Innovate UK Growth Catalyst – Investor Partnerships Round 2
Innovate UK Growth Catalyst is an Innovate UK programme designed to help growth-oriented start-ups from seed to Series A. This Innovate UK Growth Catalyst competition combines grant funding, aligned private investment and structured support services to help innovators progress through key growth milestones.
This Innovate UK Growth Catalyst competition comprises a £100 million programme to support innovative companies in six of the industry growth sectors identified in the Government’s Industrial Strategy, in addition to a Battery Innovation programme conducted with the Department for Business and Trade. It seeks to support innovative companies seeking to scale in:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Clean Energy Industries
- Creative Industries
- Defence
- Digital and Technologies
- Life Sciences
- Batteries
It also seeks applications from innovative companies working in foundation industries (typically cross-cutting) that enable the high-growth sectors listed above.
Award
Up to £900k per company to support late-stage R&D and commercialisation, aligned with private investment from an Innovate UK Investor Partner.
What could Growth Catalyst do for your business?
Growth Catalyst offers a tailored package of funding and support to help you accelerate your journey to scale by:
- Progressing your innovation toward market readiness.
- Securing aligned private investment.
- Strengthening your business model, operations, and investment readiness.
Suitability checker
We have prepared an online suitability checker for potential applicants: this should take no more than five minutes to complete and will help you to decide whether you should apply.