Ignite Y
Built businesses before? What haven't you had time to build?
You may have a business proposition, underdeveloped service, new route to market or commercial opportunity you still believe in — but no intention of becoming the person who builds it day to day.
Ignite Y helps turn opportunities like these into real businesses that motivated young aspiring entrepreneurs can take on and build.
You bring the opportunity and the experience behind it. We help shape it into a business that a motivated young aspiring entrepreneur can take on, build and grow.
How Ignite Y works
Step 1
You bring the opportunity
A business proposition, unused opportunity, underdeveloped service or new route to market that you genuinely believe has potential.
Step 2
We help shape it
We work with you to understand what already exists, what has been proven and what still needs to be put in place.
From that, we create a clear Business-in-a-Box ready for someone else to build.
Step 3
We find the right young founder
We look for someone with the energy, commitment and commercial mindset to take responsibility for building the business.
Step 4
They take it forward
They start building the business under real commercial conditions — finding customers, generating revenue and earning ownership through what they deliver.
What's in it for you?
Put an opportunity you still believe in back to work — without having to become the person who builds it.
Unlock dormant value
Give an opportunity that is currently sitting unused the chance to become a real business.
Share in the value created
If the business succeeds, you share in the value that is created.
Give your opportunity a future
Give a motivated young aspiring entrepreneur the chance to build something real from an opportunity you created.
What we are looking for
Low cost to get started
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The opportunity should not depend on significant upfront investment.
Commercially realistic
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There needs to be a real customer, a genuine need and a believable way for the business to make money.
Straightforward enough to hand over
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A motivated young aspiring entrepreneur needs to be able to understand the business and take responsibility for building it.
Capable of generating revenue
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There should be a realistic route to customers and income.
More than just an idea
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There should already be enough thinking, experience or evidence behind it to show that the opportunity is worth pursuing.
Good fit opportunities
A business idea you never launched
An underdeveloped service or proposition
A new route to market for something that already exists
A product or service that could work in a different market
A repeatable business model sitting inside an existing company
An opportunity you still believe in but are unlikely to build yourself
Got an opportunity worth another look?
If you have a business proposition, unused opportunity or new route to market that you still believe in, we’d like to hear about it.
You don’t need a finished business plan. Start with a conversation.