Our flagship Virtual Accelerator Membership Programme is designed and delivered to member companies through a bespoke support package of benefits with the aim of building resilient, investable high growth businesses. Our start-up companies operate at an impressive 90%+ survival rate, enabling sustainable growth and high-value investment opportunities in building globally scalable companies from the ground up.
2021 will usher in the 20th year of operation of the Bath Innovation Centre. Since its foundation in a year that was a byword for the future but became the year 9/11 entered the lexicon, the web has grown from just under 30m websites to over 1.8bn; mobile phones have improved from 2G GPRS to the launch of 5G and virtual reality; 3D Printing produces bespoke metal knee joints and even whole buildings; and the five largest publicly traded companies in the world are all tech firms. In 2001 only Microsoft and Intel made it into the top ten.
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Get Your UAE Free Zone License Fast & Easy!In that time, the Bath Innovation Centre has grown to become a key component of the renowned SETsquared Partnership offering world-leading incubation support services, enterprise activities and access to investment networks. We have helped over 1,000 start-ups raise more than £1bn of investment. Our three ERDF-funded Business Accelerationn Hubs are working to accelerate 360 early stage Digital, Advanced Engineering and Sustainable Tech businesses over three years.
PIONEERING SPIRIT
We support entrepreneurs leading knowledge-based innovative or disruptive technology ventures with high commercial growth potential. You don’t need a connection with the University of Bath or indeed any of the partner SETsquared Universities but we do also help spin-outs, research commercialisation opportunities and collaborations and our student enterprise activities help nurture tomorrow’s pioneers.
We’re also pioneering the way that incubation is delivered, reimagining our approach for a post-Covid landscape where support is bite-size, virtual and on-demand. There will still be a need for physical spaces such as our Office-for-a-Day strategy/sprint venues or our Zoom Deck: a series of acoustic pods that act as mini broadcast studios or just as great comfortable, easy-to-book, quiet places to catch up for our residential or virtual members.
TESTIMONIALS
The first Tech Start-up I was involved with was before SETsquared existed. Now running a company with the support of SETsquared I have experienced first-hand the huge difference they make.”
— Nick East, Founder, Zynstra – acquired by NCR for £100m in 2019
The team we assembled based on the very valuable ecosystem and infrastructure around SETsquared was mission-critical in winning investment funding from Innovate UK.”
— Ken Garner, CEO, Airway Medical – successfully raised £250k grant in 2020
