Creating a community to support innovative start-ups
Join organisations across the innovation ecosystem in building a new community to support innovative start-ups. If you are part of an incubator or accelerator, you can help to design and build a community which can help your organisation – and the innovation ecosystem as a whole – be more effective.
Supporting innovative start-ups
Innovate UK recognises the pivotal role that incubators and accelerators play. Therefore, we are inviting UK incubators and accelerators which support technology start-ups to come together and build a community. This community aims to enhance visibility across the ecosystem, fostering partnerships and collaboration. By uniting our efforts, we can maximise our collective impact, share best practices, develop pathways for start-ups and ultimately support early-stage businesses to become global tech players.
The United Kingdom is great place for technology start-ups, fostering an environment where innovation thrives. To ensure start-ups not only survive but also grow and scale to their full potential, it’s essential to strengthen national and regional innovation ecosystems. At their heart are the estimated 700+ UK-based incubators and accelerators, who guide early-stage businesses through their critical initial phases.
Why join the community?
- You will be part of an integrated network of incubators and accelerators across the whole of the UK
- You will help solve challenges facing start-ups, as well as those facing incubators and accelerators
- You will be able to share best practice with like-minded organisations
- You will make a tangible difference to the UK start-up landscape.
Start-up Connect
New, innovative businesses are critical for the future success of our economy. Creating a new business to take an idea from concept to commercialisation can be a challenge when you don’t know where to go for support. Innovate UK Start-up Connect puts your business growth journey at the heart of how and when we support you.