VentureESG

What VentureESG does

VentureESG, operating under the brand Reframe Venture (legal entity Reframe Venture Ltd., registered in England, Company Number 13492915), is a London-based community and capacity-building platform serving the venture capital industry on responsible investment and ESG integration. Founded in 2020 with a team of 1-10, the firm has assembled a global community of 500+ VC funds, 170+ paying GP members, and 110+ institutional LPs, and positions itself as the world's largest community of responsible VCs and LPs. Its offering rests on three pillars: a paid GP Membership (priced at £1,500/year or £2,500 for two years, with 50% discounts for emerging markets and emerging managers), the 'Leading in ESG' training programme originally co-developed with KfW Capital and BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt in 2022, and a library of free and member-accessible tools including VC-specific ESG due diligence frameworks, policy templates, and the Responsible Investing Maturity Matrix.

The firm's underlying technology is content-, research-, and community-based rather than software-based; there is no public API, SDK, or proprietary AI model. Its proprietary assets include the Emerging Markets ESG Universe of Issues Framework co-developed with BII and FMO, an EM-specific Legal Clauses Library, responsible AI and responsible dual use frameworks, AI scenario research publications, and a 100+ resource library built from primary research with the VC/LP community. Distribution is event- and community-led, anchored by the annual FRAME conference in London plus mini FRAMEs in NYC, Paris, and Berlin, with speaking presence at SuperVenture and PEI conferences, two Substack newsletters, and direct membership sales.

The business model combines subscription GP membership fees, paid cohort-based training programmes (with bespoke sessions for VC and LP teams), portfolio support programmes for seed/Series A and Series B/pre-exit companies, and grant/research funding from partners such as Luminate and Project Liberty Institute. Recent strategic activity includes the January 2025 acquisition of ESG_VC, the 2024-2025 build-out of partnerships with InvestEurope, BVCA, and British Business Bank for ESG reporting harmonisation, and ongoing emerging markets expansion across Latin America, Africa, and APAC.

Name

VentureESG

Legal name

Reframe Venture Ltd.

Website

https://reframeventure.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Reframe Venture (VentureESG) is a London-based community and capacity-building platform that helps 500+ VC funds, 110+ institutional LPs, and their portfolio companies integrate responsible investment and ESG practices through membership, training, and proprietary due diligence tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Responsible Investing and ESG Services for Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG Integration / Responsible Investment Funds (Broad ESG) (FSANAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable/Thematic Investing (Climate, Clean Tech, Water, Biodiversity) (FSAAALAB), SDG / Thematic Sustainable Investment Funds (FSANAJAN)

Keywords

• Responsible investing community
• ESG due diligence tools
• Venture capital training
• Limited partner engagement
• Responsible AI research

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. GP Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from VC funds providing access to community, tools, events, and working groups. Primary revenue stream.
2. Training Programs: Fees from 'Leading in ESG' training cohorts developed originally with KfW Capital and BMW Foundation. Discounted for emerging markets and emerging managers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VentureESG (operating as Reframe Venture) runs a paid membership community and training platform for venture capital funds (GPs), institutional limited partners (LPs), and their portfolio companies. Its core offer is an annual GP Membership providing access to a 170+ GP network, 120+ peer-learning events, a 100+ vetted resource library with VC-specific due diligence tools and policy templates, working groups, and the annual FRAME conference. It also delivers the 'Leading in ESG' training programme (originally co-developed with KfW Capital and BMW Foundation in 2022) and a suite of proprietary frameworks including the Emerging Markets ESG Universe of Issues, Responsible Investing Maturity Matrix, and Legal Clauses Library.

Product overview

Reframe Venture (formerly known as VentureESG) is a community and capacity-building platform for responsible investing in venture capital. The core offering comprises three pillars: (1) a GP Membership programme connecting 170+ VC funds globally with peer learning events, vetted resource libraries, working groups, and the annual FRAME conference; (2) the Reframe Training programme (originally co-developed with KfW Capital and BMW Foundation) offering ESG and responsible investing education to 120+ VC funds and LPs globally since 2022, with dedicated emerging markets and emerging manager tracks; and (3) a suite of free and member-accessible tools including the Emerging Markets ESG Universe of Issues Framework, Responsible Investing Maturity Matrix, policy templates, and legal clause/exclusion list libraries. The platform also hosts an LP Community of 110+ institutional investors, delivers Portfolio Support Programmes for both early-stage (seed/Series A) and growth-stage (Series B/pre-exit) venture-backed companies, and produces AI scenario research publications examining systemic risks at the intersection of AI and climate/labour for investors. Reframe Venture does not offer a public API or developer-facing product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GP Membership
• Reframe Training ('Leading in ESG')
• Emerging Markets Training
• Free Tools and Resource Library
• Emerging Markets ESG Universe of Issues Framework
• LP Community
• Early Stage Portfolio Support Programme
• Growth Stage Portfolio Support Programme
• FRAME Conference
• Responsible Investing Maturity Matrix
• Emerging Markets Legal Clauses Library
• Emerging Markets Exclusion Lists

