In SWTD's third profile of the nominees for the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tech South West Awards , we look at the career of Greville Commins, who recently retired as SETsquared Bristol's Entrepreneur in Residence [EiR] after 15 years in the role.

During his time at SETsquared Bristol, Greville personally supported about 100 start-ups in their growth journey, through their...

The Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) in Torbay and SETsquared Exeter have announced a new partnership which will "enable technology businesses to benefit from the unique combination of skills, knowledge and expertise that the partners offer."

The formal partnership will support EPIC tenants to access the University of Exeter's research expertise, and provide...

SETsquared has been guaranteed an additional £2m funding from Innovate UK, a non-departmental public body providing support to companies by way of finances and business support.

The funds will be used to run a second phase of the Regional Angel Investment Accelerator (RAIA) scheme, a process which will be supported by the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) in partnership with...

SETsquared Exeter are supporting the Tech South West StartUp Studio, a virtual accelerator for early stage tech companies in the South West.

The Tech South West StartUp Studio is kicking off again and it is great to see more businesses joining the programme and taking those early steps on a business journey which could lead anywhere.

What is most encouraging for me is that...

Cardiff University has become the sixth partner of SETsquared , the world’s top-ranked university-business incubator.

Cardiff joins the South West universities of Bath , Bristol and Exeter , as well as Southampton and Surrey , and will further strengthen the group’s capability for providing enterprise and innovation programmes for researchers, entrepreneurs and high-growth companies...

Bristol-based LatchAid launched a new app last week, during World Breastfeeding Week, in a bid to provide increased support for breastfeeding mothers.

LatchAid, which is part of the SETsquared Bristol incubator, was set up by Dr Chen Mao Davies, an Oscar and BAFTA-winning expert in computer graphics and animation, after facing her own struggles with breastfeeding, pain and subsequent...

An investment app founded during lockdown by two graduates who had never met each other is seeking to raise funds via Crowdcube.

Stratiphy , which came through the South West’s SETsquared accelerator programme, lets users build trading strategies according to their risk appetite and sustainability criteria. Its aim is to democratise access to the sort of trading analysis that would...

Ferryx , a biotech company tackling gastrointestinal inflammation, pitched alongside ten other startups from Bristol’s world-leading tech scene to win ‘Best Elevator Pitch’ at SETsquared Bristol ’s Tech-Xpo on Wednesday 30 June.

SETsquared Bristol is a University of Bristol-led incubator, supporting the growth of technology-based businesses, helping them move from initial ideas into...