Commonance is an early-stage
venture capital firm and accelerator.
Commonance is an early-stage
venture capital firm and accelerator.
Commonance is an early-stage
venture capital firm and
accelerator.
[ About Commonance ]
Commonance: a global venture capital firm advancing frontier ventures through science.
C> advance big ideas at their inception and help turn them into companies vital for the planet, people, and the future.
We back founders across all industries and geographies, in both hardware and software. As a multi-initiative ecosystem, we provide strategic support in exchange for equity to help founders build and scale.
Our mission is to multiply the scale of early-stage companies solving hard problems everywhere.
Early-stage
\ Stage \
We are stage agnostic but prefer early-stage companies.
Industry agnostic
\ Vertical \
We are generalists, but love deep tech and impact-driven ventures.
< $500K
\ Ticket Size \
with room for flexibility based on stage and engagement.
Global
\ Geography \
We back founders
all around the world.
[ Focus ]
We back breakthroughs, societal value, and planetary stewardship.
A nation's growth depends on technological breakthroughs, and so does humanity's progress. That is why Commonance focus on areas where differences can be made. We partner with founders who measure success in breakthroughs, societal value, and planetary stewardship.
You could be a great fit if any of the following criteria sound like you:
Deep Tech
Any venture built around science, technology or engineering.
We believe in technologies across industries like AI, robotics, bio, space, advanced materials, and more. These ventures often reshape entire industries and require venture capitalists who understand both the science and the risk.
Impact
Any venture driving UN SDGs or ESG impact.
We back founders solving real-world problems and create positive social, environmental, or systemic impact, from climate to education to health. We believe purpose and profit can align to build enduring companies.
Idea Stage
Any venture at the earliest stage, from zero to prototype.
We like to get in early, often before the product, the traction, or sometimes even before the deck. At this stage, it comes down to how clearly the founder thinks and how effectively they build. This is where we believe the most value is created.
Student Founders
Any venture founded by current students or recent graduates.
Students and recent grads bring raw creativity, native understanding of emerging behaviours, and a willingness to challenge conventions. They often spot opportunities others miss because they’re closest to what’s next.
Frontier Industries
Any venture solving foundational challenges in new, emerging sectors.
Solving problems in emerging industries like longevity, quantum computing, synthetic biology, and beyond requires innovation under constraints. These founders operate in uncharted territory, often creating markets as they build.
Emerging Geographies
Any venture based in or targeting emerging economies.
As technology reaches every corner of the world, we back founders in emerging economies who are building category-defining companies for their regions and beyond.
Active Conflict Zones
Any venture by founders from underrepresented groups or active conflict zones.
Talent is everywhere, but opportunity isn’t. We back founders from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and global conflict zones because backing overlooked founders is a competitive advantage.
Data Native Startups
Any venture where data is central to the product, business model, or defensibility.
We look for companies that treat data as a competitive advantage, not a byproduct. These ventures often unlock new business models, multiply performance, and form a durable moat.
First-Time Founders
Any venture with a founding member building their first company.
We see outsized potential in first-time founders who bring fresh thinking and relentless ambition. Many of the most iconic startups began with founders with nothing to lose and everything to prove.
[ Benefits ]
We drive progress at the intersection of science, technology, and impact.
Whether it’s a scientist or academic looking to spin out a company, a founder with a groundbreaking idea, or an existing business aiming to innovate and build a competitive edge, we help advance from question to idea to discovery to product to market.
Here’s what partnering with Commonance really means:
Strategy-First
We guide you from zero to traction, shaping you from day one.
Selective Capital
We invest selectively in high-impact founders with potential.
MVP Architecture
We help you translate abstract vision into structured MVPs.
Cross-Expertise
Backed by deep science and startup knowledge across industries.
Smart Playbook
An intelligence playbook tailored to your stage and challenges.
Strategic Audit
We stress-test your thesis clearly before the market does.
Fast Communication
You’ll never wait a week for advice. Get feedback that shows direction.
Raising Readiness
We help shape a venture-ready company, from pitch to meetings.
Investor Forward
When you are ready for the world, we give you a head start.
Execution Jumpstart
We break your idea down into the first 20 hours of real work.
[ C> Programs ]
We help early founders build great companies with our programs.
Not all founders are the same. Some begin with a breakthrough insight. Some have a deep problem to solve. Some with a mission that cannot be monetised, but must be built. That is why we designed our venture programs to better align with founders and move them forward.
Whether you’re a nonprofit solving systemic challenges, a founder with a bold idea, or a startup ready to scale, Commonance run a program engineered to match your needs.
Explore the programs below to see where we might work together best.
[01] Accelerator
Commonance Accelerator is built for early-stage ventures to support founders scale through a strategy for equity model.
// Venture scaling for early-stage companies.
Starting a company is hard, and scaling a company is way harder, especially when they are early stage.
We catalyse early teams and help them scale in exchange for equity. The Accelerator program takes minority stakes. It is for early-stage founders, founders tackling complex problems, and founders scaling.
