Previous cohorts of Shell StartUp Engine UK
Shell StartUp Engine UK is now in its third year. Read more about the cohorts from 2023 and 2024 to find out more about the programme and how it helped them validate their technologies and grow their businesses.
For more information on the 2025 programme:
Shell Startup Engine UK 2024 cohort
12 breakthrough startups working in Low Carbon Power, Reducing Emissions and Advanced Mobility were selected to be the cohort of Shell StartUp Engine UK 2024.
Low Carbon Power
Zoex
Modular wave energy converter system.
Aeon Energy
Floating renewable energy modules for solar, wind, wave & tidal.
https://aeonenergy.co.uk/
Orange Power
AI powered autonomous energy trading, controlling and settlement system.
Carbon Neutral Fuels
Combining air, water and low-carbon energy to make carbon neutral fuels.
Open Power
Dynamic Virtual Power Plant.
Rheenergise
High density pumped hydro technology.
Voltquant
Grid search platform.
Reducing Emissions
Mormaír Ltd
Chemical looping combustion engine and carbon capture technology.
Bluemethane
Capturing methane from water.
Atmosfuture
Low-cost direct air capture using cryogenics.
Advanced Mobility
4SB Mobility
Secondary, swappable, top-up battery technology.
Speeder Systems
Agile marine transportation.
Shell StartUp Engine UK 2023 cohort
Eight exciting startups working on hydrogen, carbon capture utilisation and storage and electric vehicle charging solutions were selected to be the cohort of Shell StartUp Engine UK 2023:
Hydrogen
Flexergy
Ultra-efficient hydrogen compression and storage technology
17Cicada
Using engineered bacteria to convert CO2 & waste into chemicals, hydrogen & plastics.
Carbon capture, utilisation & storage
CCU International
Patented carbon capture and refinement technology enabling reuse of captured CO2
Air View Engineering
An intrinsically modular, rapidly deployable and low capex direct air capture solution
EV charging
Kerb-e
An innovative EV charger designed specifically for on-street environments
Charge Fairy
Charging as a service with high-speed, battery-backed chargers can fuel any EV in 15 minutes
Be Works Automation
Accessible EV charging with retractable automated cables
Enabling
WASE
Onsite, modular wastewater-to-energy solution
Demo Day
Demo Day marked the climax of the Shell StartUp Engine UK programme, where the founders pitched to a room full of investors and industry leaders.
Hear what the founders thought about the programme:
Fidan Javadova, Founder, BeWorks Automation
Simon Oliver, Co-founder, Air View Engineering
Watch the 2023 Demo Day
Programme Impact
The Shell StartUp Engine programme includes multiple workshops and one-to-one sessions with expert facilitators, weekly coaching, fireside chats with Shell leaders, pitching events with investors and Shell Ventures and Demo Day.
The programme is run virtually, with a number of opportunities to meet and collaborate face-to-face with each other and with Shell’s mentors.
Each startup founder gains unique experiences through Shell’s mentors, including technical peer assists, workshops and research opportunities on Shell’s operational sites. Several alumni are progressing commercial opportunities with Shell and its partners.
Dive Deeper
Five alumni founders share their feedback on what they most valued:
Sophie Zienkiewicz, Co-founder, Carbon Neutral FuelsThe strides we have made during this programme have helped us on a company level by propelling us into rooms previously unimaginable, and also on a personal level by giving us the confidence to hold our own in these spaces.
Louise Parlons Bentata, Co-founder, BluemethaneWe loved our Lead Mentor so much we’ve asked her to be an Advisor!
Beena Sharma, Co-founder & CEO, CCU InternationalEvery single time I did something on the programme whether it was listening to a fireside chat or doing a workshop I came away with so much value. What’s more, the Shell programme gave us credibility with investors and partners.
Haroon Shaikh, Co-founder, Kerb-eIt’s well worth applying - I think the insight and the feedback that you could get could be genuinely game-changing for your startup.
Ed Lea, Founder, Charge FairyIt helped push the business forward and accelerate in ways I couldn’t have done on my own.
