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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Join our programme
We’re looking for start-ups that are best placed to accelerate the UK energy transition.
Our legacy of supporting entrepreneurs
Over 38 years, we have supported hundreds of entrepreneurs to set up and grow their businesses.
Innovating together
Shell has a history of fostering open innovation and technology development through vehicles like Shell Research Connect, Shell GameChanger, Shell Ventures and Shell TechWorks.