Unreasonable Impact
Barclays is committed to supporting the communities we operate by enabling people to develop the skills and confidence they need to succeed and helping businesses to grow and create jobs.
Through its Unreasonable Impact programme, a partnership between Barclays and Unreasonable Group, Barclays is supporting high-growth ventures to scale and address global issues, through networks, resources and mentorship. Hundreds of Barclays colleagues around the world are involved in coaching the entrepreneurs each year.
With over $14bn in financing already raised by the companies that have participated in the programme, the partnership’s momentum continues to grow – and the ventures are driving innovations in a variety of industries from food and agriculture to energy and manufacturing.
A number of Unreasonable Impact ventures have also been supported by Barclays Climate Ventures, and some are used in Barclays’ own operations today. In some cases, Unreasonable Impact ventures have also become Barclays clients across Barclays UK, the UK Corporate Bank and the Investment Bank.
Read more about the programme, and the impact that Unreasonable Impact ventures are having, in the latest impact report.
Highlights: Impact in numbers
To date, 360+ ventures have been supported by the partnership with Unreasonable, collectively raising over $14bn in financing, and employing more than 31,000 people.*
* Self-reported by the Unreasonable Impact fellows as at December 2023
How it works
Unreasonable Impact is designed to help participating entrepreneurs at a pivotal stage of their growth journey to quickly solve key challenges facing their business in order to help them rapidly scale.
Unreasonable Impact currently operates across the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas.
Meet the ventures
From replacing herbicides with robots on agricultural fields to turning carbon waste into usable fuel – Unreasonable Impact supports entrepreneurs who are reimagining the future of energy, sustainable living, supply chains and more.
Unreasonable Impact initiatives
Unreasonable Impact COVID-19 Response Initiative
A $2m fund that supported and amplified the work of 23 Unreasonable ventures who pivoted their businesses to address the impact of COVID-19.
Unreasonable Impact: Impact Squared
A programme that encouraged greater collaboration among growth-stage ventures within the global Unreasonable Impact community to address systemic issues exacerbated by the pandemic.
Unreasonable Impact World Forum
Clients, investors, thought leaders, and colleagues gathered in London for the Unreasonable Impact World Forum, our annual, global showcase event of the Unreasonable Impact community.
For more information, visit www.unreasonableimpact.com.