One Typical Day
May 31, 2023
One Typical Day is a digital platform designed to help students figure out their first careers. They joined our Amplify programme in 2022 to grow their network and benefit from Allia’s mentorship.
Author: Sophie Fryer
We’ve been shortlisted for Outstanding Startup Supporter of the year at the Hustle Awards
May 23, 2023
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for a Hustle Award, Outstanding Startup Supporter of the year! Run by Startups magazine, the awards celebrate start-ups and those that work within the start-up ecosystem, to support, invest and collaborate.
Meet the brains behind Mind Data
May 22, 2023
We spoke to Sean Ruane, founder of Mind Data (and member of our Impact Accelerator alumni) about his impact venture, why he joined the Allia Accelerator and explored how the programme helped him on this start-up journey.
Three keys to unlocking founder success
April 18, 2023
Our Director of Ventures, Andrew Brisbin, reflects on passing his 2 year anniversary at Allia, and the lessons learnt from the 200+ inspiring entrepreneurs he’s met in this time. Read his thoughts on 3 key points that he believes are helpful for when you are head down building a business.
Start-ups 101 with Alex Birtles
March 21, 2023
We talk to the co-founder of impact start-up In Good Company – who tells us ‘it takes years to be an overnight success!’
New Allia film shows how Modular Homes can help address homelessness
March 10, 2023
Specially built housing communities have been proven to help rough sleepers rebuild their lives
Impact ventures celebrate prize fund share at DIF Allia Accelerator Challenge demo day
March 8, 2023
Three social enterprise start-ups are celebrating the successful completion of the DIF Allia Accelerator Challenge at a demo day, which concluded with a share out of a £30,000 prize fund. For the last six months, the ventures have worked with teams from DIF Capital Partners, who have given bespoke mentoring and coaching to help them develop and grow their businesses.
Orlene’s Kitchen – bringing soul to the heart of Cambridge
February 20, 2023
Meet the team behind Orlene’s Kitchen, the vibrant new Jamaican café that recently opened in the community space at our Cambridge Guildhall centre. We chatted to Orlene and Leon to find out more about how their business started and what their hopes are for the hottest new venture in town!
That’s a wrap! Accelerator Challenge concludes with sell out Demo Day
February 9, 2023
Last week we were excited to welcome investors, founders and interested parties from across the impact space to our packed BRAN Accelerator Challenge Demo Day, where eight inspiring ventures hit the stage to pitch for investment and shout about the amazing work they are doing to better our society and planet.
ZeroBees
February 8, 2023
ZeroBees’ goal is to accelerate decarbonisation and encourage sustainability of SMEs in supply chains. They joined our Impact Accelerator programme to bring the focus back to the impact of their business.
