Eco Ventures Counsel
What we do
Our services
We enable leading law firms to offer free legal support to early greentech startups/spinouts ("Eco Ventures"), helping them to grow 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 throughout the UK.​​​
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Cohort 1 launches on 1 May 2025. The application window for Cohort 1 is now closed. We will hold interviews in February and select accepted Eco Ventures in March/early April.
Cohort 2 is expected to launch in November 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
Meet our founder
Mitesh Jagatia is the Founder of Eco Ventures Counsel. Before founding EVC, Mitesh was an in-house lawyer for 15 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 The Greenhouse at Undaunted.
Get in touch
We'd love to hear from you if you're:
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an Eco Venture looking for top-quality free legal support
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a university, incubator, accelerator or venture builder seeking trusted legal support for your Eco Ventures
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a law firm wanting to utilise your expertise to help Eco Ventures thrive and save our planet
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​an expert keen to share your knowledge with Eco Ventures
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interested in learning more about EVC or want to join our mailing list