◆ 0.5% – 2% equity.
◆ Full-stack strategic support.
◆ Venture scale and capital readiness.
[02] Venture Capital
Commonance Venture Capital invests in high-potential companies selectively where purpose and performance meet.
// Venture investment for early-stage companies.
Behind every disruptive advancement that translates a solution to humanity’s problem, there is a venture.
We write checks with internal capital and aligned family office facilities into early-stage companies. It is for companies creating breakthroughs, developing exponential solutions and civilizationally important.
◆ < $500K direct investments.
◆ Impact venture fit model.
◆ Selective capital.
[03] Studio
Commonance Studio co-creates companies from the ground up with great founders in exchange for equity.
// Venture creator for great ideas and innovations.
Some big ideas worth pursuing need venture backing from day one. We help such founders with great ideas to start scalable startups.
Founders enter with raw ideas, we help structure MVPs, derisk the science, and shape business models. We typically retain 10–40% ownership based on operational contribution. It is for idea-stage founders, academic spinouts, and domain experts.
◆ 10%–40% equity, based on contribution.
◆ Selective capital.
◆ Venture architecture.
[04] Philanthropic
Commonance Philanthropic supports nonprofit organisations and frontier public-good projects at zero cost.
// Venture incubation for non-profit orgs and projects.
Some of the most important problems in the world aren’t profitable, but they’re still worth solving. Most VCs do not back such nonprofit organisations.
We help incubate and scale social initiatives using the same venture tools that power startups. Our Philanthropic program takes no equity. It is for non-profits, open-source teams, and activists creating impact.
◆ Zero equity and zero fees.
◆ Strategic support and 1:1s with partners.
◆ Venture adaptive playbook.
[ Ecosystem ]
A startup ecosystem built for science and impact.
Science and impact are not VC friendly, so we build an ecosystem just for them.
We are a strategy-first venture firm that combines venture capital, startup accelerator, strategy firm, and think tank research into a single integrated practice to back founders from idea to scale.
Our goal is simple: to multiply the scale of early-stage founders who are rewriting the rules of their industries and making quotidian progress.
// Programs
Accelerator
Capital
Studio
Philanthropic
Capital
Studio
Philanthropic
// Research Entities
Innovation Centre
International Science Orgs
Non-Profit Science Orgs
International Science Orgs
Non-Profit Science Orgs
// Corporate Entities
Research Corp.
Internet Corp.
Biotech Corp.
Climate Tech Corp.
Internet Corp.
Biotech Corp.
Climate Tech Corp.
// In-House Strategic Units
Strategy Firm
Think Tank Research
Think Tank Research
[ How we work ]
We kept our process transparent, founder-friendly, and built for speed.
We're not bankers. We are investors, yes. But we are also ex-founders, scientists, capital strategists, and deep tech natives who developed ideas from zero. We bring diverse backgrounds, and shaped frontier bets long before they were headlines. All of us are here for one reason: to help the next generation of founders build something that outlasts them.
From pitch to partnership, here’s how Commonance works with founders.
1
Pitch
Founders pitch by completing program application. We read every pitch.
Submit your
deck
deck
[ Strategy for Equity ]
Strategy for Equity is an investment model that advances companies in exchange for equity.
Breakthrough companies often emerge at the intersection of science, business, and strategy. Most early teams are strong in one or two of these areas, but rarely all three.
That is why we created this model. Science x Business x Strategy = C>.
We accelerate the science, strategy, and impact behind startups, helping them grow into companies that change the world.
// Accelerators want traction before value is built.
// VC want to de-risk before conviction is formed.
// Studios want control before the vision is clear.
// Incubators want everyone to fit the same mould.
Feature
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Equity Required
Strategy Support
Capital Source
Capital Provided
Fees Charged
Lifecycle Value
Diligence
Board Involvement
Nonprofit Support
In-House Studio
Commonance
8.5/10
0.5% - 2%
Partner-led
Internal
Selective
Never
Seed-Growth
Low
Sometimes
Yes. 0% equity
Yes
Feature
- Equity Required
- Strategy Support
- Capital Source
- Capital Provided
- Fees Charged
- Lifecycle Value
- Diligence
- Board Involvement
- Nonprofit Support
- In-House Studio
Commonance
8.5/10
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0.5% - 2%
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Partner-led
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Internal
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Selective
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Never
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Seed-Growth
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Low
-
Sometimes
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Yes, 0% equity
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Yes
Traditional VC
7/10
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10% - 25%
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Minimal
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LP Funded
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Yes
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Never
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Seed-Growth
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High
-
Sometimes
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No
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Yes
Incubators
5/10
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5% - 10%
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Generalized
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Institutional
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Selective
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Often
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Seed
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Low
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Sometimes
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Sometimes
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Sometimes
[ C> DNA ]
Commonance backs early-stage founders building companies that matter.
Commonance is derived from ‘commonwealth’ and ‘advance,’ representing the advancement of ideas for humankind.
