SETsquared Bristol companies shine at The SPARKies 2024

John Terry of Neuronostics with award at The SPARKies awards 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 companies from across the South West were recognised for their achievements in various sectors, including biotech, createch, sustainability, and cyber. Out of 14 award categories,…

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Sustainable student startup winners join SETsquared Bristol

SLANT and Weaving Change founders with New Enterprise Competition award trophies

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 longest running startup competition which awards £35,000 of funding to entrepreneurial students, staff and alumni each year. SLANT and Weaving Change will join our community…

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Greentech and cyber student startups win flagship competition to join SETsquared

We are thrilled to welcome two new and innovative student startups to our tech incubation programme as winners of the University of Bristol’s New Enterprise Competition. RouteZero and Ultra Horizon will join our supportive and diverse community of over 80 startups, scaleups and spinouts to receive bespoke coaching and mentoring, training and networks. RouteZero is…

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Inclued wins Best Elevator Pitch award at Tech-Xpo 2022 

Our member, Bristol-based startup Inclued whose software helps identify bias, pitched against eight other innovative technology startups to win ‘Best Elevator Pitch’ at Tech-Xpo on Wednesday 29 June.  Now in its 18th year, Tech-Xpo is our flagship pitch, demo, connect showcase that provides a platform for startups to promote their innovative technologies to an audience of influential investors and business movers…

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Innovative tech companies announced for Tech-Xpo 2022

Sixteen of our member companies will exhibit and demo their innovative products at our flagship Tech-Xpo 2022 showcase on 29 June. The companies shortlisted to compete for Best Elevator Pitch award are: Corus, Grand Bequest, Hope Tech, Inclued, Lurnable, Metasonixx, Milbotix, Optect and Voltric. The annual showcase will take place at the incredible St George’s Bristol with…

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Ferryx win Best Elevator Pitch award at Tech-Xpo 2021

Ferryx, a biotech company tackling gastrointestinal inflammation, pitched alongside ten other startups from Bristol’s world-leading tech scene to win ‘Best Elevator Pitch’ at Tech-Xpo on Wednesday 30 June. Tech-Xpo is our flagship pitch, demo, connect showcase, providing a platform for startups to showcase their innovative technologies and raise investment. Founded in 2019 as a spin-out from the University of Bristol, Ferryx…

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Pitching companies announced for Tech-Xpo 2021

Eleven startup companies from Bristol’s world-leading tech scene have been shortlisted to pitch and demo their innovative products at our flagship Tech-Xpo 2021 event on 30 June. The companies competing for the Best Elevator Pitch are: AI Labs, Airway Medical, Brijj, Cotham Technologies, Data³, Ferryx, Groundwaves, Kaedim, Radii Devices, Stratiphy and Yello Butterfly. The annual showcase will be…

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KETS Quantum Security wins Tech-Xpo 2020

KETS Quantum Security, world leaders in integrated quantum cryptography hardware solutions, pitched against ten other startups from Bristol’s world-leading tech scene to win the ‘Best Elevator Pitch’ audience vote at Tuesday’s inaugural online version of SETsquared Bristol’s Tech-Xpo.  Tech-Xpo is SETsquared Bristol’s flagship pitch, demo, connect showcase, open to its startup members.   Founded in 2016 in the University of Bristol’s Quantum Engineering Technology Labs, KETS work with…

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Pitching companies announced for SETsquared Bristol’s first online Tech-Xpo

Eleven startup companies from Bristol’s world-leading tech scene have been announced to pitch and demo their innovative products at SETsquared Bristol’s Tech-Xpo 2020. The companies competing for the Best Elevator Pitch are: AutonoMe, Barbal, Bristol Pound, Byrde, Elvie, GenomeKey, getUBetter, iletpro, KETS, Radii Devices and Zentraxa. Tech-Xpo will be hosted online for the first time in its sixteen-year history, enabling the…

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SETsquared ranked global #1 university business incubator for third time

The SETsquared Partnership, a unique enterprise partnership between five leading, research-led UK universities, including the University of Bristol, has been ranked the global number one university business incubator for the third consecutive time by leading research and advisory firm, UBI Global. The title, which was awarded at the World Incubation Summit in Qatar on 6…

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