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THE HEAT would not be possible without the valued support of our wonderful partners.
Contact Hugo Paquin at hugo@voyagers.io to join them. We offer our warmest THE HEAT thanks to:

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Our flagship partner

Harwell has a 75-year history in energy and is home to a long list of science and innovation world-firsts in life and physical sciences, particle physics, nuclear physics, energy, astronomy and space science.

Over the past decade, more than £3bn of public and private investment has been made in the campus, creating a vibrant innovation ecosystem that is nucleated by a critical mass of world-class research, talented people, multidisciplinary facilities, high-quality research and innovation infrastructure, and a nationally significant cohort of enterprising start-up and scale-up businesses.

Read more here about Harwell.

We’re particularly grateful to the Harwell Energy Cluster for bringing so much ambitious science-led talent to THE HEAT.

Read more here about the Harwell Energy Cluster.

Partners

Urban Impact is an advisory boutique and investment firm working at the intersection of emerging urban technologies, the public sector and early-stage VC investing for sustainable cities. Over the last five years, our team has helped over 100 startups connect with cities and invested in more than a dozen early-stage companies from Europe.

With the support of the city of Berlin and the European Union, our Berlin Future Hub initiative gathers relevant stakeholders from Europe’s leading Impact Capital at THE HEAT. We will also give a sneak peek into our newest venture: City Solutions, the new go-to resource for Climate Tech startups looking to pilot their solutions in cities, which have been developed in cooperation with Startup Guide.

WorldFund is the leading Europe-focused climate venture capital fund. World Fund invests in scalable businesses with significant climate performance potential (CPP). The focus is on the sectors with the greatest need for decarbonisation technologies: energy, buildings, manufacturing, transport, food, agriculture, and land use. World Fund is backing those entrepreneurs who are building tech for a regenerative world.‍

Our ecosystem supporters

Oxfordshire Greentech is the business network supporting the growth of the low-carbon sector in Oxfordshire. We bring together businesses and organisations to encourage innovation, collaboration and knowledge transfer, to facilitate the transition towards a sustainable, low carbon future in Oxfordshire and the world.

Within 4 hours travel from London is the Climate Tech Supercluster, an ecosystem of talent, technology and investment across the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Our mission is to showcase, develop and scale climate-critical technologies by bringing together innovators, investors and institutions across the region and globally. Join us to accelerate our collective response to shared challenges including in energy, transport, agriculture and construction. Co-founded by Liminal, Cambridge Cleantech and Oxfordshire Greentech.

Enterprise Oxfordshire brings together business, the universities, colleges, research facilities and local authorities, Enterprise Oxfordshire’s overarching aim is to be the catalyst for realising Oxfordshire’s economic and commercial potential. Enterprise Oxfordshire supports and champions key programmes that are helping to further realise the economic dynamism of Oxfordshire: Encouraging innovation across the county, Connectivity, Skills and training, Inward investment in Oxfordshire, Access to finance and Business support services for Improving infrastructure.

The ZERO Founders Network at the University of Oxford is a platform with a mission to empower the brightest minds in our fight against climate change. Through this network, we aim to catalyse the development and deployment of zero-carbon energy solutions by connecting entrepreneurs, academics, students and funders, passionate about making a real-world impact. The ZERO Founders Network is part of The ZERO Institute for zero-carbon energy research, at Oxford University.

Impact Hustlers is a global community of founders solving the world’s biggest social and environmental problems. Its mission is to connect impact-driven entrepreneurs to profit-driven business models and investors that will help them succeed. It believes the future belongs to impact-driven companies and change-makers.

Advanced Oxford is a research-led organisation providing insight, analysis and a united voice for our members on the key issues affecting the development of the innovation ecosystem in the Oxford region.  We act as the voice of the science and technology business community within Oxfordshire.

The Enterprise Centre provides supportive spaces for startups, entrepreneurs, and SMEs through coworking spaces, private offices, and events. Our lab space in the Bioinnovation Hub drives breakthroughs for life science, biotech, and net-zero solution startups through access to extensive lab facilities. Together, they bridge academia and industry, fostering a dynamic ecosystem for business growth.

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. We’re a partnership between Imperial’s Grantham Institute – Climate
Change and the Environment and The Royal Institution, based at Scale Space within
London’s White City Innovation District.

Our media partners

The NatureTech Memos is a niche email newsletter focusing on early-stage Nature and ClimateTech companies, as well as Nature Finance. Subscribers include investors, founders, consultants, and tech leaders seeking investment opportunities and business growth strategies. The newsletter offers insights into NatureTech innovations, funding sources, and industry events.

Our service partners

devy digital (which built this website) partners with sustainable, purpose-driven businesses that want seamless online experiences for their audiences. Our thoughtful, insight-led, consultative approach seamlessly takes clients from strategic concept to unique solution.

Felicidad Collective is a pool of strategic and creative senior professionals with a focus on sustainable narratives, steering clear of clichés and greenwashing practices. We ensure your brand and communications will stand out, just as we’ve achieved with THE HEAT.

The Gilded Acorn aspires to be the world’s most sustainable bookshop. It sells sustainable books, about sustainability, in a sustainable way. Fiercely independent, it is proud to have served its local communities since 1994.

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