Incubator

COMPOSITE MYCELLIUM RESEARCH // VALENTINA DIPIETRO

BENTO LAB // FORMER INCUBATOR RESIDENT

ENTOCYCLE // FORMER INCUBATOR RESIDENT

BIOMATERIAL & POLYMER RESEARCH // CANDYCE DRYBURGH

INCUBATOR

AUTUMN 2026 HOSTED IN SHOREDITCH, LONDON

Early-stage venture support built on incubator experience since 2016

Green Lab brings its incubator experience to Shoreditch (LONDON) in Autumn 2026 through a structured 6-week programme for early-stage founders and regenerative ventures. Built on Green Lab’s work since 2016, the incubator helps you turn an early idea into a tested venture proposition — with customer evidence, a clearer MVP, a stronger business model and the story you need for launch, investment or further acceleration.

PROGRAMME

WHAT WE EXPECT YOU TO DO.

Start with the problem

Define the customer, context and market need behind your idea. Through customer interviews, market mapping and early concept testing, you’ll check whether the opportunity is real, timely and worth building around.

Turn insight into a proposition

Turn your idea into a prototype, MVP or testable service offer. You’ll test core assumptions around use, value, pricing, delivery and business model so you know what needs to change before launch. We call this pressure-testing.

Build the story & route to market

Develop your startup’s brand, business model, pitch and investor-ready story, with a clearer plan for launch, growth, funding or further acceleration.

ELIGIBILITY

The key criteria for taking part.

1.		UK-based and able to take part in person.
2.		Early-stage, with less than £250k raised to date.
3.		A small founding team, ideally 1–3 core people.
4.		Regenerative or sustainability-led, with a focus connected to materials, food systems, climate, circularity, community or systems change.
5.		Clear on the opportunity area, even if the solution is not fully defined.
6.		Able to commit to the full 6-week programme, including workshops, mentoring, peer sessions and key milestones (up to 2 days per week).
7.		Available for regular in-person sessions in Shoreditch (London), including workshops, reviews and Demo Day.
8.		Open to testing, feedback and iteration, including customer discovery and adapting the idea where needed.

Deadline for applications 31st September 2026

Think startup

DESIGNED FOR COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE.

Green Lab can bring its incubator model into larger organisations, helping teams turn sustainability challenges into practical innovation projects.

We support businesses to map opportunities, prototype new products, services or processes, test ideas with users and build the internal capability to make regenerative innovation commercially useful.