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BridgeAI Programme

Open date: Wednesday 12 July 2023   Close date: Wednesday 9 August 2023

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FutureScope BridgeAI is a 12-week accelerator programme for UK-based startups and SMEs to help them develop responsible, ethical and desirable AI and ML deep-tech solutions.

Digital Catapult has successfully partnered with a diverse range of collaborators and industry leaders to offer access to computation power, technical and business expertise, and industry-leading support on applied AI ethics.

Digital Catapult is looking for use cases which aim to develop existing or new solutions, services or innovative experimental prototypes which demonstrate to solve real-world problems in key sectors – agriculture, creative, construction, and transport.

BridgeAI is jointly delivered by Innovate UK KTN, Digital Catapult, The Alan Turing Institute and the Hartree Centre and funded by Innovate UK. More information about the programme can be found here.

Applications are now closed.

Application brief

The aim of the BridgeAI Programme is to help UK-based startups and SMEs to help them develop responsible, ethical and desirable AI and ML deep-tech solutions.

The chosen cohort of companies will work with Digital Catapult, a diverse range of collaborators and industry leaders to offer access to computation power, technical and business expertise, and industry-leading support on applied AI ethics.

Why get involved?

Across the 12-week programme, companies will participate in support activities that include:

Ethical AI support

Computational power access

Technical support

Workshops and masterclasses

Peer-to-peer learning

Access to the BridgeAI community

Who should apply?

The programme is inviting applications from UK-registered startups and SMEs that have:

  • AI-enabled product or services
  • Strong technical teams
  • Immediate need for computation
  • Available data
  • Ethical use of AI

(See minimum requirements in the FAQs)

Start your application on the FutureScope website