Advancing our world’s tech hubs
A venture partner for tech hubs, accelerators and venture programmes.
ADK is an international advisory firm based in London. Building and advising tech hubs, accelerators and venture programmes — for corporations, banks and governments in multiple countries around the world.
£1.7 billion
Total combined valuation of ventures advised in all accelerators internationally.
United Kingdom
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Advising Spring and Microsoft accelerators for ventures innovating in water in the UK
Corporation · Water
Advising Microsoft and Spring on building startup accelerators that solve problems for the future of water for millions of UK customers.
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Building a programme with the BPI for growing innovative music ventures in the UK
Corporation · Music
Building a music innovation accelerator with the BPI, Abbey Road Redd and others to support UK music startups to grow internationally.
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Advising CodeBase and Barclays Eagle Labs ventures for building technologies in the UK
Corporation · Technology
Advising and mentoring entrepreneurs for CodeBase, the UK’s largest technology startup incubator, and their partner, Barclays Eagle Labs.
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Advising UofE AI Accelerator ventures for advancing health and climate in Scotland
University · AI
Advising the University of Edinburgh’s AI Accelerator ventures each year building AI products in health and climate for millions of people.
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Advising the NCSC programme ventures for advancing cybersecurity in the UK
Government · Cybersecurity
Advising the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre programme and startups each year building products to keep millions of people safe online.
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Building a startup programme with Airbnb for learning about startups in London
Corporation · Travel
Designed and built a startup programme with Airbnb, for anyone to learn about building startups. Joined by 750+ entrepreneurs from 170 cities.
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Building a startup accelerator with NEXUS for advancing ESG ventures in the UK
Innovation Hub · ESG
Designed and delivered a startup accelerator for NEXUS to support and grow ventures with an ESG commitment from the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa.
International
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Advising iTUBS accelerator ventures for building the future of mobility in Germany
University · Mobility
Advising technology startups in the iTUBS University intelligent mobility programme on using metrics to grow companies in Germany.
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Advising an ICMPD and EU programme for increasing venture investment in Africa
Government · Investments
Advising the International Centre for Migration Policy Development, the EU and African Union for more European investment across African countries.
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Advising Investec for advancing fintech ventures in South Africa
Bank · Fintech
Advised the African Investment bank on strategies UK fintech’s use to grow in the UK and Europe that would help them grow fintech companies in Africa.
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Advising the Austrian Embassy for growing technology ventures in Europe
Government · Technology
Advising the Austrian Embassy startup programme and advising 10+ scale-up ventures from Austria, Germany and Switzerland entering the UK market.
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Advising Wa'ed for investing in technology ventures in Saudi Arabia
Fund · Technology
Advised Wa’ed Ventures $500 million fund backed by Saudi Arabia’s biggest company Saudi Aramco, on how to better select technology ventures.
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Building a fintech hub with the Bank of Korea for innovating banking in South Korea
Bank · Fintech
Designed and delivered a fintech hub for the Bank of Korea to connect with 12 UK fintech companies building innovative products that the bank could pilot.
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Building a fintech hub with Higo Bank for innovating banking in Japan
Bank · Fintech
Designed and delivered a fintech hub for Higo Bank in Japan with 4 UK fintech companies building products that could serve the bank’s customers.
