Press releases
Our latest achievements and announcements.


Digital Catapult appoints Joe Butler as Chief Technology Officer
Published 27 Apr 2020

New Government Future Fund announced for innovative startup and scaleups
Loans will range from £125,000 to £5 million
Published 20 Apr 2020

New Industrial Net Zero hub to be established in Cambridge by Digital Catapult and TWI
Digital Catapult and TWI Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to launch the new Industrial Net Zero Innovation…
Published 30 Mar 2020

Launching 5G in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry
5pring consortium wins contract from WM5G to bring the UK’s first 5G accelerators to three major cities
Published 30 Mar 2020

Applications open for third round of Digital Catapult and Arts Council England’s CreativeXR
Fund for immersive creative content returns with support from Epic MegaGrants and StoryFutures Academy
Published 5 Mar 2020


Digital Catapult launches UK Germany Global Challenge in partnership with Deutschland – Land der Ideen, Siemens and CHEP Europe to drive international collaboration for industrial innovation and sustainability
UK & German startups and scaleups encouraged to apply to help tackle industrial challenges through the use of advanced digital…
Published 23 Jan 2020

Digital Catapult’s Augmentor programme concludes with investor and executive showcase
Demonstrating the clear potential of commercially-viable, innovative virtual and augmented reality-enabled products
Published 21 Jan 2020

INITIATE is open for collaboration
The EPSRC-funded INITIATE Project announces opening of its testbed to explore key capabilities for internet research
Published 14 Jan 2020

Digital Catapult’s Platinum Awards winners announced
Digital Catapult’s Platinum Awards winners announced
Published 28 Nov 2019