Black Founders Programme
The Black Founders Programme is an accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services...
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Digital Catapult is a deep tech innovation organisation driving business value by accelerating the application of advanced technologies.
3,000
Companies supported since 2018
£555m
Investment raised by startups since 2018
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Advanced technology facilities nationwide
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- Our ambition
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Our ambition is to realise the practical application of deep tech through four interventions
Enabling UK deep tech companies to scale
Improving UK industrial supply chain resilience
Driving industrial decarbonisation
Advancing UK development and use of data driven and open future networks
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- Our people
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We are an organisation made up of almost 300 innovators.
We pride ourselves on the skilled and talented people from varied backgrounds that make up our team – we harness the expertise, perspectives and connections of people of more than 40 nationalities, thereby bringing together a diversity of skills, experience and backgrounds.
Susan Bowen
CEO of Digital Catapult
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- Startups and scaleups
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Quantum Technology Programme
Separating opportunity from hype to understand industry challenges that may be best solved by quantum computing.
SONIC Labs Technology Access Programme
Five innovative organisations are participating on our SONIC Labs Technology Access Programme
Digital Supply Chain Programme: Made Smarter Innovation | Digital Supply Chain Hub
Creating a virtual hub, data observatory and network of industrial living labs to optimise information flows across manufacturing supply chains.
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AI Startup Programme | Project: BridgeAI
The Innovate UK BridgeAI programme aims to stimulate the adoption AI and machine learning in high-growth potential sectors of the UK economy.
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- Government and Public sector
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Open RAN Innovation Programme & Lab | Project: SONIC Labs
SONIC (SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre) Labs is a commercially-neutral, collaborative, environment for testing interoperability and integration of open, disaggregated...
Hydrogen Innovation Programme
Discover more about the the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative and the deployment of hydrogen technologies to address pressing energy and environmental...
Digitalising Energy Programme
Energy Systems Catapult and Digital Catapult have partnered to explore the groundwork for a UK-wide initiative to accelerate a digitalised,...
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UK Digital Twin Centre
Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre makes digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK. It actively enable industries and innovators to safely embrace, explore and realise their dynamic power.
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- Corporates and Industry
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Advanced Media Production: Foresighting skills for the future report
The Advanced Media Production: foresighting skills for the future report has been developed by Digital Catapult and Innovate UK's Workforce...
Green Hydrogen Certifier
This report looks at the Green Hydrogen Certifier - an end-to-end demonstration of a potential digital certification solution for hydrogen production...
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Annual Impact Report 2024
In the 2024 Annual Impact Report, Digital Catapult shares highlights from the past year, demonstrating how we lead the way, shaping and de-risking early adoption of deep tech solutions.
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- Academia
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UKTIN Publications and Insights
UKTIN Reports and White Papers provide insights for the future development of the telecoms industry.Advanced Media Production: Foresighting skills for the future report
The Advanced Media Production: foresighting skills for the future report has been developed by Digital Catapult and Innovate UK's Workforce...
Digital solutions for the energy sector
This report looks at challenges shared across the UK energy sector, as well as digital interventions that will enable the...
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Digital Twin SME Network – London
Join Digital Catapult for a London based SME network event to explore how you could leverage the UK Digital Twin Centre's resources and programmes.
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- Investors
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Black Founders Programme
The Black Founders Programme is an accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services...
Creative Technology Programme | Project: MyWorld
MyWorld is a flagship programme for the UK’s creative technology sector. Led by the University of Bristol, it convenes the...
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SymphoMe: case study
Part of the FutureScope's Black Founders Programme, Digital Catapult supported Nyangibo Gallery to get investment ready and receive business expertise
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Bespoke software & data systems
Developing proof-of-concept demonstrators to showcase the viability and benefit of deep tech solutions.
Platform engineering service
Designing, building and operating physical and digital facilities. Providing testbeds for deep tech discovery and experimentation.
Technology & innovation consultancy
Consultancy services helping organisations addresses market preparedness gaps, evaluate financial viability and navigate technology change management.
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Acceleration programmes for business
Creating acceleration programmes to support businesses.Helping them grow through mentorship, technology support, networking, and investment opportunities.
Facilitating and convening
Bringing together and developing ecosystems of companies to explore, test and demonstrate how deep tech works in practice.
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- 5GProviding advice and guidance on deep tech.
- Artificial intelligenceAccelerating the ethical and responsible adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
- Distributed systemsExploring, supporting and demonstrating digital technologies for coordinating multi-stakeholder…
- Future networksThe next generation of network technologies.
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- ImmersiveMaking the UK the best place in the world to create immersive content and applications.
- Internet of thingsAccelerating the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) to make the connected world a commercial reality.
- Testbed facilitiesOperating physical and digital facilities, providing access for companies to explore deep tech.
