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Announcing the BGV teams of the Future of News Pilot Fund

OurPath becomes Second Nature and closes $10m Series A

Tech for Good meetups in 2019

Meet Mehdi, our new Programme intern

20 Tech for Good Themes for 2020

Demo Day Recap: Showcasing our Autumn 2019 Cohort

Introducing: My Community Capital

Introducing: The Ticket Bank

Introducing: Upskill Me

Introducing: Sora

Introducing: inhabit

Introducing: Helsa

Introducing: Circle Squared

Introducing: Devie

Introducing: Tendo

Introducing: #AskUltra

Introducing: Mini Mealtimes

Introducing: Compact Cane

We’re hiring for a new Programme Intern

Launching the Future of News Pilot Fund

Meet Yumi, our new Operations and Insights Manager

SOCAP19 – we’re hosting a panel on the future of work

The journey from purposeful founder to impact investor

Announcing our Autumn 2019 cohort of tech for good ventures

Demo Day: Spring 2019 Cohort

Meet the Founders: Tranquil City

Meet the Founder: Rapitation

Meet the Founder: XeroE

Meet the Founder: Earwig

Meet the Founder: Ally

Meet the Founder: Safeguard-Me

Meet the Founders: Catapillr

Meet the Founders: Musemio

Announcing our Tech for Good SEIS and EIS Fund 2

We’re hiring for an Operations and Insights Manager

Introducing Will – our latest addition to the team

Our 2018 Learning and Impact Report

BGV Welcomes New Members to the Board and Investment Committee

Workertech unconference – exploring the future of fair work

Apply to BGV’s Autumn 2019 programme for Tech for Good founders

Announcing our Spring 2019 cohort

We’re hiring for a Comms and Events Intern

Where impact investment comes from

Welcoming Bethany – our newest BGV member

Female founder stories from the BGV portfolio

Think equal and innovate for change

Introducing Cansu

Giving voice to workers – Organise and their BGV experience

Nightingale share their BGV programme experience

Connecting academics with tech for good startups focused on mental health

Launching and funding WorkerTech ventures – the event recap

What is WorkerTech? Launching the WorkerTech podcast

Apply to BGV’s Spring 2019 Tech for Good programme

Meet Catherine – BGV’s newest member

We’re hiring for 2019 and beyond

A Recap of Autumn 18 Demo Day

New beginnings

Launching LDN_LAB: Deep Tech for Good

We’ve moved! Find us at Toynbee Hall

Good work in the gig economy - recap of the London WorkerTech meetup

Happy Ada Lovelace Day – celebrating women in tech for good

Announcing our Autumn 2018 cohort

New funding and support for WorkerTech ventures

Announcing the finalists of the Mayor of London’s Civic Innovation Challenge

BGV and Facebook to support startups using deep tech for good

Introducing Milly – our newest member of the team

Using technology to improve the lives of young people

Applications for our autumn programme are now open

BGV partners with the Mayor of London to launch his Civic Innovation Challenge

Achieving the Global Goals using tech for good

Announcing our spring 2018 cohort

Meet Nelly – our new BGV associate

BGV and Facebook LDN_LAB to support startups building communities for good

Looking back at five years investing in tech for good

Using tech to make a difference for young people

How to make your accelerator application stand out

Launching the Future of Fair Work Challenge

BGV’s 2017 year in review

Apply to our spring 2018 accelerator

Taking Tech for Good to Finland

A recap of Demo Day – Launching positive change

The story behind our rebrand

Blockchain – Hype or Hope?

Business as a force for good: BGV as a B Corp

Introducing the Tech for Good Report with Peter Day

Digging into our applications data

Meet our autumn 2017 accelerator cohort

My accidental journey into startups and impact investment

Tech against modern slavery

Hello – Let’s talk Tech For Good

The future of tech for good

Three months in five minutes – BGV Demo Day Spring 2017

Before you apply to BGV check out these hints and tips

The Children’s Society and BGV launch new partnership to support startups helping vulnerable young people

Apply now for BGV’s autumn accelerator programme

Transforming ventures in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Eager to shape Europe’s Circular Economy? Apply now for the Green Alley Award 2017

New funding for Bethnal Green Ventures

Introducing our spring 2017 cohort

Tech for Good – International Women’s Day

From Kenya to Shoreditch, our new BGV Associate

Coming together as a tech for good community

Introducing Joe, our new Chief Investment Officer

Tech for Good around the world

It’s practical optimism that will solve things

Introducing WorkerTech: Using technology to boost low wage workers

Pollution battling moss startup wins Green Alley Awards

Thinking of applying to BGV? Come to our Q&A events

Immersive Rehab: creating physical rehabilitation in virtual reality

A guide to content marketing and socially led campaigns

Chatterbox: employing refugees to teach their native languages

Tech for Good meetup: Creative Collisions in Digital Health

First few days at BGV

Introducing the 11 tech for good startups on the autumn BGV accelerator

New digital health partnership with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity

Why the BGV internship is a seriously good idea

Onwards and upwards

Inspiring start-ups in the circular economy: Join the Green Alley Award 2016

Tech for Good meetup: Green tech, clean tech and the circular economy

We’ve moved to Shoreditch

Morning Drop-ins: Meet the team before you apply

Our 6 step guide to writing a winning application

Where Tech for Good Ideas Come From

Is diversity something to be tackled, confronted or embraced?

