Posts Tagged ‘technology incubator’
A record 45% of funding raises led by women
A record 45% of total funds raised by our companies were led by women in 2022. Women raised £15 million of the total £33 million raised by 85 of our companies. This is testament to our long-term focus for inclusivity within the tech sector which includes our programmes, Enterprising Women and Breakthrough Bursary. Our new…
Read MorePaul Forster award nomination for championing women in tech
We’re thrilled that our Community Manager Paul Forster has been nominated for FDM’s Everywoman in Technology Male Agent of Change Award. This is testament to his active commitment to championing and advancing the progress of women in tech. At SETsquared Bristol Paul supports over 80 of our technology companies and develops a network of expert advisers and community partners to…
Read MoreTwelve innovative tech startups join our community
We are thrilled to welcome twelve new startup companies joining our incubation programme at the start of 2023. The new cohort represents a variety of sectors as well as creative uses of technology to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from improved access to healthcare and education to achieving net zero. Four of…
Read MoreIntroducing Kimberley Brook, Interim Director at SETsquared Bristol
We’re delighted to welcome Kimberley Brook as our new interim Director at SETsquared Bristol. As Director, Kim will focus on the strategic growth of our incubation and pre-incubation programmes, alongside the development of corporate partnerships and investor relations. Kim takes the helm from Marty Reid who has taken up the role of Interim Executive Director…
Read MoreBristol startups shine at SETsquared@20 Investment Showcase and Impact Awards
SETsquared celebrated its 20th anniversary in style with a bumper edition of its annual Investment Showcase and an awards celebration night, which recognised member companies which have had a significant social, environmental, or economic impact. Over 200 investors and funders came together at Church House, Westminster, to see the latest crop of SETsquared-backed startups, spin-outs…
Read MoreSETsquared Bristol partners with Siemens & OnePLM for startup support
We’re delighted to welcome Siemens and OnePLM as our exclusive design software partners to support startups to bring their hardware product to market quicker. The partnership will support startups who are building and manufacturing a physical device or product to access free of charge or heavily discounted CAD, CAM and CAE software through Siemens Solid…
Read MoreAnna-Lisa Wesley: Down with the elevator pitch, up with good chat
Anna-Lisa Wesley, Entrepreneur in Residence at SETsquared Bristol, shares her six-step guide to get through informal pitch situations with your reputation intact and maybe even a few hot leads. For as long as I’ve been in business we‘ve been talking about refining the elevator pitch. That idea that an entrepreneur might serendipitously find themselves in…
Read MoreDiverse 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 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…
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