Posts Tagged ‘Business services’
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 all fall within this month. Yet it’s been only a year since my last update, and year can be a short time in the world…
Read MoreOKKO 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 in Germany. The round was led by Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH Ventures), based in Cologne, Germany, from its Digital Health Fund. The Bristol-based healthtech…
Read MoreEnterprising 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 its third year, the NatWest funded programme will run from February to July 2023 and provide expert business support, workshops, mentoring and coaching, along with…
Read MoreMinority ethnic tech founders supported by Breakthrough Bursary
We are thrilled to relaunch our Breakthrough Bursary for the fourth year, continuing SETsquared Bristol‘s commitment to tech inclusivity. The bursary is for UK tech entrepreneurs from a minority ethnic background, providing access to tailored business support at heavily discounted rates. This includes coaching and mentoring, advice clinics, events, skills and training workshops and support…
Read MoreBiotech spin-out Ferryx secures seed funding
Bristol-based biotech startup, Ferryx, has raised £300k seed capital from Deepbridge Capital for further development of its innovative solution to common gut problems. Ferryx is a University of Bristol spin-out company that joined SETsquared Bristol in 2020 and has since won ‘Best Elevator Pitch’ at our Tech-Xpo 2021 Showcase. The company aims to tackle the…
Read MoreThinking differently: Neurodiversity in early-stage companies – Jack Jordan-Connelly
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) shares a common trait with many other mental health conditions, in which most people assume they have a ‘pretty good understanding’ of it, without actually realising the variety of ways it can manifest or affect day-to-day behaviour. I followed the not uncommon path of exhibiting extreme hyperactivity as a child…
Read MoreBristol University enterprise films attract wide interest
A series of films commissioned by the University of Bristol in which SETsquared Bristol company founders, researchers and academics talk candidly about their personal experiences working in the enterprise space has attracted widespread interest and praise for its diverse subject matter and honest, stereotype-busting approach. Called The Enterprise Sessions, the broadcast-style interviews see Professor Michele Barbour,…
Read MoreStartup advice from Olivia Champion, Entrepreneur in Residence
As part of a series of startup advice features with our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs), we had a chat with Olivia Champion to hear her top tips for startups. Our EiRs work with our members to provide support, advice and recommendations drawn from their own entrepreneurial backgrounds and specialist experience In what ways does your own professional…
Read MoreGreentech 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…
Read MoreInclued 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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