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Innovation Services

Scale faster. Reduce risk. Protect your investment.

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Scaling breakthrough companies isn’t easy

Scaling innovative, high-potential companies is challenging – even with breakthrough technology, the hardest barriers to investor returns are securing market traction and reliably executing business plans on the path to scale and exit.

Digital Catapult’s Innovation Services give high-growth UK companies the frameworks, tools, and expertise to move from idea to market leadership faster, smarter, and with less risk to investors.

Our modular service suite helps ambitious founders align cutting-edge technology with real market needs, delivering short, targeted interventions that create tangible outcomes. Each module is designed for speed, has a low fixed-fee, and is proven to accelerate commercialisation while safeguarding long-term growth

Our work with Digital Catapult has been hugely helpful in defining the steps we need to move our business capability forward. Their expertise and technical skills helped us address missing knowledge gaps, articulate our needs and accelerated our time to market. We can now clearly see where we need to invest our time and resources. Richard Hinkley Co-Founder, Repped Music

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A proven framework for scaling

Each module costs £15,000 and is aligned to a stage of commercial or technology readiness so businesses scale at the right speed, in the right direction. Modules focus on commercialisation, artificial intelligence (AI) support, solution design and Advanced Media Production (AMP).

Pick and combine modules to match a growth journey. Below are some illustrative examples of some of our most popular services, each priced at £15,000 + VAT.

Commercialisation Services

Value Proposition Validation

Question: Does your product truly solve customer problems?
Purpose: Test, refine, and validate your proposition with real customers.
Outcome: Evidence that your solution resonates and how to sharpen it further.

Commercialisation & Market Entry Strategy

Question: Are you ready to launch successfully?
Purpose: Build an actionable strategy for market entry and scale.
Outcome: A roadmap to commercial traction and investor confidence.

AI Support Services

AI Strategic Framework

Question: Is your organisation ready for AI at scale?
Purpose: Align AI adoption with your business goals and data maturity.
Outcome: A clear, board-level strategy for AI transformation.

AI Use Case Development & Assessment

Question: Which AI opportunities are worth pursuing?
Purpose: Define, test, and validate AI use cases for real business value.
Outcome: Investor-ready evidence before committing major spend.

Why work with Digital Catapult?

Proven

Expertise in deep tech, AI, advanced connectivity, and immersive technologies

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Active company engagements since 2019

Recognised as a trusted innovation partner by leading VCs and growth funds

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Companies helped to raise over £572 million in follow-on investment since 2018

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Hours of hands-on support to high-growth companies since the launch of this offering, over 2000 hours since May of this year alone

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FAQs for Investors

Who should use Digital Catapult’s Innovation Services?

High-growth companies that need fast, cost-effective support to hit the next milestone.
Investors who want to de-risk portfolio companies and accelerate returns.

Why are these services relevant to venture capitalists?

They accelerate time-to-market, reduce execution risk, and protect your investment.

Venture Capitalists value these services because it:

Accelerates portfolio company commercial traction and revenue.
De-risks investments by aligning technical innovation with market realities.
Helps ensure that new funding rounds translate into scalable, profitable growth.
Enables VCs to set clear commercial targets as part of the investment process.

Which scaleups benefit most?

Companies with strong technology but weaker commercialisation plans especially pre-Series A and Series B.

At which stage of investment are these services most relevant?

Seed through Series B, when go-to-market clarity drives valuation.

What action should I take?

Make completion of one or more modules a condition of investment.

If you are interested in finding out more about the service or you would like a presentation to your portfolio, please contact [email protected]

Digital Catapult is a deep tech innovation organisation driving business value by accelerating the application of advanced technologies.

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