evidence that you are based in H&F.
• If you are an investor and are interested in attending, please email to make the request.
• REFUNDS: will only be issued 7 days ahead of the event. Any EventBrite fee will be deducted from this.

SPEAKERS

Alyssa Gilbert - Director, + Director of Innovation at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment: Alyssa is Director of Undaunted, Imperial College London's climate change innovation hub, run in partnership with the Royal Institution.

Undaunted is a hub for the UK’s climate innovation community, creating new routes into green entrepreneurship and supporting the acceleration of startups and SMEs tackling climate change. Over the past 12 years it has developed and refined its model for accelerating applicable, practical and adaptable solutions that make a difference on a global scale.

Alyssa was previously the Grantham Institute's Director of Policy and Translation and a member of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)’s Advisory Network (NAN), a Member of NERC's Strategic Programme Advisory Committee (SPAG) and a Board Member of the Climate Markets Investments Association (CMIA). Prior to joining Imperial, Alyssa worked at the specialist energy and climate consultancy. She has also worked on environmental and climate change issues across a range of countries including China, France, Spain, Romania, Morocco, the UK and the US.

JP Pollock - CEO, : Elbow Beach Capital is a private investment company focused on decarbonisation, sustainable energy, and social impact businesses. Its core investment vertical focuses on three complementary investment sectors of decarbonisation, sustainable energy and social impact. Typically receiving seed or pre-seed funding, its portfolio includes Unwasted (panel board from waste), Anaphite (batteries) and WASE (wastewater as fertiliser etc).

JP co-founded Elbow Beach Capital in 2021. Prior to this, he held several senior leadership roles over nearly 20 years within large telecoms and tech companies including BT. JP has expertise in targeted investment and go-to-market strategy, transforming business units’ scale and profitability. He holds an MBA from Imperial College London and a BA (Hons) in Business Economics from the University of Reading.

Rubina Singh - Investor, : Rubina is an Investor at Foresight Group and she specialises in early-stage deeptech and climate-tech. She was previously at Octopus Ventures where she co-managed seed deeptech fund strategy and fundraising and led the Octopus Springboard deeptech accelerator. Rubina brings 15 year's experience in product development, establishing and scaling new businesses, and venture capital across Australia, North America and Europe. This includes time as Head of Innovation at British Gas, fundring and de-risking startups at Fraunhofer USA. Rubina has degrees in engineering from ANU and Michigan.

Foresight is an asset manager that is actively building and growing its investments to support the energy transition, decarbonise industry, enhance nature recovery and realise the economic potential of ambitious companies. Its relevant investments include Mixergy (home heating) and Utonomy (gas leakage from networks).

Sarah Jones PhD - Investor, Zero Carbon Capital (): ZCC aims to solve the biggest challenges of decarbonisation with pre-seed and seed investments in ambitious teams building hard-science solutions across Europe and Israel (£100k-£1m cheque size). It recently raised £20million to invest in scientific startups developing breakthrough solutions for deep decarbonisation. Its portfolio includes AED Energy, twig (bio-ingredients), NetZeroNitrogen (fertiliser), BioZeroc (concrete) and White City's very own Multus Media (cultured meat).

Sarah holds a PhD in Bioprocess Engineering and has been supporting the commercialisation of scientific innovation in various roles. This includes working in university tech transfer offices at Imperial and Oxford, at the Creative Destruction Lab accelerator, where she launched and led the Climate program, and now at ZCC.

John Anderson – Panel Chair (Chief Investment Officer, Imperial College London): John has played a key role in the evolution of the College’s Financial Strategy since 2000 including the establishment of the College’s Endowment Fund which now stands at just over half a billion pounds including the development of the Non-Core property portfolio (£8m in 2005 to £130m+ in 2022). The strategic objective is to maintain a viable financial strategy for the College to achieve its long term growth ambitions. John initiated the Imperial White City Campus, leading the College’s acquisition of the various land assets and supporting consents for over 4 million sq ft of mixed use development to date.

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White City Innovation District: Home to world-leading researchers and ground-breaking enterprises working on today’s greatest challenges and shaping tomorrow’s world: https://www.whitecityinnovationdistrict.org.uk

Attendance Application Disclaimer

1. Application and Approval Process

- Attendance at this event is by application only. Submitting an application does not guarantee admission.

- The organisers reserve the right to review and approve applications at their sole discretion. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status within 3 days of application submission.

2. Criteria for Selection

- Applications will be evaluated based on the relevance and alignment of the applicant's business or interests with the event's goals and themes.

3. Notification and Payment

- Accepted applicants will receive an email confirmation with instructions for payment. Admission is only confirmed upon receipt of the registration fee.

- If your application is not approved, you will be notified via email and no payment will be required.

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- Decisions made by the organisers regarding application approval are final and not subject to appeal.

5. Changes and Cancellations

- The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the event details, including the schedule and venue, or to cancel the event if necessary. Approved applicants will be informed of any significant changes.

- In the event of cancellation by the organisers, accepted applicants will receive a full refund of their ticket. The organisers are not responsible for any other costs incurred by applicants.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Molecular Sciences Research Hub (MSRH), Imperial College London, 80 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom