Applying for Zinc’s investment & support
Are you building an exciting new venture that impacts the health of people or the planet?
Zinc backs exceptional entrepreneurs starting and building Science-for-Impact ventures in the UK.
We work with health and environment founders through the first two years of a new venture, providing funding and hands-on venture building support to accelerate deep tech and IP-rich commercial innovation.
As the first investor partner we back ventures with an initial Zinc investment of up to £250k – and the Zinc Venture Building Platform – built on four forms of capital to set founders up for success:
Human Capital: Talent networks, co-founders, team building support
Intellectual Capital: IP strategy, product and science development
Social Capital: Deep expert, customer, and investor networks
Financial Capital: Pre seed investment and grant support
Ready to start the conversation?
We partner with exceptionally talented, diverse founders with the potential to impact the lives of millions.
– We back ventures that have assembled a strong founding team, but need additional key members and support to unlock its potential.
– We look for a strong IP, science, or tech foundation, that can be further de-risked, protected and productised.
– We look for strong conviction in a market opportunity that needs a commercial proposition refined and validated.
If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you. Contact our investment team today to start the conversation.
Backing the next generation of Science-for-Impact innovators
Pitch decks are assessed on a rolling basis and we strongly advise you to review our priority investment areas prior to submission.
