Our programmes

Across all our programmes Undaunted is creating new routes into green entrepreneurship and nurturing the climate innovation leaders of tomorrow.

Explore our programmes and networks

Climate Solutions Catalyst
The Climate Solutions Catalyst is a novel two-year programme that aims to unearth promising yet untapped climate solutions from the UK’s research community. It will then test how these solutions might best be supported to scale up and make significant impact on our global fight again climate change.
The Greenhouse accelerator
The Greenhouse is a 12-month accelerator supporting early-stage (“pre-seed”) startups and spinouts with high potential deeptech, fintech, cleantech solutions to tackle climate change. It helps them to get investor-ready and boost their commercial success, including up to £20k equity-free grant funding.
EarthScale

EarthScale will provide robust support to 60 climate startups who are ready to commercialise, helping them develop from initial funding to commercial deployment. Covering multiple industry verticals, these businesses will be sourced from across the UK university ecosystem with the support of a wide network of partner organisations.

MSc Cleantech Innovation

Ready to shape the future of cleantech? Develop an entrepreneurial mindset and innovate, create and launch your own cleantech startup on the MSc Cleantech Innovation.

This hands-on, interdisciplinary course is designed to equip aspiring climate entrepreneurs with the skills and knowledge necessary to create revolutionary cleantech innovation, delivered as a partnership between Imperial’s Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment and Dyson School of Design Engineering.

ClimateLaunchpad

Got a green business idea that you’d like to test, but you’re not yet quite ready to commit? Want to see if it’s got startup potential? Apply to the Climate Launchpad and transform your vision into a successful startup!

Don’t worry if you don’t have a business plan yet, or if your thoughts still only exist on the back of a napkin. ClimateLaunchpad is designed to support potential founders develop great ideas that could tackle climate change.

University students

Originating at Imperial College London, these student-led networks help undergraduate and postgraduates meet each other and learn to apply their skills by building innovative startups that address the climate crisis.

The Climate Entrepreneurship Club’s flagship activity is its Pre-Accelerator Programme, supported by Undaunted, Imperial Enterprise Lab, and Imperial Grantham Institute. Open to all uni students – no direct experience, team or idea is required – just bring your innovation and commitment!

The Climate Investment Challenge – a global fintech competition – calls on uni students to identify untapped climate finance opportunities and develop innovative financial structures or instruments that improve the bankability of climate investments.

Global network of accelerators
Undaunted at Imperial and The Earthshot Prize are powering a new global network of accelerators, which aims to speed 10,000 eco-innovations to scale this decade. Whether you’re an accelerator, incubator, innovator, funder, corporate, philanthropist, or policymaker, you can find a place in the network.
Undaunted alumni support

Successful graduates from our programmes become “Undaunted alumni”. Our commitment to supporting cleantech innovation extends well beyond the formal end of the programme. For these companies graduation from Undaunted is just the beginning – we continue to provide resources and support to help them continue their journeys so that they can go on to have successful impact on climate change.

Green Together Pre-incubator
Funded by Imperial and Undaunted, in collaboration with Startup Discovery School, the Green Together pre-incubator supports founders making a difference in areas such as air quality, recycling, health, wellbeing, and green job creation. But it’s more than just innovation; it’s about harnessing the power of community. These entrepreneurs either live, work, or study in Hammersmith & Fulham. They’re not just building solutions; they’re also generating collaborative impact and stronger, more resilient communities.
Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator
The Better Futures Retrofit Accelerator (BRFA) aimed to support industry transformation; enable the scaling of retrofit delivery in London and nurture London based innovation. By linking key industry decision makers with climate startups focussed on the built environment the BFRA sought to advance the development of products and services that could support the decarbonisation of existing buildings and accelerate the transition to net zero.
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