Most climate tech founders obsess over their technology and their fundraising. Few think hard enough about the law — until it's too late.
In this episode, CSN publisher Dominic Shales speaks with Mitesh Jagatia, founder of Eco Ventures Counsel, the UK initiative connecting early-stage climate startups with free, full-service legal support. Confirmed participating firms include Ashurst, BCLP, Dentons, Gowling WLG, Kirkland & Ellis, Linklaters, and Squire Patton Boggs, alongside Stephenson Harwood and others, giving startups access to advisers who routinely act for the world’s largest financial institutions and corporations. The IP firms Appleyard Lees and Keltie are also among the partners.
Mitesh spent sixteen years as a senior in-house lawyer at Sky, Bloomberg and Moody's before leaving to build something he believed in more. He explains why legal infrastructure can determine whether a promising climate technology ever reaches the market, how his pro bono model works in practice, and why the value of what his cohort companies receive — often hundreds of thousands of pounds of expert advice — is one of the most overlooked advantages in the UK climate tech ecosystem.
He also shares his candid view on using AI for legal advice, the specific pitfalls facing university spinouts, and his plans to expand Eco Ventures Counsel into Europe in 2027.
Applications for cohort four are open now at ecoventurescounsel.com.
The full Climate Solutions News article is at https://climatesolutions.news/spotlight/legal-support-is-crucial-but-often-ignored-by-climate-startups
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