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UKI2S: one of the UK’s most active early stage investors.

Doing the most to back UK tech. UKI2S: one of the UK’s most active early stage investors

12th September 2024

Early stage investments into the UK’s brightest tech startups are dwindling year on year, according to Dealroom which revealed the lowest deal count since 2016.
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UK Space Agency announces £8m for Space startups with UKI2S, managed by Future Planet Capital

2nd May 2024

Managed by Future Planet Capital. As part of the UK government’s ambitious 10-year vision for the Space Industry, where over £10 billion has been pledged to position the UK as a global leader, the UK Space Agency is…
Douglas Hansen-Luke

Dinner is Served: Investment Predictions for 2024

11th January 2024

By Douglas Hansen-Luke, Executive Chairman and Founder of Future Planet Capital (FPC) – Fund Manager of UKI2S
Fusion

UKI2S tops £100 million to provide UK economic boost

30th August 2023

Investment in the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), a driving force in supporting early-stage innovation and high-impact businesses, now totals £102m
Lab work

UKI2S 2022 year in review

15th December 2022

It’s been an exciting year for UKI2S, with £37 million additional capital into the fund, expansion of our role to include investments into Defence and Security and Fusion…
Tokamak Energy

Tokamak Energy announces ST80-HTS advanced prototype on path to demonstrate grid ready fusion power in the early 2030s

26th October 2022

Tokamak Energy today announces plans for its advanced prototype, ST80-HTS, which will be the world’s first high field spherical tokamak using high temperature superconducting…
Dr Andrew Mackintosh

How public sector knowledge assets can contribute to economic growth

22nd September 2022

In April 2021, HM Treasury published a new report (‘Getting smarter: a strategy for knowledge & innovation assets in the public sector’) to support the effective management of public…
oxford space

UKI2S expands fund by £37m to boost support of British innovation

25th July 2022

25, July 2022 – The UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (“UKI2S”) today announced the expansion of its patient capital fund by £37m. UKI2S is an early-stage investment fund backed by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the UK Atomic Energy…

Andrew Mackintosh

How investing public money can support the development of technologies for a greener future

25th October 2021

In the lead up to COP26, Andrew Mackintosh, the newly appointed Chair of UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) Advisory Board…
Andrew Mackintosh

Andrew Mackintosh appointed as new Chair of UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund Advisory Board

19th July 2021

The UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Andrew Mackintosh as the new Chair of its Advisory Board.
Crescendo

Funding boost supports growing high-tech companies in the UK

21st June 2021

UKRI has provided a £10million funding boost to the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S), supporting early-stage businesses arising from world-class…
Taking notes

Future Planet Capital acquires Midven Ltd, one of the UK’s oldest venture capital firms

8th April 2021

Future Planet Capital (FPC) has announced its acquisition of one of Britain’s most respected venture capital firms, Midven Ltd.

Lab work

Advanced Materials in the UK: Investment opportunities

2nd March 2021

The UK materials manufacturing sector turns over £33.5bn per year, comparable to the aerospace sector at £31.1bn[1].

Ian-Taylor

Risk Investment Unlocks Potential of Scientific Discovery

16th December 2020

The past year has highlighted the importance of scientific research in the clearest terms. Widespread public appreciation of how dependent we are on scientific excellence…
Counting money

New analysis confirms value of UKI2S investing public money to commercialise public science

30th March 2020

The UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) has published an independent economic analysis showing how its investment and continuing support…
Earth, from space

UKI2S Innovate Accelerator reaches entrepreneurial start-ups in all parts of the UK

23rd October 2019

Companies have raised over 6x more investment thanks to grant funding. The UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) has celebrated the first anniversary…
Working

UKI2S AND INNOVATE UK LAUNCH NEW £10M INITIATIVE TO ACCELERATE GROWTH OF EARLY STAGE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING COMPANIES

21st March 2019

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) and Innovate UK (IUK) have launched a joint initiative, the UKI2S Innovate Accelerator.
Crescendo

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund Backs First Early-Stage Science Ventures in Partnership with Innovate UK

6th March 2018

First science companies funded from investment accelerator pilot that joins grant funding with venture capital to help bridge the gap between UK R&D and commercialisation.
johannes plenio

Rainbow Seed Fund Changes Name to UK Innovation Science & Seed Fund

30th January 2018

In recognition of our Fund’s widening reach to build world-leading companies from world-leading UK science, as of January 2018, we have changed our name…
Ian Taylor speaks about patient capital investment

The UK Innovation Ecosystem – Patient Capital’s Role for the UK’s Science Ventures

6th December 2017

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund  is a patient capital investor in ideas emerging from the UK’s publicly-funded science base. We are now collaborating with the Innovate UK’s Catapult Network. In recognition of our widening scope, ambition and remit, from the start of 2018, UKI2S will be renamed UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S)….

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