Building successful impact ventures

Our mission is to flip the odds for impact startups from 90% failure to 90% success by matching great ideas with funding and proven, successful market knowledge.

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Fund raising

Working in partnership with impact founders to raise capital.

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De-risking technology

Improving success rates with our deep digital product expertise.

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Pre-seed to Series A

Supporting growth from pre-revenue to post-revenue and beyond.

Investment programmes

We back start-ups that are good for humans, nature and the planet.

1. IB Go

2. IB Grow

3. IB Glow

Is your startup eligible?

We back start-ups that are good for humans and good for the planet.

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UK-based

Ideally based on the South Coast.
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Impact

Positive people, planet, nature impact at the core
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Revenue

Go: Pre or Post revenue
Grow: Post revenue
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Digital Product

Business critical need for digital products (app, web app)

100% Impact Focused

We only work with startups with impact and financial performance in lockstep.

Funding solutions for Pre-revenue to Series A

Our founder-friendly match-funding solutions range from £250k to £3m depending on startup stage and need.

More than capital

Together, digital design and development experts ASquared, and hand-selected Growth Partners give your startup an unfair advantage.

Good Actor Pledge

We’re in this together. Our ‘Good Actor Pledge’ secures long term interest, and ensures that our services are aligned with your startup’s success.
Application process

Here’s what the application process might look like

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Step 1
Startup completes the application form.
step 2
Online programme overview meeting to hear your pitch & answer your questions.
step 3
Startup raises £50k as part of their match for the funding.
step 4
Join a Pitch2Pitch session to pitch your startup and hear pitches from ASquared and Growth Partners.
step 5
Go/No-Go milestone for the startup and Impact Builder.
step 6
Contract review and signature.
step 7
An initial £100k commitment
(in services) made by ASquared and £50k match deposited by the startup.
step 8
Fundraising and digital product work begins.


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Great, so are we.

We believe that Brighton could be known for something epic - the epicentre for successful purpose-led startups.
Our mission is to help evolve the local ecosystem to achieve this and turn Brighton into the home of purpose-led unicorns.

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