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26 April 2024

Greenbackers Spotlight: Introduction to Scintilla – Patent and Trademark Attorneys

Our own Andrew Smith chatted to Peter McBride as part of Greenbackers new series: ‘Greenbackers Spotlight – Conversations with Partners’ to introduce Scintilla and what they do. Peter McBride, Founder of Scintilla, provides specialised services, including patent drafting and prosecution, revocation, opposition, and opinion work as a Patent Attorney. At Greenbackers we are regularly asked […]

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26 April 2024

Greenbackers and Scintilla announce a new partnership to boost intellectual property value for cleantech start-ups

Scintilla, a firm of Patent and Trademark Attorneys and intellectual property strategists, today announces a new partnership with Greenbackers Investment Capital, an expert venture firm focused on climate and cleantech equity capital. This partnership will empower Greenbackers’ cleantech start-ups to unlock the value of intellectual property in their businesses by protecting key commercial IP assets […]

Events

16 April 2024

Greenbackers Investment Pitch @KPMG in London, 29 May

Meet the Presenters! Greenbackers next Super Pitch is in London on 29 May @KPMG’s offices. Hear from 20 fantastic cleantech businesses in a room full of funds. Scroll down to see all the presenting ventures and consider participating in the Speed Dating segment on the day! Greenbackers upcoming bi-annual Super Pitch in London is taking […]

How To

28 March 2024

Is your pitch deck killing your chances for cleantech investment?

Here at Greenbackers, we review around 20-30 pitch decks a week, that’s well over 1000 per year. We see far too many fail to, in our opinion, really make a compelling case to invest. According to INC Magazine research, statistically, only 1% of ALL pitch decks secure venture capital funding. Part of this equation, of […]

Events

5 March 2024

Where cleantech meets growth capital – in the Capital!

Wednesday, 29 May, 2024, 1030-20:00 GMT (incl. lunch & drinks reception) KPMG, 15 Canada Square, London, E14 5GL The Greenbackers Investment Pitch brings together investment-ready techpreneurs with funds in cleantech and climate related sectors. Join Greenbackers as we host our next bi-annual Investment Pitch in London . VC Funds, Corporate Funds, Family Offices, Impact Funds and Angel […]

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1 March 2024

Accessing Non-Dilutive Funding for Cleantech SMEs: Video

Tom Kennard and Andrew Smith discuss the various forms of non dilutive funding and how you can enhance your prospects of accessing them. Tom Kennard, MD of Granted Consultancy has led the business for over a decade, taking the company from a small cupboard in Exmouth to acquisition by the billion dollar American company Ryan. […]

How To

26 February 2024

15 Key Questions Venture Capitalists Will Ask When Considering Your Cleantech Startup

Robert Hokin, Managing Partner at Greenbackers provides guidance on what questions VCs usually ask when on the hunt and evaluating new cleantech investments. Are you a founder with a compelling technology business and thinking about, kicking off or even struggling with a fundraising round? We’d love to hear from you. Get in touch! And check out […]

Insights

24 January 2024

Greenbackers partner Granted Consultancy focuses on Agritech in latest webinar

Chris Parkhurst, Granted’s Regional Development Director, gave an informative presentation on current UK agri-tech grant funding opportunities in their recent webinar. Find more information about the specific afgritech funding calls discussed and to book a FREE consultation call with Chris at Granted Consultancy to discuss your own innovation project, email [email protected]. About Granted Granted specialises in […]

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greenbackers withers-tech investment series

11 January 2024

Withers tech x Greenbackers: Investment Webinar Series

Withers tech and Greenbackers Investment Capital have teamed up to host a series of webinars covering issues of interest to start-ups, scale-up founders, investors and sustainable tech businesses. Get free insight and practical updates on the latest market trends and practices in the VC world. Webinar 1: “An overview of term sheet terms”This webinar took place […]

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20 December 2023

Greenbackers COP28 (Pitch) in London

Greenbackers hosted its’ bi-annual Super Pitch in London in December…with 20 fantastic cleantech businesses in a room full of investors. Scroll down to see all the presenting ventures’ video pitch presentations. To follow up or contact any of them CLICK HERE “Thanks for hosting such an excellent event on Wednesday, Greenbackers. Attendance was great as […]

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11 December 2023

Reflections on a Busy COP28 (Pitch) in London

Greenbackers Partner Andrew Smith sums up all the action on 6 December, during COP28, when we hosted our bi-annual Super Pitch in London…with 20 fantastic cleantech businesses in a room full of investors. “Grey London skies on Tuesday 5th December were replaced by bright winter sun as Robert Hokin and I, along with our exceptional […]

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8 December 2023

COP28 –A View from Bertrand Piccard

Bertrand Piccard appears in Greenbackers Mission Video, which we are very grateful for. He is a real pioneer, an adventurer, and working really hard, with great imagination, energy, and insight in bringing practical, pragmatic, and profitable solutions in to the climate tech space. That is why we were proud to be able to premier this […]

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