Quantifiable outcome

• 120+ VC funds and LPs trained globally since 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BVCAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025UK harmonisation process with BVCA and British Business Bank to remove barriers to investment in British venture capital through standardised ESG reporting.
• British Business BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025UK harmonisation project alongside BVCA and VentureESG to align ESG reporting requirements and remove investment barriers.
• Project Liberty InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaborator on responsible AI research including survey on VC perspectives on responsible AI stack (September 2025 - February 2026) released at LP/VC summit.
• InvestEuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ESG reporting harmonisation partnership since 2024, working on non-prescriptive, fit-for-purpose reporting guidelines for VC. Includes Invest Europe Reporting Template and Machine Readable Format development.
• GIZcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership since 2023 supporting emerging markets responsible investing capacity building and tool development.
• StepStoneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Leading LP co-hosting training sessions alongside Reframe Venture.
• KfW CapitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Original co-developer of 'Reframe Training' programme in 2022, focused on enhancing VCs' responsible investing and ESG practices. KfW Capital is a German development bank specializing in venture capital.
• BMW Foundation Herbert QuandtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-developed original 'Leading in ESG' training programme with Reframe Venture in 2022. Foundation focuses on responsible leadership.
• BII (British International Investment)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Long-term partnership since 2022 for emerging markets work. Co-developed first emerging markets VC-specific toolkit including Universe of Issues Framework.
• FMOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Long-term partnership since 2022 for emerging markets work. Co-developed Emerging Markets ESG Due Diligence Framework.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Toniic: Global membership community of high-net-worth and institutional impact investors running peer learning, due diligence, and portfolio support programmes. Most directly comparable to Reframe's GP/LP community and peer-learning model, but focused on impact investing across asset classes rather than VC-specific ESG.
• GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network): Non-profit network of impact investors producing research, tools, and convenings. Highly comparable in role (standards-setter, community builder, research publisher) and in target audience (LPs and GPs), though broader than venture and structured as a non-profit rather than a paid membership business.
• Phenix Capital Group: Impact investing platform running a paid membership for institutional investors, with focus areas in private equity, private debt, and venture. Closest commercial peer in combining an LP-facing membership with impact-investing education and curated deal flow.
• ClearlySo: Investment advisory and platform focused on impact/ESG private capital. Comparable as a mission-driven intermediary between impact-oriented capital and private investments, including VC, though it operates more as a deal broker than a community/training provider.
• Renew Capital: Pan-African early-stage VC investor also running capacity-building and community programmes for African VC managers. Comparable on emerging-markets VC focus and the combination of investing with ecosystem support, though smaller and more regionally concentrated.

Broad incumbents

• B Lab (B Corporation): Global non-profit certifying B Corps and convening a large community of purpose-driven businesses. Comparable as a standards-and-community brand in the ESG space, but operating at company-level certification across all sectors rather than VC-specific tooling.
• Big Society Capital: UK's leading social impact investor and a key UK wholesale investor into impact VC funds. Comparable as a UK-anchored ESG/impact capital intermediary that interacts with the same LP and GP ecosystem Reframe serves, though it is a capital provider rather than a community/training platform.
• Bridges Fund Management: Established UK impact investment manager running private equity, venture, and outcomes-based contract funds. Comparable on the impact-investing-in-VC intersection and UK ecosystem presence, but a capital allocator rather than a community/training provider.
• responsAbility Investments AG: Swiss impact asset manager investing across private debt, private equity, and venture in emerging markets. Comparable as an established ESG/impact capital provider in EM markets served by Reframe's emerging markets programmes, though it manages capital rather than running a community.
• Acumen: Global non-profit impact investor and community builder with a long-running Academy for impact leadership. Comparable on the combination of impact investing, capacity building, and global community of practice, though its primary asset class is social enterprise debt/equity rather than venture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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