Falmouth University's venture studio and incubator, Launchpad, is evolving and starting a new chapter with the launch of "Launchpad Futures."

The innovative programme made possible by £1.57m of funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, aims to bolster business growth in Cornwall and enhance the region's economic impact.

The team behind Launchpad Futures will support...

An award-winning cyber security provider in Cornwall has received £50k in funding via SWIG Finance to expand the business.

Cool Waters Cyber Security provides cyber security services, including compliance and governance, and training.

The funding has been used to set up a cyber security apprenticeship scheme in Cornwall, which helped the business to scoop the Cyber Social...

Inyanga Marine Energy Group, which is based in Falmouth in Cornwall, has kicked off the New Year by opening a new office in Wales. The new office will support the development of their innovative HydroWing tidal stream energy project.

The company has recently been awarded a contract by the UK Government for a 10 MW tidal stream energy project at Morlais on Anglesey. Morlais is the UK’...

Cornwall-based Tugdock, developers of the world’s first road-transportable floating dry dock, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Gazelle Wind Power (Gazelle) to co-develop a modular offshore wind assembly system that is expected to dramatically drive down costs and increase production of floating offshore wind farms.

Lucas Lowe-Houghton, Chief Revenue Officer at Tugdock,...

Falmouth-based HydroWing is gearing up for deployment of its next generation tidal energy technology, following the recent announcement that HydroWing has been awarded a contract for a 10MW tidal stream energy project in Wales.

HydroWing was the largest tidal stream project in Wales to be successful in the UK government’s latest Contracts for Difference round. The project will be...

Feritech Global officially received the King’s Award for Enterprise on 1st November, at a ceremony held in their Innovation Centre near Falmouth.

The company was named a winner of the prestigious King’s Award earlier this year and MD Rob Ferris was invited to a celebratory dinner at Buckingham Palace in June. Feritech Global received the accolade in recognition of their outstanding...

The co-founder of one of Cornwall's largest technology companies has received national recognition for leadership.

Toby Parkins, Director of Headforwards and Chair of Tech South West, has been named One to Watch in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders 2023.

Created by investment partner LDC - part of Lloyds Banking Group, and supported by The Times, The LDC Top 50...

Cornwall-based Tugdock has joined a project funded by RWE, Wales’ largest renewable energy generator, to investigate innovative floating wind deployment and integration solutions for the Celtic Sea.

The project, a collaboration between Tugdock, Saren and RWE, will investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms – one steel and one concrete...

Software Cornwall is proud to announce that Cornwall will host one of Europe’s most distinguished tech startup events this September, bringing together founders, business leaders and investors within the software and tech ecosystem from across the south-west region.

Slush began as a meetup of 250 people with a pitch competition in Helsinki in 2008 and quickly grew to an attendee size...

Acronyms Ltd , a leading technology company specialising in managed IT services, has announced its expansion into Cornwall and the successful acquisition of Tanist, a Cornwall-based IT solutions provider.

The takeover, which was officially completed on Saturday July 1, 2023, demonstrates a significant investment in the region of over £1million, over a period of three years, with the...