Building Mission-Driven Businesses
Are you on a mission to improve the health of people and the planet?
Zinc invests in founders creating innovative solutions and building ambitious businesses that tackle the most pressing and complex challenges facing the health of people and the planet.
We back founders and ventures in their inception phase with funding and support; offering both cohort-based venture building, and tailored venture partnering support for deep tech and IP-rich innovation.
Deadline: Apply for pre-seed funding, or a place on our next venture building cohort by midnight on Monday 16th September.
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Join the Zinc Community
Become a Founder
Application for our venture building programmes are open. Are you passionate about our latest mission to improve the health of people and the planet?
Apply now to be part of our next cohort of exceptional individuals looking to build a new commercial venture with outsized impact.
Become a Visiting Fellow
Zinc’s network of Visiting Fellows are experts and advisors from business, academia, design, technology and the public sector. Fellows support Founders and their newly created ventures by offering expertise in the form of talks, workshops, office hours and access to research and partners.
Join our Executive Coaching Network
Zinc works with a range of certified and trained executive coaches who support the personal development of the individuals and teams building their ventures at Zinc.
Join as a partner or investor
Partners and investors are individuals and organisations who help Founders and their newly created businesses to gain traction with users and partners to drive growth.