Eco Ventures Counsel
What we do
Our services
We enable leading law firms to offer free legal support to early greentech startups and spinouts and planet-positive social enterprises and charities ("Eco Ventures"), helping them to grow, thrive and save our planet.
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Eco Ventures Counsel (“EVC”) is a legal pro bono programme providing essential free full-service legal support to Eco Ventures across the UK and Europe in annual cohorts.
We support early (pre-Series A) greentech ventures and planet-positive social enterprises and charities in the UK. We are expanding internationally and will launch a Europe cohort later this year/at the start of 2027.
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EVC has welcomed 56 ventures into the programme since launching in 2025.
- EVC UK Cohorts 1 and 2 launched in 2025 and include 28 ventures.
- EVC UK Cohort 3 launched in March 2026 and includes 18 ventures.
- EVC UK Cohort 4 launched in July 2026 and includes 10 ventures.
Meet our Eco Ventures here.
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Eco Ventures receive comprehensive free legal support, covering corporate governance/structuring, fundraising, IP, contracts, data protection, privacy, employment, tax, regulatory compliance and more.
Eco Ventures can also elect to receive:
- optional bespoke IP support from a leading law firm
- free access to the leading DealCentre AI virtual data room, provided by SS&C Intralinks
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 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.
EVC Europe Cohort 1 - Applications Closed
Applications for EVC Europe Cohort 1 have now closed.
Applications for UK Cohort 6 will open in December 2026. To register your interest for EVC UK Cohort 6, please complete the contact form below.
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 in the UK, Republic of Ireland or mainland Europe
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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/IP firm wanting to utilise your expertise to help Eco Ventures thrive and save our planet
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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
