HL BaSE Catalyst London - April 2026

“Thank you for delivering such a valuable workshop. As a startup founder with limited resources, access to high-quality legal guidance is often out of reach, yet the risks of getting it wrong, especially when working with data, are significant. Your advice not only clarified where to start, but also gave us the confidence to approach best practices in a practical, manageable way. It’s going to make a real difference.”

Frankie Brady, CEO, Aira Labs

The workshop brought together an energetic group of volunteers from Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, alongside in-house counsel from our valued clients, including BNP Paribas, GLD’s Treasury Legal Advisers, Bank of America, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, JPMorganChase, and IBM. Together, they advised on a range of critical legal issues, including key legal considerations when working with partners, corporate structuring, data protection, and so much more. The collaborative environment fostered open discussion and practical problem-solving, ensuring each venture received actionable advice to help them navigate their legal challenges and scale their impact.

We were delighted to work with 11 brilliant ventures, including: 

• Aerial Conservation uses AI-powered fixed-wing drones to detect, count and map wildlife in real time, replacing traditional aerial surveys at a fraction of the cost.
• Aira Labs has developed a wearable air quality sensor that gives users insight and advice into their personal exposure to pollution. Users learn where they’re most exposed to air pollution, how to reduce their exposure and what that means for their health, wellbeing and performance.
• Ava Ocean is a Norwegian social enterprise on a mission to reinvent seabed harvesting, enabling the revitalisation and preservation of vital marine ecosystems. 
• Deep Blue BioTech harnesses the power of synthetic biology to decarbonise everyday chemicals for nutrition, health and industrial application.
• Lir Labs is transforming biological treatment, the water industry's most energy-intensive process. Their AI-powered microscopy monitors plants in real time, preventing the failures that push pollutants into waterways.
• Microbz produces UK soil-based probiotics that support soil regeneration, reduce chemical use and improve environmental microbiomes.
• Morganics has developed a regenerative agriculture system that combines biological inputs with an AI and blockchain verification layer. This approach improves crop productivity and soil health while reducing reliance on chemically derived fertilisers and pesticides.By verifying on farm outcomes in real time, Morganics enables greater transparency across supply chains and supports measurable environmental impact for both farmers and enterprise partners.
• Resting Reef offers a sustainable alternative to traditional memorial methods by transforming cremated ashes into scientifically designed artificial reefs that help restore marine ecosystems.
• Saddle Sense provides real-time, local air quality monitoring across London using mobile sensors on bikes. Its sensor device allows cyclists to capture street-level pollution data.
• Terra Viva Co. connects Indigenous and community-led conservation efforts with companies, foundations, and funders seeking to take meaningful climate and biodiversity action.

• Wild Mosaic is on a mission to restore UK wilderness. Its digital platform allows users to adopt a tile of land being rewilded and their subscription funds on-the-ground restoration work.

"Thanks to the workshop with Hogan Lovells, I gained clarity on the legal architecture that will shape Terra Viva Co.'s future: from entity setup and its implications, to how to structure cross-border service agreements and the contractual protections that matter most at this stage. The team's dedication and depth of expertise were exceptional. For a founder building at the intersection of conservation finance and Indigenous rights, access to this quality of legal thinking is rare, and it came at exactly the right moment. I am very grateful to Hogan Lovells for their outstanding mentorship and support."

Roxana Auhagen, Founder, Terra Viva Co.