The research which follows is designed for delegates of ecoConnect’s “Pitching for Green Investment Bootcamp” in order to provide a starting point for finding sources of finance. It is by no means exhaustive and not meant to be a replacement for your own research. If you find an exceptional resource not shown, please let us know and we may include it in future editions. ecoConnect is currently developing a comprehensive investor directory which will be available as part of its membership programme from July/August This information has been developed by ecoConnect CIC and may not be re-distributed or reproduced without its written consent. Contact: Green Investment Resource Bank

2  Pitch Events (this list is not exhaustive but these are some of the best. All have fees so read the fine print)  ecoConnect’s Greenbackers takes place the last Tuesday of every quarter. closing date for applications for current round 1 July, Cleantech specific.  Forbury Environmental Invest Network Renewables specific.  UK Business Angels Generalist.  Envestors: Generalist.  London Business Angels: Generalist.  Angels Den: Generalist.  Competitions/Awards/Showcases (some of the best)  ecoConnect’s Cleantech Innovate closing date for applications to 2014 event 7 October.  Cleantech Open: US showcase, considering EU programmehttp://  Technology Strategy Board: Multiple competitions in multiple categorieshttps://  DECC Entrepreneur Fund: bidders (£160M to be distributed) bidders  Ashden Awards: This information has been developed by ecoConnect CIC and may not be re-distributed or reproduced without its written consent. Contact: Green Investment Resource Bank

3  Grants (3 different sites that do roughly similar things, the first two are the strongest) :  Green Grants Machine  Government Funding  Grantsnet  Investment Clubs:  Proshare: bin/proshareclubs/clubcommunity/pagewiz.cgi?cms=2&page=Proshareclubs_Club_Connections  Venture Capital Funds  British Venture Capital Association - List of VC’s Generalisthttp://ww.bvca.co.uk  British Venture Capital Association Cleantech Group: %20Group Cleantech %20Group  UK Green Investment Guide (free directory of 100’s of funds)  Startups UK Generalist. Start up focussed. This information has been developed by ecoConnect CIC and may not be re-distributed or reproduced without its written consent. Contact: Green Investment Resource Bank

4  CrowdFunding Platforms (A relatively new development, most have fees, they can carry risks and not all are FSA regulated so DEFINITELY read the fine print)  Crowd Mission: ecoConnect Member focussed on sustainable and social businesseshttp://crowdmission.com  Trillion Fund: renewable project, not company, focussedhttp://  Abundance Generation: renewables focussedhttp://  Crowd-Cube: generalist for startups and growing businesseshttp://  Peer 2 Peer Lenders (or P2P, another relatively new development, most have fees, they can carry risks and not all are FSA regulated so DEFINITELY read the fine print)  YES-Secure  FundingCircle.com  Corporate Ventures (no directory as yet but some resources)  News Register:  Business overview: This information has been developed by ecoConnect CIC and may not be re-distributed or reproduced without its written consent. Contact: Green Investment Resource Bank

5  General Business Support British Library Business & IP Centre - Fantastic Market Research resource. Register for Free! For London Companies GLE (Greater London Enterprise Growth Business Funding (good startup newsletter with an excellent advisor directory David Rose Pitching Video (he’s a fast talker, American and powerpoint obsessed but worth a watch)  Don’t forget about Networking! Get out there! There are countless opportunities to get in front of investors. ecoConnect runs discussion forums in London and throughout the country, investors turn up regularly. Check Website for latest schedule: Online Networking: Join LinkedIn Groups (keyword “ecoConnect” for 8 that you can join today) Look at LinkedIn Investor Groups: Keyword “Angel” “VC” or “Venture Capital” or use the keyword that best describes your vertical industry or subset of it. This information has been developed by ecoConnect CIC and may not be re-distributed or reproduced without its written consent. Contact: Green Investment Resource Bank