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Building CleanTech Products for Scale

Article by Solid Solutions Solid Solutions is a partner for Growth Forge 2026, a business acceleration programme for ambitious tech companies. Learn more here. Clean technology companies are developing products…

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Bridging the Atlantic Divide: A new model for raising capital that fits a different culture.

Guest article by Simon Tutton, Steampunk Ventures Steampunk Ventures is a Funding & Finance Partner, learn more about the programme here. The Cambridge Paradox: A Tale of Two Innovation Hubs…

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Innovators invited to secure funding for new technology to transform neurological care

Funding available for industry and academic teams developing digital and technology-enabled approaches to improve community-based neurological care. N-CODE, led by the University of Plymouth, has launched its new Innovation Challenge,…

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South West ClimateTech Summit 2026 signals a region ready to scale

The 2026 ClimateTech Founders Summit brought more than fifty founders, investors and partners together at Froginwell Estate in Devon, to take stock of the South West’s climatetech landscape.  Hosted by…

Ashfords Founder Series

Ashfords’ legal resources for founders

Ashfords is a Growth Forge partner for 2026, supporting founders with specialist legal guidance across areas like IP, contracts, investment, incentives and wider commercial matters. Their team works closely with…

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Future Space celebrates 10 years of innovation and impact

Future Space has celebrated a decade of supporting ambitious businesses, strengthening university-business collaboration and driving innovation across the West of England. Since opening in 2016 as part of the UK…

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What to expect from an early-stage investment term sheet

Ashfords is a Growth Forge partner for 2026, supporting founders with specialist legal guidance across areas like IP, contracts, investment, incentives and wider commercial matters. In this article Jon Groves…

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Scaling AI in the South West

By Jess Coomer, Social Value Lead at Microsoft Microsoft has been supporting South West-based founders through the Tech South West Growth Forge programme for the past three years, with many…

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Don’t overlook R&D tax relief

By Growth Forge Partner Westcotts. Research and development (R&D) tax credits are a government incentive designed to reward innovative UK companies. Despite recent changes to the UK’s R&D tax relief…