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.
Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s national economic development agency. They help ambitious businesses to innovate and scale. Using their global reach and networks, they attract inward investment and enable Scottish companies to export and enter new markets.
First Pledged: February 2025
Equity Gap
Equity Gap is an Edinburgh based angel investment syndicate, established to help match investors with entrepreneurs looking for early stage business funding.
First Pledged: February 2025
The Glasgow School of Art
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is internationally recognised as one of Europe's top university-level institutions in the visual creative disciplines. It is ranked 3rd in the UK and 8th in the world for art and design in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2026
