·       Elbow Beach to deliver lectures, tutorials and workshops as part of the MSc programme at globally leading university

·       Most promising project to receive Elbow Beach Student Award and prize funding

London, 2nd December 2025 – Elbow Beach, one of the UK’s most active specialist climate impact seed investors, is pleased to announce it has partnered with Imperial College London on the MSc Cleantech InnovationProgramme, a joint postgraduate programme between the Grantham Institute – ClimateChange and the Environment and the Dyson School of Design Engineering, designed for the next generation of cleantech innovators. Jonathan Pollock, CEO of Elbow Beach, will begin Elbow Beach’s contribution to the programme on 1^st December 2025, with a keynote lecture and ideation workshop.

The programme will teach both the theory and practice of cleantech innovation, giving students a deep understanding of the commercial challenges and opportunities posed by climate change, whilst learning directly from a range of expert innovators from across the cleantech sector. As part of the MSc Cleantech Innovation programme, Elbow Beach will deliver a blend of lectures, tutorials and workshops, drawing on its expertise in investing in early-stage cleantech ventures, to outline the challenges and opportunities in bringing climate-focused technologies to market.

Jonathan Pollock, CEO of Elbow Beach commented: “We are thrilled to partner with Imperial College London on the MSc Cleantech Innovation programme.Supporting the next generation of cleantech innovators and founders is a key part of our mission, and we look forward to sharing our expertise to equip students with the skills to translate emerging cleantech concepts into commercially viable, scalable solutions that can tackle real-world industry challenges.”

The programme will culminate in Spring 2026 with Elbow Beach hosting an in-person pitch day in which students will present their final projects to Elbow Beach’s investment directors. Sponsored by the Elbow Beach Foundation, the project demonstrating the most promising and investable opportunity will receive the Elbow Beach Student Award, alongside prize funding for project development.

Anne Houston, Director of Education at the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment said: “Elbow Beach will bring invaluable real-world investment experience to the MSc Cleantech Innovation programme. Our students will benefit enormously from the company’s market insight as they develop their own cleantech solutions.”

This programme further deepens the relationship and collaboration between Elbow Beach and Imperial College London in the cleantech innovation space. Tom Hardy, CTO of Elbow Beach, is also currently a business mentor for Cohort 8 of Imperial’s Greenhouse Accelerator, which represents some of theUK’s most ambitious early-stage climate tech startups.

Learn more about the MSc Cleantech Innovation Programme here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-taught/cleantech-innovation/