Posts Tagged ‘Growth’
SETsquared Bristol contributes 10% of total investment raised in South West for third consecutive year
SETsquared Bristol is delighted to announce that its members raised a combined £40.2 million in 2020, contributing to over 10% of the total investment raised by the South West region for the third consecutive year in a row. Despite the South West seeing a slowing down in investment due to the pandemic, more than half…
Read More#Idea2Pitch returns as part of Bristol Technology Festival to help startups deliver a winning pitch
SETsquared Bristol’s free #Idea2Pitch workshop for tech entrepreneurs is returning on 10th November at Engine Shed as part of Bristol Technology Festival. #Idea2Pitch is a chance for novice entrepreneurs to explore the viability of a new business idea, or an opportunity for early stage companies to enhance and hone their skills before approaching investors. This…
Read MoreEnterprising Women Showcase celebrates new innovative Bristol businesses
A cohort of 18 women who are incubating their startups through SETsquared Bristol’s Enterprising Women programme, supported by NatWest, will showcase their new products and services at a blended pitching event on 27th October 2020. The Enterprising Women Showcase will be publicly live streamed and those watching can find out about the new women-led innovations…
Read MoreSandeep Roy: Mentoring to give back and foster inclusive growth in Bristol and South West
SETsquared Bristol maintains a high-quality pool of over 30 mentors, who offer their time pro-bono to mentor the Founders or management teams of SETsquared Bristol members. We had a chat with Sandeep Roy, Founder and Director of Innovate2Grow, about the benefits of giving back through mentoring and his views on the positive impact it can…
Read MoreKETS 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…
Read MorePitching 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…
Read MoreSETsquared Bristol announces new and extended FD-in-Residence service
We are pleased to announce our new and extended FD (Financial Director) in Residence service for SETsquared Bristol members, which is now available weekly instead of fortnightly. Our incumbent FD in Residence, Corrigan Accountants, led by Partner, Pete Edwards, are continuing to provide the service, but will be joined by Jonathan Gaunt, Founder and Managing Director of FD Works, helping us to providing a more frequent and broad…
Read MoreSETsquared Bristol celebrate record £58 million turnover and founder diversity
SETsquared Bristol is delighted to announce that its 80+ tech startup and scaleup members have collectively achieved record turnover revenues exceeding £58 million in 2019. In addition, its members, across 27 sectors, created 240 new jobs in the city region last year. The University of Bristol-led incubator provides expertise, business support and a caring, connected…
Read MoreInvestment Showcase cements its place as the highlight of SETsquared’s events calendar
Tech collided with tradition once again at One Great George Street, London for the SETsquared Partnership‘s 16th annual Accelerating Investment Showcase on 4 December. 21 high-tech companies, each seeking investments of between £150k – £3m, from across SETsquared’s incubation centres pitched to over 140 investors who attended on the day with further investors watching online.…
Read MoreSETsquared Bristol welcome Steve Edwards as Interim Centre Director
We are pleased to announce that Steve Edwards will be joining SETsquared Bristol in January 2020 as our Interim Centre Director to cover the maternity leave of Monika Radclyffe. Steve will head up the SETsquared Bristol team providing business incubation services to our 80 plus members. He will also lead in strategic business planning for…
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