KETS Quantum Security raise over £2 million in investment

SETsquared Bristol member, KETS Quantum Security, has joined the growing list of ventures that have achieved successful investment rounds in 2018.   Corporations and government initiatives have backed the quantum-secure communications start-up to the tune of £2 million. The funding round includes investments from early stage venture fund, Quantonation, Kx, and Innovate UK’s Industrial Strategy…

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Snap Tech pitches for £2m investment at SETsquared’s 15th Accelerating Growth Investment Showcase

UK entrepreneurs behind high-growth potential technology companies, including Bristol-based Snap Tech Ltd, gathered in London on 5 December 2018, to pitch for a combined £18m to an audience of investors at SETsquared Partnership’s annual Accelerating Growth Investment Showcase.   Running for the past 14 years, SETsquared’s Investment Showcase has become a huge success; attracting hundreds of investors,…

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SETsquared Bristol case study : One Big Circle

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. We had a chat with One Big Circle Co-Founder and Director, Emily Kent…   What does One Big Circle do? One…

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International growth case study: Test and Verification Solutions

“Our company has grown tremendously under support from SETsquared Bristol.” –  Mike Bartley, T&VS Founder   SETsquared Bristol alumni member Mike Bartley is the founder of Test and Verification Solutions (T&VS). Mike gained his PhD in Mathematical Logic at the University of Bristol and has been involved in software testing and hardware verification for over…

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Ziylo Founder Dr Harry Destecroix Voted Bessemer Fellow of 2018

Ziylo was recently acquired in a deal worth up to $800m, giving rights of its glucose-binding molecules to Novo Nordisk Dr Harry Destecroix progressed through the SETsquared incubation programme with Ziylo, which he founded as a University of Bristol spin out in 2015 Bessemer Fellowship is awarded to the person who exhibits tenacity, drive, ambition,…

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New Enterprise Competition winners awarded funding and SETsquared membership

University of Bristol researchers, iCOMAT have been announced as winners of the New Enterprise Fund, and awarded with the top prize – a £10,000 backing fund to help develop their composite manufacturing design company. Competition sponsor, SETsquared Bristol, was delighted to award two funded places on its business incubation programme to runners up: Actuation Lab…

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SETsquared Bristol case study : Complia

To help aspiring entrepreneurs and future SETsquared Bristol members, we are showcasing a number of case studies exploring the different routes to joining our incubation programme, as well as the diversity of tech amongst our members. Complia is currently one of our earliest stage members, that are developing a soft robotics product at the University…

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SETsquared Bristol case study : A2Z Technologies

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. We had a chat with A2Z Technologies Founder, Azir Razzak…   What is your idea/product?   A2Z Technologies is…

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Ziylo acquired by Novo Nordisk in a deal for a potential $800m

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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