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Ali Kazmi, Founder of Ethical Equitym, smiling in a suit at Bristol's harbour

Ethical Equity: A funding revolution for fair access to capital

We had a chat with Ethical Equity and AI Simulator Founder, Ali Kazmi, to hear his story… Ethical Equity key facts Start date: 13 Aug 2019 Market sector: Fintech Location: Bristol Number...
Zeke Steer, Founder of Milbotix with Smart Sensor Sock. Photo credit to St Monica Trust

Milbotix announce investment round and grant funding for SmartSocks™

University of Bristol spinout Milbotix has announced an investment round to complete the development of its SmartSocks™ product line, which aims to help millions of people living with dementia, non-verbal...
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getUBetter: Digital self-management for musculoskeletal conditions

Following our member getUBetter’s partnership with numerous NHS trusts and invitation to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator, we had a chat with Founder and CEO, Dr Carey McClellan, to hear his...
Stephanie 3-cropped

A record 45% of funding raises led by women

A record 45% of total funds raised by our companies were led by women in 2022. Women raised £15 million of the total £33 million raised by 85 of our...
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Stewart Noakes: Becoming investment ready

Stewart Noakes, Entrepreneur in Residence at SETsquared Bristol, shares his guide to becoming investment ready for technology startups. So, you want to raise seed funds for your idea, but with so...
spacebands founders smiling sitting on sofa in living room

Safetytech startup spacebands overfunded at £1m investment

spacebands, a startup that creates software and wearable technology to make workplaces safer, has overfunded its initial seed investment target of £600,000 to hit a total of £1m investment. It...
Paul Forster in SETsquared Bristol corridor, wearing bear logo on red jumper

Paul Forster award nomination for championing women in tech

We’re thrilled that our Community Manager Paul Forster has been nominated for FDM's Everywoman in Technology Male Agent of Change Award. This is testament to his active commitment to championing and advancing the progress...
Polly Pale, Alo Mundus Founder

Twelve innovative tech startups join our community

We are thrilled to welcome twelve new startup companies joining our incubation programme at the start of 2023. The new cohort represents a variety of sectors as well as creative...
Julian Mensah, Founder of Voltric

Voltric: Tech-enabled solutions for electric vehicle driving

Following our member Voltric’s recent seed fundraiser launch and significant pre-seed investment round, we had a chat with Chief Executive, Julian Mensah, to hear his story… Voltric key facts Start date: January...

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