Fund profile / United Kingdom

Zinc Science-for-Impact Fund

Geography: United Kingdom
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: £70
Focus
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Zinc Science-for-Impact Fund

Science-driven, founder-led ventures addressing health and environmental challenges, aligned with UK Industrial Strategy priorities in advanced manufacturing, clean energy and life sciences, plus AI, engineering and biology Geography: United Kingdom.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Science-for-impact founders building transformative ventures with ecosystems

science-for-impact

venture building

deep tech

climate & planet

social innovation

Bullish Signals

Full ecosystem support: ventures + talent + partnershipsexternal

Visiting Fellows network spans academia, tech, public sectorwebsite

Executive coaching + workshops for founder developmentwebsite

Fellows offer talks, workshops, office hours, research accesswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Venture builder model, not pure VCexternal

Founder Do's

Join venture building program

Leverage fellow network

Engage executive coaching

Seek innovation partnerships

Access Visiting Fellows expertise

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch pre-ecosystem fit

Don't skip community engagement

Don't ignore talent initiatives

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size£70

Saves0

Website

Backers

Known LPs

British Business BankPublic / State institution

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