Organization · Venture Studio
Mantes
Mantes is an innovation agency that incubates and accelerates businesses, social enterprises, and charities, focusing on impactful projects. They combine strategic management consultancy with product design and project delivery.
Overview
What Mantes does
What Mantes is
Mantes is an innovation agency that incubates and accelerates businesses, social enterprises, and charities, focusing on impactful projects. They combine strategic management consultancy with product design and project delivery.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Studio
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host
- Last reviewed
- April 13, 2026
What Venture studio means
A venture studio is an organization that systematically creates new startups by generating or sourcing ideas, validating them, building early products, recruiting founders or operators, providing shared resources, and retaining meaningful equity in the companies it helps create.
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Capability profile
Mantes as a funder
Investment thesis
Mantes focuses on turning big ideas into impactful real-world projects through a values-driven approach.
Focus narrative
Mantes engages in a variety of projects that span the full project lifecycle, from ideation and design to incubation, launch, and growth. The organization emphasizes leadership, governance, and culture, particularly through a mindful and values-driven approach known as Conscious Leadership. Mantes works with organizations that prioritize purpose and people, and it has a history of attracting significant financial investment for its projects.
Value beyond capital
Mantes adds value to its portfolio companies through a strong emphasis on leadership, governance, and a mindful, values-driven approach known as Conscious Leadership, ensuring that projects align with purpose and create a genuine impact.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series B · Series C · Growth Equity
- Sectors
- ConsumerCommerce & RetailHealthcareEducationBiotech & Life SciencesClimate & SustainabilityFintechMedia & EntertainmentCreator EconomySocial Networks
- Regions
- Europe · Global · Uk
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Portfolio and track record
Portfolio context
Mantes has been involved in numerous projects, including OpenART International, a global leader in Authentic Relating Training; OpenSocial Sports Society, a start-up that designs, builds, and operates multi-sport venues in urban spaces; OpenLeeds Media Centre, a multi-tenanted center for media and tech businesses; OpenThrive by SweetRush, a specialist culture change and transformation team; William’s Den, a multi-award-winning children’s adventure play visitor attraction; Bivouac at Druid’s Temple, a holiday site, restaurant, and activity center in the luxury camping sector; and Unity Homes & Enterprise, a community regeneration organization offering housing, workspace, and support.
Capability profile
Mantes as a program host
Program thesis
Mantes focuses on turning big ideas into real-world projects that create a genuine impact, emphasizing values alignment, purpose, and collaboration.
Focus narrative
Mantes engages in a variety of projects that span the full project lifecycle, from ideation and design to incubation, launch, and growth. The organization emphasizes leadership, governance, and culture, particularly through a mindful and values-driven approach known as Conscious Leadership. Mantes works with organizations that prioritize purpose and people, and it has a history of attracting significant financial investment for its projects.
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Regions
- EuropeUnited Kingdom
Alumni and track record
Alumni context
Mantes has been involved in numerous projects, including OpenART International, a global leader in Authentic Relating Training; OpenSocial Sports Society, which designs and operates multi-sport venues; OpenLeeds Media Centre, a hub for media and tech businesses; OpenThrive by SweetRush, a culture change team; William’s Den, a children's adventure play attraction; Bivouac at Druid’s Temple, a luxury camping site; and Unity Homes & Enterprise, a community regeneration organization.
Common questions
What to know about Mantes
Upseed classifies Mantes under the Venture Studio organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and program host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 13, 2026
Known limits
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