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Challenges Group

Challenges Group is an international enterprise development organisation which improves organisational capabilities by strengthening enterprises, their people, and the ecosystems they operate within.

Challenges Group works with purpose-led enterprises that have the potential to make a difference in multiple locations, either here in Scotland or globally. The Group also has five African offices and has had the privilege of partnering with enterprise ecosystem support organisations across 78 countries.

The Group has a suite of tools and services to offer support for enterprises at whatever stage they're at, plus an in-house investment facility, offering up to £100,000 to support the launch phase of a small number of ventures that are a part of The Ventures Lab programme.

Details

  • Growth Stage - Pre-start/ideation stage, Start up/Pre-Seed, Seed stage, Early growth stage (Series A), Growth - Scale (Series B+)
  • Industry Focus - AI/robotics, Agriculture/agritech, Data/tech, Energy (including renewables), Food & drink industries, Life sciences/human health, Social enterprise/Third sector
  • Location - Global
  • Main Target Audience - Entrepreneurs, Founders and early start ups, Large/global companies, Researchers and academia/spin outs, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Social enterprises and nonprofits
  • Ecosystem - Specialist Support - Women, Young people
  • Support Type - Community/networks, Executive coaching/mentoring, Funding/investment, International connections/market access, Physical space (e.g. labs, hot-desks), Prototyping/product building, Research/market intelligence, Strategic business advice, Training/skills programmes

Contact

Address:
 5-7 Montgomery Street Lane
Edinburgh
EH7 5JT

Telephone:
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Website:
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