Technology and Justice: Our roundup from the latest Tech for Good meetup

Before you apply to BGV meet the team at our Q&A events

Technology, community and justice: CrowdJustice guest blog

Hear from our latest Tech for Good startups on TechCityInsider Tech Talk

What do investors look for in the startups they back? An angel’s perspective.

How we’re getting on at BGV – a few numbers

Route21: Where young people can find the best opportunities for their future

Bright Little Labs: Creating children’s stories to inspire a fairer world.

Mycarematters: Giving professionals the non-medical information they need about a person to provide better care.

Logameal: Nurturing healthier eating habits just by taking pictures of your meals.

Plexus: Digital resources to improve personal wellbeing in the workplace

pkBoo: Helping parents build support networks in their local area

Democracy Club: Making democracy better for everyone

Thinking about our community

Founder Friday #4 – Hiring the right people

PlaqueChecker: Helping keep your teeth healthy using your smartphone

Tech for Good Meetup 29th February 2016: Truth, Power and Technology

Willow: Helping people make the right choices after losing a loved one.

Founder Friday #3 – Building Online Communities

Building Online Communities: Our Top 5 Tips

Week 6: The Wrap Up

Founder Friday #2 – Why should startups care about social impact?

Traction: What it is and why it’s important

Week 5: The Wrap Up

Founder Friday #1 – How to close a successful seed round

Check out our Founder Focus series on the new BGV YouTube channel!

Week 4: The Wrap Up

How to build a sales pipeline: Our three golden rules

Week 3: The Wrap Up

How to target the right people: Aligning communications and operational goals

Week 2: The Roundup

The importance of service design with Jennie Winhall

BGV welcomes the startups for a hectic first week!

BGV’s startups shine once again in the NT100 Social Tech Guide

Technology and Inequality

Key principles for getting the most out of an accelerator

The truth behind the tinsel: where Christmas decorations come from

Introducing our Winter 2016 Cohort

Negotiations for a green future: COP21 Paris

Kickstarter vs Crowdcube: Run an Empire’s Crowdfunding Lessons

Six things I learned about the BGV interviews

On running an organisation that supports people to find their life direction, while losing sight of your own

Tech for Good Meetup 16th November 2015: Hardware for good.

Ben gets to B Social with the B Corp community

The Circular Economy down the Green Alley

Introducing Ben – our new Associate and comms champion!

Green Alley Award finalists announced

#TechForGood meetup on housing & homelessness!

How to make your startup standout: Tips for writing a hot accelerator application

Why we’re interested in health

Meet us for coffee, tell us about your idea!

BGV becomes a B Corp

We’re looking for an amazing new Board member

BGV S15 Demo Day!

Startup profile: eFridgeMagnet

Startup profile: Lessonate

Startup profile: Cove

Startup profile: PositionDial

Startup profile: Konnektis

Startup profile: RentSquare

Startup profile: Mathscraft

Startup profile: Project Tide

Startup profile: Flood Network

Introducting the Firesouls Fundfindr – a smarter way to find funding

Bethnal Green Ventures community news – summer 2015

The search is on! Apply now for Bethnal Green Ventures Winter 2016

Applications for our winter internship open today. Join us!

Lessons for health tech startups at the latest Tech For Good meetup

Six top tips for using interns in your startup

Reuse, recycling, Green Alley and BGV

Is the social investment market in Japan set to blossom?

21 tips for getting the most out of a startup accelerator programme

BGV First Founders’ Day!

Announcing our Summer 2015 cohort!

Four startup insights from BGV applications for Summer 2015

Persistent Thoughts: running a startup about mental health problems when you have mental health problems

Andiamo’s tips on how to persuade and influence people

How we select startups at BGV

How not to get on BGV – or any startup accelerator

Doing BGV right – a challenging journey to success with Walacea

A programme for everyone: How we support startups outside London

BGV Winter 2015 Launch Night: How you can support the next steps

Making the makers: Young people and digital making at the latest #techforgood meetup

BGV on tour: Sheffield, Oxford and Cardiff

Four key ingredients to a well designed coworking space

Join us! Applications for BGV’s new internship programme open today

Shining a light on our women in tech

How to get on BGV – a case study with Andiamo

February 2015 Community News: Robots, fairer fashion, launches and Las Vegas

Apply now for BGV Summer 2015

Blackstone Charitable Foundation awards BGV $150k to boost alumni support

Can we build a startup accelerator that revolves around you?

