SETsquared-Bristol
The classic SETsquared member company is a small technical team with some promising technology that needs help in developing a business strategy – customer proposition, sales channels, pricing strategy etc. Once the strategy is in place, we can help companies develop their “pitch deck,” that communicates that strategy to potential investors with all the necessary…
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This week, SETsquared Bristol member, TravelLocal.com, announced that it has raised a growth capital funding round to assist it in accelerating its growth globally. TravelLocal delivers authentic, personalised holidays and advice direct to clients. Working with hand-picked local travel companies and experts, it is transforming the tailor-made holiday industry by cutting out the middleman,…
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SETsquared Bristol partner with their members, video platform Sauce, to produce a collaborative video of the incubator’s networking event Taking place on board the SS Great Britain on Tuesday 4th September, the event gave attendees the opportunity to network with a wide range of people and expand their entrepreneurial networks Attendees were invited to experience…
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SETsquared Bristol member, Ziylo, has been acquired in a deal worth up to $800m (£625m) in potentially one of the largest successes in the history of its spin out parent, the University of Bristol. The biotech company has sealed the deal with Copenhagen-based pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk, who will gain full rights to Ziylo’s…
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The SETsquared Bristol incubator, along with it’s Partnership centres, will contribute £26.9 billion to the UK economy by 2030, according to an independent research report published this week by Warwick Economics & Development (WECD). The world’s top university business incubator, which is comprised of five research intensive universities: Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey, is…
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A research project into Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) diversity and inclusion funded by SETsquared Bristol has highlighted the need for increased engagement between the tech sector and Bristol’s diverse local business communities. The research report was conducted by ACH and Up Our Street with the aim to improve and increase the inclusion and…
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The tech startup scene is changing quickly. Coming back to Bristol after eight months on maternity leave was quite an eye opener for me. Before I left in October 2017, pretty much every week I had a conversation with someone about the problem of lack of available office space. The most painful one was a…
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Applications are now open for the University of Bristol’s New Enterprise Competition, which offers three opportunities to apply and pitch for start-up funding. The annual competition is open to students, staff, and recent graduates of the University, and SETsquared is pleased to be sponsoring again in 2018. Entrants of the New Enterprise Competition can be…
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The video and trailer from SETsquared Tech-Xpo 2018 event at Circomedia are now available to watch online. Tech-Xpo is an annual nomadic showcase and pitching competition for the best of Bristol’s high-tech sector. 17 companies exhibited at the event LettUs Grow were chosen as winner out of six pitches VVW, Bristol Private Equity Club, ForrestBrown, and…
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To help our aspiring entrepreneurs and future SETsquared Bristol members, we are showcasing a number of case studies demonstrating the breadth of tech and depth of success in SETsquared Bristol and what it takes to achieve. Interactive Scientific (iSci) is a growing Bristol based start up that has develped a multi-platform interface for exploring real-time molecular…
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