For Founders
Are you an impact-obsessed entrepreneur?
We connect founders who are building scalable, for-profit, impact-driven businesses to capital and expert resources. The companies and funds in our portfolio are having positive impact across all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and are located across the globe.
What we look for
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Seed to Series C Ventures
We look for companies and funds that are seeking investment (equity or debt) between £1m and £30m.
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Impact at the Core
Businesses that have demonstrable and measurable positive impact, linked to the UN SDGs.
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For-Profit and For-Purpose
A viable for profit business model that is revenue generating and has market traction.
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World-class Founding Team
A committed and experienced, full-time founding team.
What we offer
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Community
Community of 1,300+ impact driven investors, investing in deals across all sectors and impact goals.
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Dedicated Team
Dedicated team to represent you within the community.
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Private Digital Platform
Private digital platform that publishes opportunities for professional investors.
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Profile Building and Events
Marketing and profile building opportunities, including regular pitch events to our community.
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Mentoring
Pitch and fundraising mentoring and connection to a network of values-aligned mentors.
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Peer-to-Peer Support
Valuable support network with Conduit Connect founders, to support you during your journey.
How our application process works
1. Submit your pitch
Do you fit our selection criteria? If yes, please submit your pitch here and remember to upload your business deck.
2. Selection and introductory call
We invite companies that fit our selection criteria to a 30 minute introductory call to learn more about the deal.
3. Due Diligence
Following the introductory call, we’ll reach out to teams with any further questions and will take a deeper dive through our due diligence process. Successful companies will be taken to our Selection Committee.
4. Selection Committee
Successful companies will be selected at the committee to join the Conduit Connect Investor Platform. You will be allocated a dedicated team to support you during your fundraise and connect you with mission-aligned investors and mentors.
Case Studies
mOm Incubators
mOm Incubators is a MedTech start-up on a mission to provide global access to high-quality healthcare. Its flagship product is the mOm Essential Incubator - a new, cost-effective and compact neonatal incubator - designed, developed and manufactured in the UK. In November 2021, the incubator saw its first clinical use in a UK hospital.
James Roberts (Co-Founder and CEO) launched mOm after his final-year university design proposal won the James Dyson Award for Innovation. The award granted him funding to turn his design into reality.
We met James in early 2019 when the incubator was in its developmental stages. Feeling inspired by its mission, mOm travelled through our selection process seamlessly and joined Conduit Connect in Spring 2019 where we supported its seed+ fundraise. Fast-forward to today, mOm has returned to Conduit Connect for its Series A raise.
It’s stories like this which truly encapsulates Conduit Connect’s mission. We are here for lifelong support and it has been wonderful to see how mOm has grown during the years we have supported it.
“The Conduit Connect is by far the best impact investing network that I have ever worked with. The community they have built is entirely purpose-driven and I have gained much more than just capital by being allowed to access it.”
James Roberts, Co-Founder and CEO
Investors
We have a diverse and growing membership of High Net Worth, Professional and Sophisticated investors, many of whom play an active role in the selected deals to date.