A storm brews in the bowels of the UK’s innovation engine.
The country’s technological and economic advancement is underpinned by a world-class higher education sector. But that industry teeters precariously on the edge of a financial crisis.
As recently reported by The Economist, the UK’s current university funding model is untenable, with institutions “running on fumes”...
Cornish firm Tugdock and Sarens have successfully secured funding from The Crown Estate through the initial round of its innovative Supply Chain Accelerator . This is match funding for a joint project by Tugdock and Sarens to develop a heavy lift Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub at ABP’s port of Port Talbot in Wales.
With key support from major industry players such as ABP...
A robotic manufacturing company based in Portishead has secured £2m in funding, led by Maven Capital Partners, through the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund.
Q5D Technologies, a leader in robotic additive manufacturing, has received £500,000 from Maven as part of a larger £2m investment round aimed at revolutionising wire-laying processes across industries such as...
Serial entrepreneur from Bristol, Rob Law MBE, has received a £25k Start Up Loan boost from SWIG Finance for his latest venture, the Zeepy Sleep Training Clock .
Aimed at children aged between two and six, the Zeepy Sleep Training Clock uses melatonin-friendly lighting to help foster a more restful sleep.
To complement the clock, Rob has developed a library of expert-backed...
A new £300m investment fund has been launched to accelerate the growth of science and technology spin-outs from universities in the West of England, with backing from the University of Bristol.
The fund is aimed at boosting early-stage capital, expertise, and support for startups working on global challenges such as sustainability, clean energy, and healthcare.
Nesti, a UK-based sales tech AI startup, celebrates closing its pre-seed funding round early.
Nesti, a platform designed to equip sales development teams to exceed their targets with personalised outbound videos at scale, has secured £250,000 in a competitive pre-seed funding round, led by SFC Capital. This investment will help Nesti maintain its pace of innovation, build out its...
Bristol-based edge computing provider StorMagic has secured a significant investment from Palatine Growth Credit Fund from its maiden Growth Credit Fund.
The fund was established to support UK cyber, tech, AI and advanced manufacturing firms experiencing strong year-on-year revenue growth.
StorMagic was founded in 2006 and helps organisations store, protect, and manage data...
Bristol startup Light Trace Photonics is developing photonic microchip technology to help UK companies develop and deliver microchip-enabled innovations.
Photonic technologies generate, detect and manipulate light to power systems such as fibre optic broadband, medical imaging devices and quantum technologies.
The company’s first product is a revolutionary education tool...
Dorset-based sustainable plastics manufacturer, Circular11 , has received a £21k Start Up Loan boost via SWIG Finance.
Circular11 has developed innovative processes to recycle low-grade plastic waste and convert it into low-carbon building materials for outdoor infrastructure. In 2020, co-founders Ben Gibbons and Connor Winter, set out on a mission to transform the waste management...
The UK Government has awarded funding to a consortium led by Falmouth-based Morek Engineering to design a new class of low-carbon installation vessel for the floating offshore wind market.
The consortium has won the funding through the UK Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition based on their proven track record in innovative vessel design and delivery of complex...
