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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’ 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tech South West and Microsoft – One Year of Impact Together
By Jess Coomer, Social Value Lead at Microsoft Over the past year, Microsoft has worked alongside Tech South West to support the South West’s startup ecosystem – bringing founders, educators,…
