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Our Programme Offering – Shell Startup Engine UK

Our programme provides access to high-quality mentors, potential investors and business partners and a supportive start-up community.

Shell StartUp Engine UK is built around the needs of scale and growth-stage energy start-ups that are best placed to accelerate a fair and just energy transition, improve access to energy and help consumers make smarter energy choices.

By taking part in the programme, you will have the opportunity to:

Connect to revenue and investment opportunities

Get support to tackle strategic, operations, product, and sales challenges

Join a strong community of entrepreneurs, business leaders and experts

Expose your business and impact to special publics

Enhance leadership and team capabilities

The programme sits within Shell UK’s portfolio of programmes contributing to society and the communities where we operate.

Selected start-ups will join a 12-month innovation cycle that will include the following elements:

Innovation sprints

Immersive events to get advice on most pressing challenges and build connections with mentors (business leaders, energy and innovation experts).

Engagement series

Curated events to connect to investors, potential customers and experts and build a community of like-minded entrepreneurs.

Ongoing support

Introductions and ad hoc support from the Unreasonable community.

The programme is built on Shell UK’s 38-year legacy of supporting entrepreneurs and Unreasonable’s

strengths, experience and expertise in delivering immersive programmes for start-ups that tackle the world's most intractable social and environmental challenges.

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