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    • About us
          • 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

            20+

            Advanced technology facilities nationwide

    • Our ambition
          • Our ambition is to realise the practical application of deep tech through four interventions

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            Enabling UK deep tech companies to scale

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            Improving UK industrial supply chain resilience

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            Driving industrial decarbonisation

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            Advancing UK development and use of data driven and open future networks

    • 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

    • Our places
    • Startups and scaleups
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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...
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            Quantum Technology Programme

            Separating opportunity from hype to understand industry challenges that may be best solved by quantum computing.
    • Government and Public sector
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            Hydrogen Innovation Programme

            Discover more about the the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative and the deployment of hydrogen technologies to address pressing energy and environmental...
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            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.
            Find out more UK Digital Twin Centre
    • Corporates and Industry
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            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...
    • Academia
    • 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...
    • Services
          • 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.

          • 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.

    • Technologies
    • Facilities
    • Opportunities
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    • Current interventions
          • ORCA-020

            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.
            Find out more UK Digital Twin Centre
    • Case studies
          • Black Founders Programme Showcase event.

            SymphoMe: case study

            Part of the FutureScope's Black Founders Programme, Digital Catapult supported Nyangibo Gallery to get investment ready and receive business expertise
    • Events
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    • Publications
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            Get involved

            Be the first to know about upcoming resources, events and activities in the BridgeAI programme.
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            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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open-calls

Augmentor: Accelerating AR and VR startups

Open date: Wednesday 17 July 2019   Close date: Friday 6 September 2019

Augmentor is a 12-week programme supporting early stage businesses developing innovative and commercially-focused applications of augmented and virtual reality. The programme gives companies technical and business mentorship, access to state-of-the-art facilities and support to confidently pitch their ideas directly at an exclusive investor showcase.

Who should apply?

The programme supports companies that can deliver immersive tools or solutions serving the manufacturing and creative industries, along with those progressing solutions that support the development of immersive technologies.

Why you should get involved:

Augmentor supports early stage businesses working with immersive technologies, since inception the programme has helped companies such as Reality Zero One and Gravity Sketch to secure significant investment and funding, as well as gain new clients. But that’s just a small part, Augmentor also offers:

Augmentor supports early stage businesses working with immersive technologies, since inception the programme has helped companies such as KageNova, Valkyrie and HoloMe to secure significant investment and funding, as well as gain new clients. But that’s just a small part; Augmentor also offers:

Mentorship

Guidance and support from technology, industry and business experts

Masterclasses

Exclusive masterclasses to accelerate the development of your business

Access to facilities

Access to Digital Catapult’s state-of-the-art immersive facilities including the Immersive Labs

Sales and partnerships

Digital Catapult opens doors to public sector and larger businesses

Investment and funding

Discover alternative sources of funding, build relationships with lead investors and pitch at an exclusive investment showcase

To find out more about Augmentor and how to apply visit www.augmentor.co.uk.