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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

            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
          • London Office

            London

            The base for more than 200 experts from a diverse range of industries and backgrounds.

            north-east

            North East

            Supporting organisations across all sectors, with programmes for the manufacturing, creative and VCSE.

            northern-ireland

            Northern Ireland

            Connecting industry and academia to build innovative partnerships, and helping organisations to work smarter.

            south-west

            South West

            Helping to scale industrial activities through a combination of engineering, digital expertise and research.

    • 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

            Led by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre will make digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK. It will 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
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    • 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

            Led by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre will make digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK. It will 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
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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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Digital Catapult > Clients > Startups

Client

Startups

Supporting innovative high growth technology startups with the resources needed for success.

Through market-leading expertise, we provide you with the technical and commercial skills you need to develop and scale, while connecting you with relevant industry partners, investors and potential customers.

Our programmes apply our proven methodologies to accelerate development and de-risk the adoption of successful solutions that use technology in innovative ways.

Our support covers a range of relevant technical and commercial specialisms, including investment, marketing, finance, ethics, and advanced digital technologies.

Advanced technologies. Deep tech by nature, cross-tech in practice, driving innovation to solve real-world industry challenges.

Targeted support. Meeting participants’ specific needs at the right level within each programme.

Access to experts. Full access to deep and wide expertise and experience: cross-sector, cross-technology and cross-discipline.

Application to industry. Bridging the gaps between research, innovation and adoption.

Ultra-networked. Connection to the UK’s most diverse community of research, innovation and investment talent.

500

Startups across our acceleration programmes

£400m

We helped raise over £400 million of early-stage funding

£52m

Machine Intelligence Garage raised £52m investment

£3.2m

Raised through our Augmentor programme

£2m

Exceeded in funding through CreativeXR

Programmes

This is what you can expect when you join one of our startup programmes:

Diagnostic sessions. 1-2-1 sessions with experts and mentors to determine your current technological, commercial and strategic needs.

Investment guidance. Business and investment support, based on the findings of your diagnostic sessions, including sessions with experienced investors.

Access to deep tech expertise. Draw on our specialist knowledge and experience in applying and combining advanced digital technologies to deliver transformational solutions for UK industry.

Access to state-of-the-art facilities. Quantum computing, 5G testbeds, immersive labs, future networks labs, virtual production test stages, 3D capture, an open radio network testing environment and more.

Potential for follow-on funding opportunities. Successful completion of a programme can open the door to more funding opportunities as you continue to scale.

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Current programmes

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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…

Smart Nano NI

Smart Nano NI is a Northern Ireland consortium collaborating to develop game-changing advanced prototyping and smart manufacturing methods to deliver…

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

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Loud Parade: case study

Part of the FutureScope’s Black Founders Programme, Digital Catapult supported Loud Parade to get investment ready and receive business expertise.

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Nyangibo Gallery: 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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Megaverse – Game Changers

Discover how Digital Catapult introduced Megaverse to the new immersive initiative—the Advanced Media Production Network. Explore the Broadcast Tech finalist-nominated…

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