Posts Tagged ‘university of Bristol’
Inductosense 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,…
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 MoreQTEC creates new programme to support the launch of deep tech startups
Our University of Bristol partner, Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre (QTEC) is delighted to announce the launch of the QUEST programme, starting in October 2021. QUEST is a six month pre-incubator programme that will kickstart new technology ventures in the United Kingdom and beyond. The QUEST programme will support commercially driven researchers who are looking to…
Read MoreKETS case study: The future of secure communications, today
To help our aspiring entrepreneurs and future SETsquared Bristol members, we showcase member and alumni case studies demonstrating the breadth of tech at SETsquared Bristol and what it takes to achieve success. We had a chat with KETS Quantum Security CEO and Co-founder, Chris Erven… Key Facts Start date: July 2016 Market sector: Cyber security Location: Bristol Number of employees: 13 Amount…
Read MoreStudent-led robotics startup wins SETsquared membership in the University of Bristol’s New Enterprise Competition
Senmag Robotics have won a 12-month membership to SETsquared Bristol and legal support from VWV as runners-up in this year’s University of Bristol New Enterprise Competition. Senmag Robotics combine ultra-precise motion tracking with high-fidelity 3D force feedback to allow a user to move around a virtual 3D environment and physically interact with objects within it.…
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