Who we are

Digital Catapult is the UK’s leading advanced digital technology innovation Centre, driving early adoption of technologies to make UK businesses more competitive and productive to grow the country’s economy.

We connect large established companies, startup and scaleup businesses and researchers to discover new ways to address big challenges in the manufacturing and creative industries. Through this collaboration businesses are supported to develop the right technologies to solve problems, increase productivity and open up new markets faster.

With our deep understanding of sectors and expertise in technology programmes spread across immersive (VR, AR & MR), artificial intelligence (AI & ML) and future networks (5G and Things Connected), our strategy is to be the catalyst that drives job creation and greater private investment to ultimately grow the UK economy and as such, deliver on the aims of the Government’s Industrial Strategy.   

Our Story

Founded in 2013 to play a key role in putting digital innovation at the heart of economic growth in the UK, Digital Catapult now operates four regional centres in addition to our headquarters in London. Through our innovation programmes we have engaged with over 2,000 small businesses, 25 corporations and 24 universities to drive innovation and the adoption of advanced digital technologies. 

We run innovation programmes and offer facilities that help to translate world leading research and innovation into products and services that will transform the creative and manufacturing industries, increase productivity and secure the UK’s future global competitiveness.  

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Impact

In the last five years we have:

• Contracted with 25 corporate businesses.
• Engaged with over 2000 scaleups and tech startups.
• Won collaborative R&D projects with 11 UK universities.
• Collaborated with 14 international universities.
• Built three successful regional centres with LEP, university and local business partners.
• Joined 16 European wide R&D consortia.
• Hosted over 30 international delegations.