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Innovate UK Investor Partnerships

Swindon, United Kingdom

Innovate UK programme that pairs an R&D grant with aligned equity from its pool of approved investor partners (VCs, angel groups, corporates, impact investors). A grant is only paid if a partner leads aligned investment. Now run through Innovate UK Growth Catalyst rounds.

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What Innovate UK Investor Partnerships backs

Stages
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors
Deep tech and hardware, Climate and energy, Biotech and life sciences, AI and data, Media and creative, Space and defence
Where
UK
How much
£250k to £2mGrant amounts as set in the current Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships round (grant request £250,000-£2m; private financing of at least twice the grant). Grant rates up to 45% (micro/small) or 35% (medium) for experimental development.

Companies it has funded

  • SolarSub

Lately

Up to £130m available in 2025-2026 via Growth Catalyst; Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1 opens 1 Oct 2026 and closes 2 Dec 2026.

Sources

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