Posts Tagged ‘bristol’
Welcome to our new Advisers in Residence
We are pleased to welcome our new Advisers in Residence, Caroline Clark (COO), Edmund Daniels (AI), Jess Saumarez (Marketer) and Mike Paton (COO). Our community of 19 Advisers in Residence are a key aspect of our incubation programme, providing pro-bono advice to our members across specialist areas including legal, finance, investment and product development. Adviser information Caroline Clark,…
Read MoreBehind Login: Competitor intelligence for fintech companies
Behind Login has built a successful consultancy business to invest in its competitor intelligence platform for fintech companies. We had a chat with Founder and Director, Oliver Lane, to hear his story… Behind Login key facts Start date: January 2022 Market sector: Market intelligence/competitor research within fintech Location: Bristol Number of employees: 7 Company growth status: Startup In your own words…
Read MoreActuation Lab secures £3m contract to support decarbonisation with hydrogen
Low carbon hydrogen will be critical to the decarbonisation of the global energy supply. However, hydrogen has an extremely high leak propensity and a global warming potential 12 times greater than carbon dioxide if it escapes into the atmosphere. The risks of ignition associated with hydrogen are significant, particularly in enclosed spaces. To support the…
Read MoreFour key reasons to grow your business at SETsquared Bristol
Jack Jordan-Connelly, Business Incubation Manager for SETsquared Bristol, reflects on why technology startups and scaleups should invest in business incubation support, and the benefits of growing a business at SETsquared Bristol. Within the SETsquared Bristol cohort, we have a broad mix of experience across our founders and executive teams. What unites them all, from first time…
Read MoreSiloton: Photonics technology to prevent sight loss
Following our member company Siloton’s £470k raise, which will further fund its diagnostic imaging technology to prevent sight loss, we had a chat with Co-founder and CEO, Alasdair Price, to hear his story… Siloton key facts Start date: 1 April 2020 Market sector: Healthtech Location: Bristol Company growth status: Seed Stage In your own words, what does Siloton do? Siloton…
Read MoreSilicon Gorge shines a light on SETsquared Bristol companies
Thirteen pioneering tech and digital startups from the South West and Wales pitched to investors for between £150,000 and £2m at the Silicon Gorge final this May, including five SETsquared Bristol companies. Silicon Gorge is a major investment event in the South West, with companies curated after a three-stage selection process by experienced network and…
Read MoreRosa Biotech secures £415,000 to accelerate early disease screening
Bio-sensing pioneer Rosa Biotech has secured £415,000 from angel investors and announced plans to accelerate development of its bio-sensing technology, designed to enable cost effective, early-stage screening of a range of life-threatening diseases. The University of Bristol healthtech spinout joined SETsquared Bristol in February 2023. It is initially targeting the early identification of non-alcoholic fatty…
Read MoreMilbotix: Transforming dementia care with SmartSocks™
Following our company Milbotix’s recent investment from Alzheimer’s Society and £1.15m in non-dilutive funding awards, we had a chat with CEO, Dr Zeke Steer, to hear his story… Milbotix key facts Start date: 24 February 2020 Market sector: Healthtech/wearables/IoT Location: Bristol and Oxford Number of employees: 8 Company growth status: Startup Milbotix is partnered with the UK Dementia Research Institute and University…
Read MoreThe winning wellbeing factor: Psychological safety for competitive edge
This month we feature a guest blog from award-winning business and wellbeing coach, Amy Armstrong, The Executive Alchemist, who has worked with SETsquared Bristol tech founders and their teams since 2016. Competitive advantage is something we’re constantly seeking for our teams. Workplace wellbeing isn’t necessarily where we look for it. Yet, we all know that…
Read MoreWelcome to our new Advisers in Residence
We are pleased to welcome QantX, Purplefish and Rocketmakers as our three new Advisers in Residence for investment, marketing and product development. Our specialist Advisers in Residence are a key aspect of our incubation membership, providing pro-bono services to our members, from funding, product development and marketing to finance, legal and IP. South West venture capital firm QantX…
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