Building nations of ventures

ADK builds and advises tech hubs and accelerators for corporations, banks and governments around the world.

 
 

Mission


A global mission to partner with corporations, banks and governments around the world to build tech hubs and accelerators that matter, and fund ventures our world needs.


  • Building tech hubs and accelerators for corporations, banks and governments

    Working with corporations, banks and governments around the world to design and build accelerators. Leveraging the insights, experience and data of working with many to design and build new ones.

  • Advising corporations, banks and governments on tech hubs and accelerators

    Advising corporations, banks and governments anywhere in the world to advance and innovate existing accelerators. Leveraging the insights, experience and data of working with many to advise others.

 

United Kingdom


  • Advising Barclays Eagle Labs ventures to advance technology

    United Kingdom · Corporation

    Advising and mentoring entrepreneurs for Barclays Eagle Labs, one of the UK’s largest entrepreneurship networks for ventures with revenue of £0-1 million.

  • Advising CodeBase ventures to advance the UK's tech ecosystem

    United Kingdom · Corporation

    Advising and mentoring startup founders with revenue of £0-1 million for CodeBase, the UK’s largest technology startup incubator.

  • Co-building the BPI Grow Music Programme for music ventures

    United Kingdom · Corporation

    Co-building an innovation accelerator with the BPI to support UK music startups with revenues or investment of a minimum of £50K to grow internationally.

  • Advising UofE AI Accelerator to advance UK health and climate

    Scotland · University

    Advising the University of Edinburgh’s AI Accelerator ventures each year building AI products in health and climate for millions of people.

  • Advising NCSC programme to advance the £13bn cyber market

    United Kingdom · Government

    Advising the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre programme and startups each year building products advancing safety in the UK’s £13 billion cyber market.

  • Advising Spring and Microsoft accelerators to advance water

    United Kingdom · Corporation

    Advising Microsoft and Spring on building startup accelerators that solve problems for the future of water for millions of UK customers.

  • Building an Airbnb startup programme for 100 global cities

    United Kingdom · Corporation

    Designed and built a startup programme with Airbnb, for anyone to learn about building startups. Joined by 750+ entrepreneurs from 170 international cities.

  • Building NEXUS ESG Accelerator for ventures to impact their nations

    United Kingdom · Innovation Hub

    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


  • Advising iTUBS university ventures to advance German mobility tech

    Germany · University

    Advising technology startups in the iTUBS University intelligent mobility programme on using metrics to scale companies to millions of people in Germany.

  • Advising ICMPD programme to grow African venture investment

    Africa · Government

    Advising the International Centre for Migration Policy Development, and the EU and African Union for more European investment across African countries.

  • Advising Investec to advance South African fintech ventures

    South Africa · Bank

    Advised the African investment bank on strategies UK fintechs use to grow in the UK and Europe that would help them grow fintech companies in Africa.

  • Advising the Austrian Embassy to scale Austrian ventures globally

    Austria · Government

    Advising the Austrian Embassy's startup programme and 10+ scale-up ventures from Austria, Germany and Switzerland entering the UK’s £1.1 trillion market.

  • Advising Wa'ed to invest in Saudi Arabia's best technology ventures

    Saudi Arabia · Fund

    Advised Wa’ed Ventures $500 million fund backed by Saudi Arabia’s biggest company, Saudi Aramco, about ways to better select and service technology ventures. 

  • Building a Bank of Korea fintech hub to advance Korean banking

    South Korea · Bank

    Designed and delivered a fintech hub for the Bank of Korea with 12 UK fintech companies building innovative products the bank‘s 17 million customers may use.

  • Building a Higo Bank fintech hub to advance Japanase banking

    Japan · Bank

    Designed and delivered a fintech hub for Higo Bank in Japan with 4 UK fintech companies building products that could serve the bank’s millions of customers.

In numbers


23

Number of countries customers located internationally.

60-80

Number of ventures accelerated and advised yearly.

 

£1.1 billion

Combined valuation of ventures advised internationally.

 

11

Number of distributed team members internationally.

Venture finance


  • Investing in the future of finance, payments and banking

    The family office investment fund. Investing in technology platforms and assets shaping the future of finance, payments and banking. And managing a portfolio of investments for immediate family members.

  • Facilitating capital for ventures, communities and ecosystems

    Financing arm for ventures in the innovation economy. Leveraging technology and a network of international banks and lenders to facilitate capital for innovative ventures and communities, their technologies and growth.