Digital Economy
The Digital Economy covers all business activity that’s enabled by digital technologies. This includes a wide range of activity across many sectors.
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The Digital team at Innovate UK Business Connect helps UK based companies to grow through the development and commercialisation of new solutions. These products and services often go on to transform the way we live our lives and do global business.
Our trusted experts help businesses to make powerful connections with other innovators, networks, partners, funding and collaborative opportunities. We work closely with other teams at Innovate UK Business Connect such as manufacturing, AI and Robotics, as well as transport.
We also work on international programmes designed to open new markets and territories for businesses, helping to build a better and stronger innovation system.
Our people have deep expertise in new and emerging technology sectors such a s IoT, AI, Immersive Tech, Cybersecurity, 5G and telecoms.
Click here to see all open funding opportunities in the Digital sector.
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European Space Agency: Future of Retail
Opens: 06/10/2025 Closes: 23/01/2026
ESA seek business proposals to use space technology for the retail sector, with up to €75 000 per activity.
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Digital Catapult Black Founders Programme in Creative Industries, 2025
Opens: 04/09/2025 Closes: 05/10/2025
A 14-week accelerator for up to 15 high-growth potential pre-seed or seed stage companies in the creative industries, with Sony Music UK, Sony Music Publishing UK, and Channel 4.
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Global Business Innovation Programme - Manufacturing Digital Supply Chain Ecosystem, Singapore
Opens: 05/09/2025 Closes: 20/10/2025
Innovate UK is inviting ambitious innovative companies to participate in a 9-12 month programme to help them grow in the Singapore market.
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Seamless Trade Across Borders Challenge with Leonardo UK
Opens: 04/09/2025 Closes: 24/09/2025
Funding of up to £150,000 to test and validate a digital trade compliance solution in a sandbox or trial deployment environment.
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Seamless Trade Across Borders Challenge with the ICC
Opens: 03/09/2025 Closes: 23/09/2025
Funding of up to £100,000 for a digital technology solution to further enable digitisation of the supply chain by reducing paper-based processes.
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Digital Catapult: Ørsted Digital Innovation Challenge
Opens: 02/09/2025 Closes: 03/10/2025
Ørsted, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, is seeking innovative digital solutions.
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20/09/2024
CyberASAP alumni reach £32M funding milestone
Going into its eighth year, Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) alumni have raised over £32 million in funding, highlighting the real-world impact of academic cyber research.
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18/07/2024
How the DRCF AI and Digital Hub can support business growth
Read more about an exciting new initiative that will provide regulatory clarity for digital innovators like you.