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INNOVATION PLATFORM
Are you looking to create deeper connections across South and South West’s innovation ecosystem?
Look no further than our Innovation Platform – a fast-growing online community of UK companies and sector experts, funders and investors at the forefront of digital, scientific, and technological innovation.
2,000+ members
Access free tools, resources & legal templates
Build your professional network
Hear about funding & investment opportunities
About the Innovation Platform
The Innovation Platform is an online space for building professional connections and discovering exclusive events, investment, and funding opportunities from within the SETsquared ecosystem and beyond.
You can pose questions to the community, crowdsource ideas, access exclusive reports and industry thought leadership and be the first to know about unique opportunities for investment and growth.
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Commercial offers & discounted software
for SETsquared programme members
Jobs board
Promote roles within your business
Live feed
Get input from the community on your current opportunities & challenges
Company/people directory
Build your network & find expertise/knowledge
Why join?
The Innovation Platform is a useful tool for all parts of the deep tech community. Click on the audience that best describes you to find out why.
Deep tech founders | Investors | Researcher/Academics | Professional Services | Research Commercialisation Professionals
Deep tech founders
Deep tech ventures are unique. At the forefront of scientific and technological development, they require specific support, funding and mentorship to flourish. As a founder, you’ll find a wealth of resources on the Innovation Platform. Not only will it plug you into a community of other founders and potential mentors, you’ll also be able to access funding and investment pitching opportunities, events, industry news and free resources, templates and content.
If you are a member of a SETsquared Business Acceleration Centre or a SETsquared-delivered programme – there will be a specific network for you to access with tailored information to help you get the most from the support on offer.
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Investors
The South and South West are rich with deep tech investment prospects. If you’re looking for pipeline opportunities from SETsquared’s portfolio, the Innovation Platform is a great place to find out about new companies, track the rising stars and be the first to know about SETsquared pitching events.
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Researcher/Academics
If you’re a UK-based researcher/academic interested in entrepreneurship and commercialisation, the Innovation Platform will provide a unique building block on your path to finding a market for your innovations.
With commercialisation increasingly becoming a route to creating that all-important economic, environmental and social impact, joining the Innovation Platform will help you build your network and knowledge in this area and signpost you to relevant support through programmes such as ICURe and SpinOutWest.
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Professional Services
Can you provide support, tools and knowledge to the deep tech start-ups and scale-ups within the SETsquared network? The Innovation Platform is home to a strong, active community of technology, science and innovation-led ventures which need an ecosystem of support around them to thrive. It’s the ideal place to be if you want to connect with our community, find out about events and promote your own initiatives.
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Research Commercialisation Professionals
SETsquared is pioneering initiatives to smooth the path to spin-out creation and university research commercialisation. Our IMPACT-IP programme, for example, is creating a deal readiness toolkit with standardised templates and deal terms, which will speed up the process and increase the quality of ventures going into the market. Join the Innovation Platform to be at the forefront of these initiatives and benefit from being part of a wider community of practice.
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