Henley Greenshoots Seed Finance Award Scheme
The Henley Greenshoots Seed Finance Award Scheme is an initiative led by Henley Enterprise Lab (HELAB) and supported by Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship (HCfE), with the aim to nurture and support start-ups.
Sponsored by Santander Universities, Greenshoots underscores a global commitment to supporting higher education and fostering innovation through financial and practical support.
Introduction
Sponsored by Santander Universities, the Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship launched the Henley ‘Greenshoots’ Seed Finance Award Scheme (‘Scheme’) in summer 2019. The Scheme is a non-dilutive financial award that recognises start-up companies with potential to grow and become sustainable businesses and which contributes to the cash requirements of businesses. Since 2024 the Scheme has been managed by the Henley Enterprise Lab (HELAB).
Who can take part?
The Scheme is for businesses launched by students and recent graduates of the University of Reading including the Henley Business School and in particular those businesses working from the Entrepreneurship Hub.
The businesses will have been registered at/after 1 August 2023 and meet the other eligibility criteria.
You can read more about the 2026 competition here:
“Greenshoots landed at the perfect time for stats.cc. £5,000 will scale a user acquisition channel that I've already proven works, so I can reach more players faster. But the real value is the validation from the panel, and the support network it's opened for my business.”George Miles, Founder of stats.cc
Want to discuss your business?
If you'd like to discuss your business before applying, students can contact Jurek Sikorski, Director of Henley Enterprise Lab to find out more.
E: jurek@henley.ac.uk T: 0118 378 8188
Greenshoots is sponsored and supported by Santander Universities.
