The Ventures Lab supports the creation and growth of impact-led ventures in Scotland and beyond. Run by The Challenges Group, they help purpose-driven founders to validate their ideas, build resilient and investment-ready business models, and scale after investment — providing the flexible, hands-on support that ambitious ventures need to make a lasting difference.
A detailed report of The Ventures Lab pledges and associated outcomes can be accessed by our pledge partners.
Headquartered in Edinburgh, FWB is a leading UK wide boutique Executive Search & Board Advisory firm. In addition to working with clients in all industry and business sectors on search mandates, they deliver a variety of services including management due-diligence, remuneration benchmarking and executive education through their partnership with the University of Edinburgh Business School.
First Pledged: October 2025
Deloitte
Deloitte help advance inclusive and sustainable progress across the issues that matter most.
First Pledged: February 2024
The University of Strathclyde
Founded in 1796 as 'A Place of Useful Learning', the University of Strathclyde is a leading technological University with around 30,000 students from more than 140 nations.