Welcome aboard Fran and Giles

Being mindful with your customers

Why we started Birdsong

Teams of all talents

Run an Empire in Bethnal Green Ventures

Sh*t just got real

Introducing Biblio

Tech for behaviour change at the latest #techforgood meetup

Week one of W15, as it happened

2014, You Knocked Our Socks Off

Is changing your drinking one of your New Year’s resolutions? Then make at least 5 more

The BGV Christmas Startup Reading List

Taking BGV to the final frontier? How space startups could save the planet

December 2014 community news: launches, prizes, growth and more

Introducing our Winter 2015 cohort

Talking tech for good

5 insights (& tips) from our latest application round

Our top 5 tips for building a startup in digital times

Web Summit: 3 days, 21,000 startups and 2 hats

The great Tech For Good bake off

Before I Die I want to help you to achieve your wildest ambitions

What was Pioneers about?

Why tech for good makes sense in startup land

ChangeAlert gets ready to take the global startups stage

Lights, Camera, Action! Shiny new videos from our Summer 2014 Launch Night

A season of change

Should you apply to an accelerator? 4 questions you should ask.

Hacking Sustainability. What are we looking for?

Education Hacks. What are we looking for?

Getting your message across more effectively: Five tips for writing clearer copy about your startup

Launch Night 2014

Look out America

ANDIAMO! Crowdfunding lauches…

Change Alert Update

Healthcare hacks. What are we looking for?

We’re looking for a Chairperson for BGV. Is it you?

Crowdfunding Science – from cosmic rays to cows!

You are invited to our Launch Night!

Back to School!

Tricky business: Seven Deadly Sins of applying to BGV

SUPA ACADEMY UPDATE: WHERE THERE’S A PIVOT, THERE’S A PURPOSE

Applications open for BGV 2015!

Tricky business: 5 top tips for living with free money (grants)

Open Hardware is on the up

Tech for Good Meetup

Tricky Business: Being Early

The new town of food savers

Why is everyone in Copenhagen so happy?

We’re hiring!

Impact. You can’t have it if no one understands you.

Learning through Stories

What it’s like to raise investment

Service Design Summer School in Copenhagen

An Update from See What I Mean

How we’re funded

Tricky business: There ain’t no such thing as free money.

A new way to tackle youth mental health

Sprint Start

Tricky Business: Awkwardness

Flat-Pack Wind Turbines: We’re big Fans

BGV House Rules

The transformation of our new office

Tricky Business: Working with lawyers

Tricky business: closing an investment round

The highs and lows of building a tech for good startup

Approaching Design

Mothers changing the world

Tricky business: negotiating a seed investment deal

Something different: working with UNDP in Thailand

Announcing our Summer Cohort!

Tricky Business: What should be in a deck for impact investors?

What startups wish they’d known…

An update from Commonplace

Tricky business: Approaching investors

Mentoring

My time at BGV so far

Campus for Mums

BGV teams rock America!

How we make decisions

An update from Playlab London

Hacking Housing

I Can Make are taking off

One week to go!

Makerversity – our new home

Diversity is hard to get right, but it’s worth working at

How to conduct user testing

10 top tips for mental health technology

Good Incubation lessons

Tricky business – deciding who does what in your team

We can’t stop climate change, so how do we adapt?

Announcing Tech for Evil

Demo Day 2014

Tricky business – allocating co-founder shares

Improve your social impact measurement in three (easy) steps

Big Data – what can it do for you?

Launch of ‘Good Incubation’ – 2nd April

Demo Day 2014 – YOU are invited

Welcome Vicky

5 top tips for getting your social startup funded…

Doctor How?

Tech for Good Meetup

Is it time to quit your job and launch that new start up?

Are things changing for women in technology?

Fairphones!

Announcing Tech for Good Speakers!

Getting Started

Come and work with BGV as our General Manager

Announcing our Winter 2014 Cohort!

What would the perfect ‘tech for good’ investor be like?

Welcome Melanie!

Keeping it simple…

Social Tech for Social Change Winners Announced!

Happy Ada Lovelace Day!

Demo Day, the movie!

Only three weeks left to apply! (and some interesting problems)

Demo Day!

And suddenly… it’s almost DEMO DAY!

Want to know what it’s like being on BGV?

Fairphone comes to London!

Call for Applications open!

Announcing Speakers for Tech for Good Meetup

Guest Blog: From Moon Landings to Collaborative Science

Come to our first Tech For Good Meetup!

Bethnal Green Ventures ROAD TRIP!

Week 2: from peer loans to tech mums

Week one at BGV

Announcing BGV Summer 2013 Cohort!

What we learnt from BGV selection

Calling all web designers!

What we learnt from Call for Ideas

One week left!

Can algorithms save the world?

Gaming for Good

Call for Ideas: Week 3!

Happy International Women’s Day!

BGV call for ventures opens!

Launching the Call For Ideas!

We’re back!

Matt Mead – Chief Investment Officer at Nesta speaking at BGV Demo Day

“Quit your job and become promiscuously collaborative” Paul Miller at BGV Demo Day

“Don’t travel on motorways and always be late” – Charles Leadbeater at BGV Demo Day

Demo Day Pitches – Videos!

Demo Day Programme

DEMO DAY!

Week 7: MyPolice, Twitter tales and Where Good Ideas Come From

Week 4: Trains and Raspberry Pis

Come and work with us at Google Campus…

Three weeks in…

BGV Summer 2012 kicks off

Applications for BGV 2012 are open

Hello again