Posts Tagged ‘business support’
Neuronostics recognised as a game-changer in Healthtech
Bristol-based digital health company Neuronostics has been celebrated as Most Transformative Healthtech Company at the OBN Awards 2025. The team behind BioEP™, Neuronostics’ digital biomarker, is revolutionising epilepsy diagnosis by revealing patterns in EEG data that would otherwise go unnoticed. This additional insight supports clinicians in making more confident, data-driven decisions, helping patients receive the…
Read MoreAI startup wins Rising Star – Early Stage, High Potential Award
Taught by Humans, a Bristol-based startup on a mission to make AI safe, useful, and human, has been named the winner of the Rising Star: Early Stage, High Potential Award. The award shines a spotlight on the most promising early-stage ventures within the SETsquared ecosystem, celebrating start-ups, spin-outs, student enterprises, and ICURe alumni that are…
Read MoreStartup Stories – Paying the Price of Starting Up
Bristol’s startup community gathered for our latest instalment of the Startup Stories series, where founders and experts shared candid insights into the financial and emotional challenges of early-stage business life. “Investor readiness takes everything you’ve got” – Simon Bates Simon Bates, founder of Actuation Labs, reflected on launching his business from his childhood home. He…
Read MoreCompany helping young people quit vaping wins Tech-Xpo pitch competition
A startup that is developing a smart solution to help young adults quit vaping has won Best Elevator Pitch at this year’s Tech-Xpo Showcase. The showcase is the flagship pitch and demo event by SETsquared Bristol, the University of Bristol’s acclaimed tech incubator. Abigail Simpson, Founder of Evex Digital Health, delivered a pitch recalling a time when the air of a local pub…
Read MoreTech-Xpo returns for 2025!
SETsquared Bristol’s flagship pitch, demo and connect showcase – Tech-Xpo – is back for 2025, and tickets are now open for you to attend. From trailblazing startups to game-changing scaleups, this is your chance to discover the next big thing in tech and vote for your ‘Best Elevator Pitch’ on the night. Following its 20-year…
Read MoreDeeptech graduate startups win membership to SETsquared Bristol
Two deeptech graduate startups from the University of Bristol are joining our SETsquared Bristol Propel incubation programme. Fidelis AI and EarTide are prize winners of the New Enterprise Competition, the University of Bristol’s longest running startup competition which awards £35,000 of funding to entrepreneurial students, staff and alumni each year. The competition is run by the Basecamp Enterprise Team in…
Read MoreWelcome to our new Centre Manager and Entrepreneurs in Residence
We are thrilled to welcome three new appointments who will join the SETsquared Bristol team this month. Caroline Thompson joins as Centre Manager, and Dr Becky Sage and Dr Kam Pooni as Entrepreneurs in Residence. The new appointments will join the incumbent team to work alongside Innovation Manager Lauren Ellse and Co-ordinator Sophie Connolly, as…
Read MoreInductosense honoured with King’s Award for innovation
Inductosense, a University of Bristol spinout and former member of the SETsquared Bristol incubator, has been honoured with a King’s Award for innovation. Now in its 59th year, The King’s Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, is the most prestigious business award in the country, with successful businesses able to…
Read MoreTwo new job opportunities at SETsquared Bristol
We are recruiting for two job vacancies, a SETsquared Bristol Manager and an Entrepreneur in Residence. We are now closed for applications for Entrepreneur in Residence. SETsquared Bristol is one of the region’s pioneering tech incubators. Since its inception in Bristol in 2002 it has; Supported over 500 companies across 20+ sectors Facilitated the raising…
Read MoreLife Sciences spotlight: GenomeKey
Next-generation life sciences company, GenomeKey, was recently awarded $11.4m to transform sepsis diagnosis and treatment. We had a chat with CEO, Dr Michael Roberts, to hear his story… GenomeKey at a glance: Market sector: Life Sciences Location: Bristol Number of employees: 25 Amount of funding raised: Over £16m Company growth status: Commercialisation Let’s start with GenomeKey’s…
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