What is the Diamond List?

The Diamond List is an attempt to surface the untapped gems in climate — early-stage companies that deserve investment. Published once per year, the Diamond List is a list of climate startups that have been nominated by qualified climate investors.

What's happening at the event?

The purpose of this event is to celebrate Diamond List nominees and raise awareness about this phenomenal resource available to startups, VCs, and job-seekers.

• We will gather at the The Marquess of Anglesey for drinks and conversations
• We'll hear from UK-based startups nominated to the 2022 Diamond List
• We will run a mini speed-networking exercise to mix things up and help you meet new people

The Diamond List Launch event is collaboratively organised by London Climate Connection and Carbon Catchers. The event is sponsored by Climate VC.

Who are London Climate Connection?

London Climate Connection brings together individuals passionate about climate and cleantech to spark ideas, discussions, and new connections. We host events designed to build community across all climate-focused topics and professions. Whether you're a startup founder, policy wonk, activist, sustainability consultant, or investor, we'd love for you to join us and meet others in this space.

What is Carbon Catchers?

Carbon Catchers is a documentary series in development, exploring the emergent culture of maverick entrepreneurs, visionaries and tech-savvy activists transforming climate change into a new technology frontier. The series aims to popularise climate technology to a mass audience, as the "Chefs Table" of climate action.

Event Sponsor: Climate VC

Climate VC is a UK-based EIS fund that will invest in over 100 climate tech companies within the next 3 years, across pre-seed and seed. The climate crisis is the greatest threat mankind has ever faced, but also the greatest opportunity to reshape our civilisation. Climate VC funds early stage startups that will drive material decarbonisation of the economy and day-to-day life.

Event Sponsor: IP Group

IP Group invests in world changing deep tech businesses in cleantech, life sciences and tech. It has helped hundreds of companies, built three unicorns up from seed stage. Its companies have collectively raised over £6bn. The cleantech team have supported businesses in nuclear fusion, autonomous vehicles, pay as you go solar and smart home products. IP Group is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, giving it the ability to invest for a longer time period than traditional venture funds.

COVID Safety

We would like to make this event as safe and inclusive as possible. Please only come if you can abide by our safety precautions:

• Do not come to our event if you have symptoms of COVID-19.
• Only come if you are either 14 days post your second COVID-19 vaccination, or have had a negative PCR or lateral flow test in the last 24 hours. LFTs can be ordered to your home or picked up from some pharmacies, more details here. Even if you are double-vaccinated, we encourage you to take a LFT before coming.