SETsquared-Bristol
Two deeptech graduate startups from the University of Bristol are joining our SETsquared Bristol Propel incubation programme. Fidelis AI and EarTide are prize winners of the New Enterprise Competition, the University of Bristol’s longest running startup competition which awards £35,000 of funding to entrepreneurial students, staff and alumni each year. The competition is run by the Basecamp Enterprise Team in…
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We are thrilled to welcome three new appointments who will join the SETsquared Bristol team this month. Caroline Thompson joins as Centre Manager, and Dr Becky Sage and Dr Kam Pooni as Entrepreneurs in Residence. The new appointments will join the incumbent team to work alongside Innovation Manager Lauren Ellse and Co-ordinator Sophie Connolly, as…
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Inductosense, a University of Bristol spinout and former member of the SETsquared Bristol incubator, has been honoured with a King’s Award for innovation. Now in its 59th year, The King’s Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, is the most prestigious business award in the country, with successful businesses able to…
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Bristol’s startup community came together recently for the fourth instalment of our SETsquared Bristol Startup Stories series, featuring two fireside chats exploring the founder journey – from the initial startup idea, to scaling and exit. Two founders at different stages, Laura Gemmell, founder of AI and data education company Taught by Humans, and Andrew Smith,…
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We are recruiting for two job vacancies, a SETsquared Bristol Manager and an Entrepreneur in Residence. We are now closed for applications for Entrepreneur in Residence. SETsquared Bristol is one of the region’s pioneering tech incubators. Since its inception in Bristol in 2002 it has; Supported over 500 companies across 20+ sectors Facilitated the raising…
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Next-generation life sciences company, GenomeKey, was recently awarded $11.4m to transform sepsis diagnosis and treatment. We had a chat with CEO, Dr Michael Roberts, to hear his story… GenomeKey at a glance: Market sector: Life Sciences Location: Bristol Number of employees: 25 Amount of funding raised: Over £16m Company growth status: Commercialisation Let’s start with GenomeKey’s…
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Neuroelectrics, a pioneer in high-definition brain stimulation and EEG technology, has partnered with Neuronostics, an innovator in advanced digital biomarkers and EEG analysis, to deliver an integrated EEG solution tailored for the pharmaceutical, contract research organizations (CROs) and academic partners. This collaboration combines Neuroelectrics’ cutting-edge EEG hardware with Neuronostics’ proprietary analytics to streamline clinical trials…
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Wilder Sensing, a developer of software for biodiversity monitoring using audio and Artificial Intelligence (AI), has secured £700,000 in equity investment. The South West Investment Fund awarded £300,000 via appointed Fund Manager The FSE Group, and additional funding was provided by Oxford Innovation Finance and Cambridge Angels. The new capital will enable the company…
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In a vibrant display of entrepreneurial spirit, the SETsquared Partnership highlighted the investment potential of university startups and spinouts at a high-profile event in London last month. Investment Futures attracted a dynamic crowd of over 300 attendees, bringing together university researchers, innovators, industry experts and investors interested in capitalising on groundbreaking tech innovation. Our companies…
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Anna-Lisa Wesley, Entrepreneur in Residence at SETsquared Bristol, reflects on the power of storytelling and needing new founder stories for our time. “Working in tech right now, we need some new heroes, heroines, new plots, new tools, new lessons. We desperately need new material.” Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn… these business stories, the founders that sit behind them and…
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