Consortium Partners
SHAKE helps entrepreneurs and start-ups who are combating climate change with science or tech-based ideas in the areas of agriculture and food production
SHAKE Climate Change is made possible by a group of like-minded funders, who are passionate about innovation, the environment and making agriculture part of the solution to climate change.
Original funding for the initial 4 Cohorts came from the Societe Generale UK Foundation, who are now joined by three additional investors to enable SHAKE Cohort 5: Beeches Capital, the Lawes Agricultural Trust, and The Novo Nordisk Foundation (Novo Nordisk Fonden, by way of The Novo Nordisk Foundation grant number NNF23SA0084672).
Rothamsted Research (RRes) was founded by an agricultural entrepreneur in 1843 and is globally recognised for its cutting-edge science; working from gene to field to secure food production, protect the environment and benefit farmers and communities worldwide. Rothamsted has soil, plant, insect and pathogen experimental laboratories, four farms with field testing facilities, unique long-term experiments, soil sample archives and long-term databases, and a fully instrumented livestock farm platform. Through farmer- led innovation programmes like FarmInn, and its start-up hub managed by Rothamsted Enterprises, it drives entrepreneurship in the sector, nurturing the next generation of agri-tech pioneers. Rothamsted are strategically funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), with additional support from other national and international funding streams, and from industry.
Societe Generale UK Foundation (SG UK Foundation) the independent corporate foundation of the UK branch of Societe Generale Group, is a registered UK charity (number 1039013) which seeks to apply its funds to support UK beneficiaries in the areas of education and employability, two key pillars of the Group’s Citizenship programme, with promoting innovation and supporting entrepreneurs central to the Bank’s wider strategy. SHAKE Climate Change is a revolutionary project for the SG UK Foundation which, through its focus on supporting and training the best minds in science and business, will fund innovation and job creation in this important area.
Beeches Group is a family business operating out of Tring.
Alongside its land and property-related activities, it looks to the future by giving opportunity to businesses or organisations in the local area or with a focus on agriculture or food.
Lawes Agricultural Trust ("LAT") established in 1889 by Sir John Bennet Lawes, supports Rothamsted Research’s national and international agricultural scientific research through the provision of land, facilities and funding. LAT provides an annual research grant to Rothamsted Research’s Institute Director, accommodation for nearly 200 people, and support for fellowships for young scientists from developing countries. LAT is also a shareholder in Rothamsted Enterprises Ltd (REL), who provides state-of-the-art conferencing facilities, flexible laboratory and office space to facilitate strong links between Rothamsted’s world-leading scientific research capabilities and the commercial world.
Novo Nordisk Foundation , Established in Denmark in 1924, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is an enterprise foundation with philanthropic objectives.
The vision of the Foundation is to improve people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet. The Foundation’s mission is to progress research and innovation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic and infectious diseases as well as to advance knowledge and solutions to support a green transformation of society.
www.novonordiskfonden.dk/en