The KIND Accelerator
Scale your climate venture with us.
We have been faced with the biggest opportunity humanity has ever faced, the climate crisis.
It is our responsibility to reverse this detrimental threat and we don't have much time.
Our programme offers access to tailored mentorship, business resources, pitch competitions and access to grant and/or equity funding up to £1.5m.
Our team is made up of experienced founders, advisors, strategists, and impact investors who are committed to helping you succeed.
Designed to help you thrive
Tailored mentorship, growth resources, and access to mentors that cover EVERY aspect of scaling your startup.
- Branding & positioning.
- Go-To-Market & product market fit.
- Digital marketing & customer loyalty.
- Leadership & personal branding.
- Creative, content & storytelling.
- Hiring and retaining top talent.
- Sales & negotiation techniques.
- Identifying and pitching to investors.
Build with exited founders
Our team has the expertise and resources to help you overcome common growth hurdles, such as product-market fit, scaling operations, and building a strong team. We also have a deep network of contacts in the impact investing community, which we can leverage to connect you with the right investors or partners at the right time.
Caner is our CEO. He has previously founded, scaled and successfully exited the global care brand Liquiproof. Caner earned one of the single largest investments in Dragon's Den history (UK version of Shark Tank).
He has collaborated with major retailers and brands, including Zalando, BMW, Burberry and IKEA. Watch the pitch, here.
Caner is a mentor and investor in a number of sustainable brands and aims to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs to build businesses that contribute to a kinder, healthier and more sustainable world.
FAQs
Yes, however you will need to incorporate your business within 14 days of joining the programme.
Ideally we would like to see solutions against the biggest issues. Circular business models, Agriculture, Fuel/Energy, Ocean restoration and Overconsumption. However, we will judge each startup on its own merits. Obviously, we are unlikely to accept competitors within the same cohort but are otherwise very open.
Unfortunately not.
No. NDAs are not practical. You do not have disclose to us anything you are not comfortable sharing.
Our mission is to make the sustainable attainable and accessible. We're hoping to support 1,000,000 impact founders by 2050.
We're fuelled by working with passionate change-makers that are building iconic impactful businesses. Our goal is to provide so much value to you that you're able to build an iconic impact brand and continue to want to work with us.