JW

Jake Wombwell-Povey

Helping ClimateTech Start Ups scale their impact: investing in & coaching world changing Founders to become better leaders and build better ventures | Nominated CEO of the Year | Qualified Coach | VC / Angel Investor

London, England

Education

  • BSc

    The University of Manchester

    (2008 - 2010)

  • Warwick

    (1999 - 2006)

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner

    2018

    I invest in and coach high-growth, high-impact, purpose-driven founders and ventures across the Sustainability and ClimateTech sector. We support them to become the best versions of themselves, become better leaders, build better companies, and ultimately make a better tomorrow. Sustainability investments include; Allplants, Antaco, DroneAg, Earthly, Envopap, Flexi-H ex, Gravtricity, Gone West, Good Club, Hycube, Meatless Farms, MPower, Stadtfarm, Thermulon Other, non-Sustainability related investments include: Goji (Founder), Curve, Nutmeg, Mr & Mrs Smith and Brewdog.

  • ClimateTech Venture Coach to High Impact, High Performance Founders

    2020

    I work with Sustainability / ClimateTech Start Up Leaders to maximise the impact they have in the world by helping them enhance their leadership, raise more money, articulate the impact and sustainability of their ventures. I offer 1:1, group, corporate and online development programmes - find out more: www.attis.earth/ I deliver high impact support to founders as a result of: - my experience as a VC-backed scale-up CEO - my coaching training - my ability to use the nervous system and our subconscious to enhance our performance; - my emotional intelligence frameworks that build high-trust, high-challenge, high-performance teams; - my accountability and performance frameworks; - helping leaders to sharpen and leverage their vision and mission to inspire people to galvanize behind their vision and to deliver world-changing, impact. www.attis.earth

  • Investor - Sustainability

    2020

    We believe natural and human systems can live in health and harmony with each other, helping each other to thrive. To get there, we need to accelerate monumental societal, environmental, economic and technological change to deliver a Just Transition that is fair, and inclusive, to all inhabitants on this planet. Our Mission is to finance and coach the innovations + innovators that will make this happen.

  • Steering Committee Member

    2021

    VentureESG is a community of Venture Capital (VC) funds who are driving the agenda in ESG. The group helps VC firms integrate ESG practices into their end-to-end processes.

2023

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Board Member

    2021

    Wholesome food for everyone. Our aim is to make sustainable living accessible to everyone.

  • Board Member

    2021

    Refillable cleaning products that make sense.

  • Mentor + Adviser to ClimateTech Start-Ups

    2021

  • Mentor

    2021

    Bethnal Green Ventures provides a launch pad for high growth and high impact technology startups focused on health tech, green tech and gov tech. I offer mentorship, support and advocacy to the Bethnal Green Ventures portfolio.

Venturing Into Sustainability

2020

  • Host

    2020

    www.venturingintosustainability.com The world needs to innovate and become sustainable if we are to survive. Innovation from start ups is our greatest hope. The Venturing Into Sustainability podcast explores the intersection between innovation, starts-ups and sustainability. Join us as we explore the latest technologies and ventures, the founders and leaders driving them and the investors supporting them.