Innovate UK Investor Partnerships
Government fundSwindon · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Innovate UK backs the UK's most promising deep tech businesses across the nation's priority sectors. As the UK's innovation agency, it offers funding, expert support and connections to help innovative companies start, scale and stay in the UK. It runs competitive funding programmes—such as the R&D Partnerships Fund under the Defra Farming Innovation Programme and collaborative industrial research grants for advanced materials—awarding shares of multi-million-pound pots to UK-registered businesses pursuing research and development. Its focus is on translating innovation into growth within targeted high-growth and strategic opportunity themes.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 6, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 5 of 14 portfolio companiesGovTech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×2Deep Tech ×2Digital Health ×2Impact & Social Good ×2AgTech ×1Cleantech ×1FemTech ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×4
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathTackles harmful algal blooms by converting recovered biomass into sustainable fuels and materials.
Carbon-negative, biochar-based expanding foam as an alternative to conventional plastic foams for packaging and insulation.
Wearable technology that detects dehydration risk early in older adults to prevent avoidable illness and reduce hospital admissions.
AI that cuts MRI scan times by up to 90% to speed diagnosis and reduce waiting lists.
Provides the Government Experience Cloud (GXC) and Destination Experience Cloud (DXC) platforms, which offer AI-driven, data-based tools and services for public sector digital experiences.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS
Skincare and sun protection tolerable by reactive skin, for people with eczema, psoriasis and skin cancer risk.
Transforms everyday textiles into smart pressure sensors that detect harm across healthcare, sport and defence.
Innovate UK is a government-backed community platform that connects investors, innovators, industries, institutes, and government bodies to fund and scale solutions in emerging technologies and innovation sectors.
AgTechCleantechDigital HealthGovTech
Co-investors1818 Venture CapitalAmplify Partners
Innovate UK Business Connect is a strategic delivery partner to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that connects businesses, researchers, investors, and partners across priority sectors including AI, quantum technologies, advanced manufacturing, and net zero to accelerate innovation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGovTechImpact & Social GoodQuantum Computing
Co-investorsAngel Academe
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is a UK public body that invests over £9 billion of public money each year into research and innovation across disciplines including the arts, humanities, social sciences, biological and environmental sciences, physics and engineering.
GovTechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsFuture Planet CapitalSFC Capital
Climate-adaptive treatment to protect honeybees from parasitic mites, supporting pollination and food security.
Uses AI to help manufacturers produce higher-quality precision magnets with less waste for EV, renewable energy and robotics supply chains.
Precision RNA therapeutics targeting the biological drivers of Parkinson's disease.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Innovate UK Business Connect · iuk-business-connect.org.uk · Aug 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Innovate UK Investor Partnerships made?
- Innovate UK Investor Partnerships has 14 tracked investments.
- What stage does Innovate UK Investor Partnerships invest at?
- Innovate UK Investor Partnerships invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Innovate UK Investor Partnerships focus on?
- Innovate UK Investor Partnerships focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Biotech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Energy, Healthtech, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics.
- Where is Innovate UK Investor Partnerships located?
- Innovate UK Investor Partnerships is headquartered in Swindon, GB.
- Who does Innovate UK Investor Partnerships co-invest with?
- Innovate UK Investor Partnerships most often shares deals with 1818 Venture Capital, Amplify Partners, Angel Academe, among 5 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelR&D Missions Accelerator Programme | Harry Turnball-Jones
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R&D Missions Accelerator Programme | Gill Attrill
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R&D Missions Accelerator Programme | Andy Hill
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BBSRC Proof of Concept Applicant Webinar 2026
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UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration Accounts 2027 Webinar
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