Impact Science Ventures

Impact Science Ventures, or ISV, is an early-stage investor in companies commercialising scientific breakthroughs. It aims to solve hard industrial problems in sectors that matter for climate, food and health. It works with founders on the route from laboratory result to commercial business.

Services

• Early-stage investment: funding for innovators with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Technology de-risking: help to speed up proving the technology.
• Market fit checks: verifying that customers want the product.
• Faster route to market: reducing time and resources needed to launch.

Who it works with

Founders in four broad areas: energy generation, transmission, storage and efficiency; mining, metal refining and chemicals; built environment, infrastructure and biology; and agriculture, including crop resilience, processing, soil and water. It looks especially at long-duration grid-scale energy storage and industrial heat.

Key facts

• Stage: early-stage
• Focus: industrial innovation from scientific breakthroughs
• Abbreviation: ISV