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Anna-Lisa Wesley at SETsquared Bristol

Anna-Lisa Wesley: Down with the elevator pitch, up with good chat

Anna-Lisa Wesley, Entrepreneur in Residence at SETsquared Bristol, shares her six-step guide to get through informal pitch situations with your reputation intact and maybe even a few hot leads. For...
Emm team - three people outside smiling

Emm develops world’s first biowearable for female health

Emm, a Bristol-based biotech startup, has developed a first-of-its-kind biowearable with the potential to revolutionise female health. Having closed its pre-seed funding of over $1million, it is now in Beta...
Tom Riglar pitching at Silicon Gorge 2022

SETsquared Bristol companies pitch at Silicon Gorge final 

Twelve innovative tech and digital startups from the South West and Wales pitched to investors at the Silicon Gorge final this month, including three SETsquared Bristol companies.  Silicon Gorge is...
Voltric founders with electric vehicles

Electric vehicle startup Voltric launches next seed raise

Electric vehicle subscription business Voltric has announced its next seed fundraiser following an initial investment round this year. The fast-growth startup which is seeking to increase electric vehicle driving through...
Ferryx - Ferrocalm package design, hand holding package with turquoise background

Ferryx: Innovative biotech solutions to common gut problems

We had a chat with Dr Jenny Bailey, Co-founder and CEO of Ferryx, to hear her story. The University of Bristol spin-out has recently raised £300k seed capital and been awarded...
Paul, Anna-Lisa and Lara Lalemi at Enterprising Women 2.0 Showcase

Diverse founders are worth investing in – Paul Forster

It’s a fitting time for an update on SETsquared Bristol’s equality, diversity and inclusion work as October is Black History Month, plus Ada Lovelace Day, Dyslexia Awareness Week and Diwali...
Stephanie 3-cropped

OKKO Health announce £2 million pre-seed round to bring sight monitoring app to European market

OKKO Health, a developer of eye health self-monitoring apps, has announced the close of a pre-seed round of £2 million to support the launch of its eye health monitoring app...
Enterprising Women 2.0 showcase - group photo

Enterprising Women reopens for third year providing free business support for women

We’re delighted to open applications for Enterprising Women 3.0, a supportive and inclusive business support programme to help women take their business or idea to the next stage.  Now in...
Healthtech panel event in the Junction at Engine Shed

Healthtech products – from innovation to implementation

There is a vibrant healthtech* cluster in the South West region, with over 90 healthtech startups alone in Bristol. This sector has huge potential for Bristol, but it also has...

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