We see venture capital as a curator of risk, a way to accelerate frontier ideas where purpose becomes a competitive advantage in capitalism.
‘C’ stands for Commonance, the entity.
‘>’ means greater than, advancing forward.
C> is the symbolic expression of Commonance’s investment thesis: advancing frontiers. Guided by this thesis, we invest as a deep tech specialised early VC across multiple areas of focus, geographies, and stages.
Focus DNA
50% Frontier
20% Consumer
30% Software
Geo DNA
40% North America
20% Europe
40% International
Stage DNA
60% Pre-Seed
30% Seed
10% Series A
[ Origin ]
A non-profit initiative that advances scientific innovations
We began as a nonprofit initiative that advances scientific innovation across borders, helping hundreds of young inventors develop breakthroughs through international science initiatives and nonprofit partnerships. We helped shape policies in Education for the Indian Government and AI for the US Government.
Over the years, we witnessed a powerful pattern. Groundbreaking ideas were being developed, but they rarely cross the bridge from research to real-world impact.
That realisation led us here. Today, Commonance operate as a venture capital firm specialised in deeptech, designed to bridge the gap between science and business. By offering strategic support in exchange for equity, we help changemakers build world-changing companies.
[ Partnership ]
Become a Organisation or Corporate Partner
We partner with organisations, corporations, academic institutions, and governments that are interested in collaborating with our venture ecosystem.
Through strategic partnerships, we co-develop venture programs, share mentorship, fund transformative startups, support founders, explore early technologies, and accelerate ventures together. Partners gain access to our founder network, venture programs, stage intelligence, and ecosystem resources.
Get in touch with us to explore how Commonance Ventures can collaborate with your organisation. Whether you seek to accelerate innovation, support emerging founders, or align your organisation with deep science ventures, Commonance fosters collaboration.
[ Are we a match ]
Wondering whether your venture fits into our investment strategy?
Let’s run through a quick check to see if Commonance might be the right partner for you. Take a quick test. Just answer the five questions below, total your "Yes" answers, and see how closely we align.
Take a look at our Investment Thesis to see exactly what drives our decisions. It’s the best way to get a sense of how we think, what we back, and the kinds of companies we’re excited to help build.
Are you in the early stage: Yes / No?
Are you solving a meaningful problem: Yes / No?
Does any of our focus areas apply to you: Yes / No?
Do you have potential real-world impact: Yes / No?
Does your work contribute to any UN SDGs: Yes / No?
Are you in the early stage:
Yes / No?
Are you solving a meaningful problem:
Yes / No?
Does any of our focus areas apply to you:
Yes / No?
Do you have potential real-world impact:
Yes / No?
Does your work contribute to UN SDGs:
Yes / No?
// 5 Yes
Perfect match. Commonance is built just for you. Pitch us!
// 4 Yes
Strong match. We’re already excited. Let’s talk.
// 3 Yes
Promising match. You’re exactly who we are looking for. Let’s have a call!
// 2 Yes
Good match. We’d love to hear your story and work together. Let’s connect.
// 1 Yes
Match. You’re doing important work, but we need to discuss more. Let’s chat!
// 0 Yes
Outside our scope. We may not be the best fit for what you’re building right now.
[ Frequently Asked Questions ]
If you have more questions about the programs, we love to hear from you.
// Program
What industries do you focus on?
We are industry-agnostic but have deep tech expertise.
Are venture programs available to founders outside the US and EU?
Yes. Programs are designed for founders building companies globally, including the US and EU.
Is the program full-time?
No. It’s part-time and fully remote. We adapt to your needs, not the other way around.
Why not help more?
Our model is hands-on, our team is small, and we focus on where we can deliver meaningful impact.
// Eligibility
What stage should I be at?
Stage agnostic. Even an idea or a prototype. We care more about how you think than how much you’ve built.
Can I apply if I have an idea but no product?
Yes, if you’ve done the thinking. We’ll help you build the first block.
Do you take everyone who applies?
The current acceptance rate is 3%. We focus on where we can make a difference and truly support the founder.
Who is this not for?
Founders whose primary focus is securing funds to extend the runway.
Can I work with you if I’m already funded or in another program?
Yes, as long as there’s no conflict of interest. We complement existing investors and accelerators.
// Fund
How is this different from other early-stage programs?
Most programs offer capital with minimal support. We do the opposite. We work 1:1 with founders through deep strategic involvement, hands-on company building, and selective investment for the most promising companies.
Do you invest in companies without engagement?
Currently no. We prefer to invest after working closely with founders.
What’s your funding source?
We’re self-capitalised and backed by private family offices. No LP pressure, no carry.
Do you invest in everyone you work with?
Strategy and acceleration are our primary focus. We invest in the most promising and impactful companies from the programs.
Why 0% equity for non-profit acceleration?
Because they help people with zero returns, and we help them with zero profit.
, registered with the U.K. Companies House and headquartered in London, UK, with a registered office at 75 Shelton St, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, or financial advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results.