For the first test-run of Bethnal Green Ventures we worked with six early-stage social ventures.

They were all web and mobile-based ventures; some were little more than a hunch, others were piloting their service with users.

Bounce Back

Bounce Back matches and links people who have survived and recovered from a stroke with patients who have just suffered a stroke, providing face-to-face peer support at the point when it’s needed most.

Bounce Back started out life as ‘The Brain Support Network’ and you can read more about where the idea came from here.

And here’s the Show and Tell presentation its founder Sam Van Rood gave at the end of Bethnal Green Ventures:

The Good Gym

The Good Gym connects people who want to get some exercise with isolated, elderly people in a local community who need an errand running, some shopping delivered, or just a bit of company on a regular basis. The idea is to help you do good and keep fit at the same time.

You can read more about the history of the Good Gym here.

And here’s the presentation they gave at the end of Bethnal Green Ventures:

Small Change

A micropayment app that monitors your guilty pleasures and shuffles off a small amount of money to a cause of your choice every time you indulge.

Small Change started out life as ‘Guilti.ly’ and you can read more about where the idea came from here.

And here’s the presentation they gave at Bethnal Green Ventures Show and Tell:

FLiP

Flip helps young people use their social networks to find employment.

You can read more about the history of FLiP here and keep up to date with their progress here.

And here’s the presentation the team gave at the end of Bethnal Green Ventures:

Homeless SMS

A free-to-use sms mobile tools enabling the homeless to find relevant services in their local area.
You can read more about where the idea behind Homeless SMS came from here.

You can keep up-to-date with their progress here.

Simple CRB

Cheaper, faster and more effective Criminal Record Bureau checks for the voluntary sector.

You can read more about where the idea came from here.

And here’s the presentation the team gave at the end of Bethnal Green Ventures: