Cities are at the forefront of Climate Change with many declaring "Climate Emergencies". Extremes of weather, flooding, water scarcity, affecting the operations of our critical infrastructure, are all impacts of climate change impacting cities across the globe. Innovative solutions to ensure cooler buildings, enhanced flood resilience, water security and infrastructure continuity are essential. Our programme will support the best startups in the world to pilot solutions on real assets, from the glass towers of The Shard to the docklands of Canada Water, helping us build a more secure and resilient future.
Cities may be 10oC warmer than the surrounding countryside. We are looking for solutions that help us manage extreme heat.
Cities are impermeable and surface water flooding risk is increasing. We are looking for solutions that improve drainage and our flood defences.
Drought threatens our reserviors and aquifers. We are looking for solutions to conserve water and adapt our green spaces to be drought-resistant.
Our critical infrastructure is at risk to subsidence, flooding and fire. We are looking for solutions that mitigate this disruption and keep us connected.
Working with our industry, local government and investment partners, the programme will ensure the cohort comprehensively validate their proposition, technology and business models to accelerate product market fit.
The programme looks to help the innovators determine, calculate and validate the impact of their solutions with the metrics that matter to their future customers, end users and investors.
Our Climate Resilient Cities programme will prepare innovators to land commercial trials and contracts, with a focus on landing pilots, demos, and sales growth.
Really loved working with everyone in the Growth Studio team. You’ve all truly made an impact on us not only as a business but as individuals. Truly appreciate you being part of the journey.
My experience with Growth Studio was extremely positive. The team were not only highly skilled but also genuinely passionate about what they do, which made a real difference. Almost every session felt useful, relevant, and energising — a really valuable experience overall.
Working with Growth Studio has been instrumental in helping us scale with much more clarity and purpose. Their strategic guidance challenged us to think differently in offering honest, hard truths that ultimately sharpened our approach. The team were fantastic to work with, supportive, insightful, and genuinely committed to our success.
Yes. As a startup the programme is free for startups to apply, join and participate in.
We aim to launch by Autumn 2025. We are in the pre-launch phase of the programme, and busy refining the syllabus, building our mentorships and corporate network. We see this programme as the first of many focused on nature.
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