Posts Tagged ‘university of Bristol’
Startup 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 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 MoreSustainable student startup winners join SETsquared Bristol
We are pleased to welcome two sustainable student startups to our Quest incubation programme as winners of the New Enterprise Competition. The New Enterprise Competition is the University of Bristol’s longest running startup competition which awards £35,000 of funding to entrepreneurial students, staff and alumni each year. SLANT and Weaving Change will join our community…
Read MoreQuantum business competition winners join SETsquared Bristol
Five quantum scientists have each been awarded 12 months of incubation support at SETsquared Bristol, plus financial support totalling £100,000 thanks to EPSRC skills funding awarded to the University of Bristol’s Quantum Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training. The scientists took part in Compass, an intensive training course delivered by SETsquared Bristol, to assess the…
Read MoreClimatetech spotlight: Fathom
Fathom, a global leader in flood and climate risk, has recently announced its significant acquisition to Swiss Re. We had a chat with Co-founder, Dr Andrew Smith, to hear his story… Fathom at a glance: Start date: Incorporated 2013 Market sector: Insurance/Climatetech Location: Bristol/London Number of employees: 55 Amount of funding raised: £5m seed funding Company growth…
Read MoreStudent competition winners join SETsquared Bristol
A startup that uses soundwaves to move cells in petri dishes has won a year’s membership to SETsquared Bristol, alongside £10,000 in prize funds. Impulsonics makes growing cells in the lab cheaper, faster and more reliable, by automating processes still done by hand in all but the biggest labs. Its patented technology “gently moves cells”…
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,…
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