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Our planet is in crisis,
and lawyers want to help.

Free legal support for early greentech ventures across the UK
from the world's leading law firms.

What we do

Our services

We enable leading law firms to offer free legal support to early greentech startups, spinouts and social enterprises ("Eco Ventures"), helping them to grow, thrive and save our planet.
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Eco Ventures Counsel (“EVC”) is a new legal pro bono programme, providing essential free legal support to Eco Ventures across the UK in annual cohorts.

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We support early (pre-Series A) Eco Ventures linked to universities, incubators, accelerators and venture builders/studios throughout the UK.​​​

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Cohort 1 launched on 1 May 2025 and includes 21 incredible ventures. Meet them here.​

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Cohort 2 will launch in November 2025 and applications will be accepted in August 2025.

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Eco Ventures receive comprehensive legal support, covering corporate governance, fundraising, IP, contracts, data protection, privacy, employment, tax, regulatory compliance and more.

 

We also offer legal training, expert talks and networking opportunities.

About us

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Meet our founder

Mitesh Jagatia is the Founder of Eco Ventures Counsel. Before founding EVC, Mitesh was a senior in-house lawyer for 16 years at Sky, Bloomberg and Moody’s, and also worked in-house at a dynamic tech startup.
 

Prior to EVC, Mitesh co-created and formerly co-led the award-winning Green Tech Legal Collaborative, supporting early greentech ventures from Imperial College London and Undaunted, and he was also a Steering Committee member of the In House Pro Bono Group.

David Leviseur, Founder & CEO, Fornax Energy

"We are immensely grateful to you for your support - we couldn't have done this without you. Our experience so far is a real validation of your mission and what you're building at Eco Ventures Counsel. You really have changed lives with this."

Apply now for EVC Cohort 2

Applications for Cohort 2 of EVC have now closed. To register your interest for Cohort 3, please complete the contact form at the bottom of this page. 
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Get in touch

We'd love to hear from you if you're:
 
  • an Eco Venture looking for top-quality free legal support
     
  • a university, incubator, accelerator or venture builder seeking trusted legal support for your Eco Ventures
     
  • a law/IP firm wanting to utilise your expertise to help Eco Ventures thrive and save our planet
     
  • ​a (non-legal) expert keen to share your knowledge and network with Eco Ventures
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  • interested in learning more about EVC or want to join our mailing list

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