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Climatetech innovators develop solution to combat wildfires
Wildfires pose significant threats worldwide, impacting ecosystems and communities and exacerbating climate change. The combination of climate change, dry conditions and human actions has led to more frequent and intense...
![John Terry TheSparkies-web size John Terry of Neuronostics with award at The SPARKies awards 2024](https://setsquared-bristol.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/John-Terry-TheSparkies-web-size-1024x683-landscape-0c32568d3289b830b0139e5733fe9282-.jpg)
SETsquared Bristol companies shine at The SPARKies 2024
The recent SPARKies Awards night, hosted at Central Warehouse in the heart of Bristol, brought together the region’s tech and digital leaders to celebrate excellence in the West. SETsquared member...
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iCOMAT raises $22.5m to automate advanced composite manufacturing for sustainable transport
iCOMAT, a SETsquared Bristol alumnus and University of Bristol spinout, has closed its Series A funding round, securing $22.5m (£17.6m) to deliver lighter transport solutions faster and at a lower...
![University of Bristol New Enterprise Competition 2024, Engine Sh SLANT and Weaving Change founders with New Enterprise Competition award trophies](https://setsquared-bristol.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/UoB-NEC-2024-Engine-Shed-Highlights_BMS3423_-1024x681-landscape-28c77ebc2552bb01f3c523a0f408b790-.jpg)
Sustainable student startup winners join SETsquared Bristol
We are pleased to welcome two sustainable student startups to our Quest incubation programme as winners of the New Enterprise Competition. The New Enterprise Competition is the University of Bristol’s...
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Healthtech spotlight: Jack Fertility
Jack Fertility has recently launched its £500K fundraising campaign to bring the world’s first home-to-lab sperm test kit to market. We had a chat with Co-founders, Lily Elsner and Nick Shipley, to...
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Wave Photonics secures £4.5m to deploy light-based chips for quantum technologies
Our alumnus, Wave Photonics, has received £4.5m funding to develop a new range of on-chip photonics designs for quantum technologies, sensors and datacentre applications. Since 2021, the Cambridge-based startup has...
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The least answered question when preparing for investment
Kevin Simmons, Entrepreneur in Residence at SETsquared Bristol, reflects on the best way to improve the odds of getting investment for your tech business. "No matter how ‘investor ready’ you may...
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