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Innovate UK (UKRI) · UK-wide

Opens in rounds through the year

~£100k–£2m+ per round

Innovate UK's flagship open competition for game-changing, innovative ideas from any sector — quarterly rounds, UK-wide.

TypeCompetitionWho it's forSME, StartupRegionUK-wideDeadlineRecurring roundsLast checked2026-07-24
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One of the UK's most active seed investors, deploying an SEIS/EIS fund into early-stage UK companies, with a 2026/27 deployment deadline of 31 July 2026.

SEIS/EIS seed fund · next deployment 31 Jul 2026

Closes 31 Jul · 7 days left · checked 24 Jul

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Angel Academe — EIS Fund I

The UK's first female-focused angel network's EIS fund, investing in tech companies with at least one woman founder.

Female-founder EIS fund

Open now · no deadline · checked 24 Jul

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Community Shares

The route for community-benefit societies to raise withdrawable share capital from their community — relevant to Bristol's strong co-op scene.

Community share capital

Open now · no deadline · checked 24 Jul

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