Climefort

What Climefort does

Climefort Ltd. is a London-based, privately held innovation and intellectual property consultancy founded in 2020 that serves startups and SMEs in the green/cleantech sector. Operating from its headquarters at 167-169 Great Portland Street, London, the firm runs a core team of three: Founder and Managing Director Prajwal Nirwan, Principal Consultant Donal O'Connell, and Relationships Manager Linda Kelly. Its value proposition is built on exclusive vertical specialization in cleantech, combining IP audit methodology, structured innovation harvesting sessions, and commercialization advisory to help early-stage and mid-market climate innovators identify, protect, and monetize their intellectual assets in pursuit of the firm's mission to tackle climate change.

The service offering consists of three interconnected lines: Innovation Harvesting & Strategy (a comprehensive IP audit followed by structured idea-generation and IP strategy development), IP Protection & Management (cross-border IP filing and protection delivered through a global network of IP professionals with transparent fixed pricing), and Collaboration & Commercialisation (identification of partnerships and funding opportunities using IP-analytics-supported research). Climefort does not develop proprietary technology products; its 'core technology' is its consulting methodology and IP analytics research process. Revenue is generated through professional consulting fees, with a free Innovation & IP Health Check used as a lead magnet for new client acquisition.

Climefort pursues a sales-led, direct-engagement go-to-market strategy. Marketing channels comprise LinkedIn presence, the company website, and a network of cleantech ecosystem partnerships (Cambridge Cleantech, SME Climate Hub, Klimate.co, Social Enterprise UK, FSB, Easy R&D, Konfab). The company is founder-owned and appears bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding, no patents or trademarks, no regulatory actions, and no M&A activity on record. Stated operating geography is the United Kingdom, though the global IP professional network implies cross-border service delivery capacity.

Name

Climefort

Legal name

Climefort Ltd.

Website

https://climefort.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Climefort is a London-based IP and innovation consultancy serving startups and SMEs in the green/cleantech sector. Its three-person team delivers IP auditing, innovation harvesting, IP protection via a global professional network, and commercialization advisory on a project-based fee model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees for IP audit, innovation harvesting sessions, IP protection management, and collaboration/commercialization advisory services. Services are tailored to the specific needs of startups and SMEs in the green/cleantech sector. The company offers transparent fixed pricing for IP protection services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Climefort is a mission-driven innovation and intellectual property consultancy dedicated exclusively to the green/cleantech sector. It serves startups and SMEs through three interconnected services: conducting IP audits and innovation harvesting sessions, protecting intellectual property via a global network of IP professionals at transparent fixed pricing, and identifying commercialisation, partnership, and funding opportunities using IP analytics.

Product overview

Climefort is a mission-driven innovation and intellectual property consultancy focused exclusively on the green/cleantech sector, serving startups and SMEs. Rather than a unified software platform, the company offers three interconnected consulting services: Innovation Harvesting & Strategy (IP audits and innovation identification), IP Protection & Management (global IP filing and protection via network of professionals), and Collaboration & Commercialisation (partner/funding opportunity identification using IP analytics). The services are designed to work together as an 'IP smart' process to help clients build and protect intellectual assets while fostering climate-focused collaborations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovation Harvesting & Strategy

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cambridge CleantechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCambridge Cleantech is a cleantech cluster organization in the UK. Climefort's partnership provides access to a network of cleantech companies and potential collaboration opportunities within the cleantech ecosystem.
• SME Climate HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSME Climate Hub is a platform helping small and medium enterprises take climate action. Climefort's association demonstrates commitment to serving climate-focused businesses.
• Social EnterpriseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Enterprise is a UK organization supporting businesses with social purpose. Climefort's membership aligns with their mission-driven approach to empowering sustainable innovation.
• FSB (Federation of Small Businesses)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFSB is the UK's largest business group representing small businesses. Climefort's membership provides access to a broad network of SMEs, including potential cleantech clients.
• Klimate.cocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKlimate.co is a climate-focused organization. The partnership suggests alignment in serving the cleantech/climate innovation space.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Anthesis Group: Largest pure-play sustainability consultancy globally, providing strategy, innovation, and commercialization services to cleantech and sustainability-focused companies. Comparable to Climefort in the cleantech advisory and innovation enablement domains, but operating at far greater scale.
• Carbon Trust: Global climate consultancy advising businesses and governments on sustainability strategy, technology commercialization, and green innovation. Comparable in serving cleantech innovators and SMEs, with overlap on the commercialization and partnership facilitation side of Climefort's offering.
• South Pole Group: Global climate solutions provider and consultancy advising corporates, SMEs, and project developers on climate strategy and green innovation commercialization. Comparable to Climefort's cleantech vertical focus and commercialization support services.
• Withers & Rogers: UK IP law firm serving SMEs and startups with patent, trademark, and IP strategy services. Closely comparable to Climefort's SME/startup target customer base and IP audit/innovation harvesting services, though not cleantech-exclusive.
• Potter Clarkson LLP: European IP law firm with established cleantech and renewable energy practice areas. Comparable to Climefort's cleantech-focused IP advisory model but operating at significantly larger scale with multi-jurisdictional in-house attorneys.
• Mewburn Ellis LLP: UK-based IP law firm specializing in patent and trademark protection across life sciences, engineering, and cleantech. Comparable to Climefort's IP protection and innovation harvesting services, with a particular overlap in cleantech client work.
• Marks & Clerk: One of the largest IP law and patent attorney firms in Europe, with deep expertise in patent prosecution, IP strategy, and commercialization — directly comparable to Climefort's IP protection and management offering, but serving a much broader client base across all sectors, not just cleantech.
• EcoAct: International climate consulting and advisory firm helping organizations develop and commercialize low-carbon strategies. Comparable to Climefort in serving climate-focused businesses and SMEs, with overlap on innovation strategy and commercialization support.
• HGF Limited: Major European IP patent attorney firm providing patent filing, IP strategy, and commercialization services. Comparable to Climefort in the IP protection and strategy domains, though operating as a broad incumbent across multiple technology verticals rather than a cleantech specialist.

Emerging players

• Cleantech Group: Provides cleantech market intelligence, advisory, and deal-making services to cleantech companies and investors. Comparable to Climefort's Collaboration & Commercialisation offering and shared cleantech vertical focus, though Cleantech Group is more investment-oriented and lacks IP-specific expertise.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/climefort-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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