Unrest

What is Unrest?

Unrest is an impact-driven accelerator and incubator headquartered at 154 Clerkenwell Rd, London EC1R 5AB. They focus on investing in businesses with global ambitions that aim to change the world for the better. Unrest specializes in Early Stage and Seed investments, with a minimum investment of £20,000 and a maximum of £40,000.

As a B2C Impact Accelerator, Unrest is committed to nurturing the next generation of founders who are determined to make a positive mark on society. Their 16-week programme provides over 100 hours of custom content from world-class experts in finance, fundraising, branding, and impact. During the programme, founders work closely with Uncommon Creative Studio to develop premium, mission-driven brands, building consumer trust from day one.

The equity-based programme requires the lower of a 2% equity share or £33,000 worth of equity, aligning Unrest's success with that of the businesses they support. Unrest boasts five completed cohorts, with 72% female founders and a portfolio of 60 companies that have raised a total of £7.4 million.

The companies in Unrest's portfolio demonstrate a variety of impactful innovations, from improving LGBTQIA+ mental health to environmentally friendly products and services targeting global issues such as carbon removal and childhood mortality rates in Nigeria. Their diverse portfolio includes ventures like My Pocket Skill, Oatsu, Citizens of Soil, Zeru Earth, OutOut, Canopey, Kalda, Agnes Health, and Ede. Unrest prioritizes building a community of founders committed to making a meaningful impact, exemplified by their monthly updates on impact events, programme news, and portfolio success stories provided to subscribers.

What they say:

We invest in impact-driven businesses with global ambitions, who are on a mission to change the world for the better.