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The Carbon Trust - ANGLE Low-Carbon Incubator

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The Carbon Trust - ANGLE Low-Carbon Incubator

ANGLE has delivered incubation support services on behalf of the Carbon Trust since 2004 and was awarded a further contract starting in August 2009. New Energy Finance identified the Carbon Trust ANGLE incubator in its October 2007 Global Clean Energy incubators report as one of the top performing cleantech incubators worldwide.

ANGLE has provided support to over thirty cleantech companies in renewable and alternative energy, industrial process efficiency, materials and built infrastructure sectors. These include high growth SMEs, private start-ups, and University spin-outs, which with ANGLE support have gone on to raise over £42 million of private investment funding plus one IPO.

How does the Carbon Trust incubation scheme work?

Up to £70k of commercialisation support is available to qualifying companies under the incubation scheme. Support might include

  • help with business and financial plan development,
  • market investigations,
  • mentoring the team,
  • product development advice,
  • IP guidance,
  • preparation for investor rounds and raising investment capital.

Businesses and projects accepted into the Carbon Trust scheme receive the services funded by the Carbon Trust and delivered by experienced consultants from ANGLE and trusted partners.

Who might qualify for Carbon Trust incubator support?

Applicants may be start-up companies, spin outs from academic/ research institutes or private companies. Each project is considered by the Carbon Trust on its merits, but companies will need to have

  • Novel, protectable technology that addresses a business need, with results from a prototype to show the technology works
  • Commercial potential with a viable route to becoming a profitable venture
  • A scalable proposition – eventual sales by the company (or via partners or licensing) need to be significant
  • A committed team willing to commit a significant portion of their time to develop the company
  • Alignment with the Carbon Trust’s Low Carbon Technology Assessment grid
  • Potential to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in the UK and beyond if the technology reaches market

ANGLE can propose potential incubatees to the Carbon Trust at a monthly incubator panel session.

To find out more or discuss whether your low-carbon technology or service could be eligible for incubation support, please contact the ANGLE incubator team on 01483 685830 or email carbontrust@angleplc.com

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Further details of the incubator programme can be found on the Carbon Trust website: www.carbontrust.co.uk/technology/incubator