- QuantumNew quantum devices such as quantum sensors, quantum clocks and quantum key distribution will impact…
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- Facilities
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- 5G Innovation ProgrammeDigital Catapult has launched this state-of-the-art 5G Immersive Lab in partnership with the North East Combined Authority.
- 5G TestbedsThese fully functional cellular technology facilities help to bring solutions out of R&D for testing as an early real-world deployment.
- Advanced Media Production StudiosThe UK’s first network of advanced media production studios built to enable research and innovation.
- Open Networks LabA collaborative environment for testing the interoperability and integration of open, disaggregated, and software-centric network solutions and multi-vendor architectures.
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- Immersive LabsBuilt to encourage and support the UK’s growing immersive community in developing commercially viable immersive content and applications.
- Future Networks LabOur Future Networks Lab has been created to support the adoption of IoT and 5G technologies.
- SONIC LabsA collaborative environment for testing the interoperability and integration of open, disaggregated, and software-centric network solutions and multi-vendor architectures.
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SONIC Labs Investor Seminar on Future Networks
Calling investors in digital technologies: take a deep dive into investment opportunities across telecoms future networks.
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- Current interventions
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Digital Supply Chain Programme: Made Smarter Innovation | Digital Supply Chain Hub
Creating a virtual hub, data observatory and network of industrial living labs to optimise information flows across manufacturing supply chains.Creative Technology Programme | Project: MyWorld
MyWorld is a flagship programme for the UK’s creative technology sector. Led by the University of Bristol, it convenes the...Quantum Technology Programme
Separating opportunity from hype to understand industry challenges that may be best solved by quantum computing.
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UK Digital Twin Centre
Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre makes digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK. It actively enable industries and innovators to safely embrace, explore and realise their dynamic power.
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- Case studies
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lowRISC: case study
A key industry partner for the DSbD Technology Access Programme, supporting innovative companies with access to CHERI enabled hardware.
ORCA Computing: case study
ORCA Computing partnered with Digital Catapult to offer tailored support and access to quantum computing
Quantum optimisation for telecoms
Vodafone recognised Digital Catapult’s Quantum Technology Access Programme as an opportunity to explore quantum computing’s potential to optimise its telecoms...
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Keeping traffic moving – Port of Dover success story
Learn how the Port of Dover gained insights into mitigating traffic congestion by simulating changes using a quantum computer.
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Digital Twin Discovery Webinar Series
Join Digital Catapult for a webinar series from the UK Digital Twin Centre. Whether you're building, adopting, or scaling digital...
Meet us at EuCNC & 6G Summit, Poland
Meet us in Poland from 3 to 6 June at the 2025 EuCNC & 6G Summit to explore all aspects...
Meet us at Commercialising Quantum Global 2025
Meet us in London from 13 to 14 May for Commercialising Quantum 2025, Europe's largest quantum-focused event.
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Digital Twin SME Network – London
Join Digital Catapult for a London based SME network event to explore how you could leverage the UK Digital Twin Centre's resources and programmes.
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Unlocking the Power of Digital Twin Communication
Digital twins are evolving from isolated systems into collaborative, intelligent networks. Explore how a shared messaging schema can unlock interoperability...
Bridging Physical and Digital Worlds: The Intelligence of Digital Twins
Explore how intelligent digital twins turn real-time data into insight. Learn how Digital Catapult supports deep tech growth and digital...
Power struggles: The energy sector’s biggest pain points
Discover the biggest challenges facing the UK energy sector, from fluctuating demand and regulatory hurdles to clean power transitions. Learn...
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Climate Tech, Clean Tech, Envirotech & Green Tech: What’s the Difference?
Do you know your climate tech from cleantech, or envirotech from green tech? What’s the difference and why is it important?
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Get involved
Be the first to know about upcoming resources, events and activities in the BridgeAI programme.
Net Zero Innovation Programme | Project: Tenfold
In November 2023, DAERA announced its partnership with Digital Catapult on a new innovation programme to provide local businesses with...The Programme
Find out more about how the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme and how it aims to stimulate the adoption AI and...
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Digital Twin SME Network – London
Join Digital Catapult for a London based SME network event to explore how you could leverage the UK Digital Twin Centre's resources and programmes.
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Powering the UK’s advanced connectivity through quantum technology innovation
Digital Catapult, a deep tech innovation organisation, is driving the development and deployment of open and future networks across the...
UK Digital Twin Centre opens in Belfast to drive nationwide industrial innovation
The UK Digital Twin Centre has officially opened in Belfast, marking a major milestone in the UK’s digital innovation landscape...
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Data innovator Rubik Technologies awarded £75,000 grant by Techstart Ventures and Digital Catapult in Smart Nano NI challenge
Techstart Ventures, an early-stage technology investor, and Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, have announced that Rubik Technologies has been awarded £75,000...
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