Accelerator Challenge
Address your start-up challenges & accelerate growth with our expert partner-led programmes
Who is this challenge for?
For 3 ambitious start-ups in the UK who share our passion to address the most pressing sustainability challenges, at a global or local level, through innovative and impactful solutions. We’ve run Accelerator Challenges with two different teams of expert partners to date, and hope to add more over time.
Check out the current Accelerators below for more information and how to apply or register your interest.
DIF
Challenge
We’ll work with you over 6 months to identify skills gaps which can be filled by the experience and insights from the DIF and Allia teams. At the end of the programme, each participating enterprise will do a short presentation to the team in order to win up to £50k to contribute to identified business goals. We’ll help you set goals and track progress through:
- Individual expert mentoring and advisory sessions
- Experienced professional team focused on your business's success
- Monthly check-in’s & regular catch ups with mentors
- Win up to £30k cash sum
- Invaluable investment & corporate relationships
- Completely free support - no equity fees or charges
“Other mentoring programmes can use up all the pro bono time just getting to know the business, but the DIF programme has so many contact points over a longer time period you can really get into the detail. Our lead mentor has really driven the process and has such a huge amount of experience and personal dedication to our work.”
Greater Change team
BRAN Challenge
The Allia team will work with you over three Phases of the Accelerator Challenge. Participants will advance to successive Phases depending on the suitability of the venture’s idea, stage of growth and alignment with investor criteria.
Phase 1: Venture Foundations – 4 workshops reviewing, challenging and iterating on your venture’s fundamentals and value proposition.
Phase 2: Pitch Perfect – 3 workshops refining your pitch for investor presentation, due diligence and engagement.
Phase 3: Demo Day – Ventures will present to collective of investors with BRAN Investments prepared to invest up to £100k as a result of the demo day.
Throughout these phases, ventures will receive the following:
- Individual coaching for founders
- Monthly free co-working days in London
- High calibre workshops to challenge your assumptions and business model
- Invaluable investment & corporate relationships
- Honest and transparent feedback about your venture and work
- Potential investment from a variety of investors including business angels, family offices, and VC early stage seed funds.
Still have questions?
FAQs
We partner with organisations who are passionate about building thriving ecosystems of local entrepreneurs, changemakers, and tech for good founders. Whether your focus is building up small businesses in your home patch or challenging founders to create the next most ground-breaking solution for an issue close to your heart; Allia provides the framework, expertise and experience to help entrepreneurs create jobs, grow their business, and have an impact for good.
Speak with a member of our team and we can create an initiative bespoke to your objectives to build a better future for us all.
DIF Capital Partners are a global independent fund manager who make informed and responsible investments in infrastructure assets and companies that result in attractive returns for their investors, and a positive impact on society. They have expertise and relationships that span an exceptionally broad range of asset types and markets. Through an open and collaborative culture, they share insight, ideas, and inspiration. Around 25 of their most experienced, diverse and engaged team members are ready to support the chosen start-ups, working closely to scale the businesses for success and create a significant positive impact.
BRAN Investments are dedicated to helping passionate people achieve real business success. BRAN are a family of four with 40 years’ experience in business and property: Beena, Ram, Ashish and Nisha Goyal. They are the people behind a leading care home and property investment group.
