SETSquared tech companies to pitch for investment in London
SETSquared, the partnership of six leading research-led UK universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey, is holding its Investment Futures on November 19 in London with a new line-up of deep tech start-ups and spin-outs pitching for investment alongside a packed agenda of panels and roundtables designed to shape the future of the investment landscape.
From ‘Disruptive technologies – risky or fundable?’ and ‘How do we retain talent in the ecosystem?’ through to ‘Net Zero – what technology will get us there and is it getting funded?’ – investors are being invited to attend and have their say.
Alongside the roundtable discussions, investors will have the opportunity to see quickfire pitches from 20 deep tech and science-based start-ups and spin-outs from across SETsquared’s portfolio. Representing key sectors such as space, FinTech, sustainable tech, EdTech, life sciences and health tech, these innovative start-ups and scale-ups are seeking investments to grow to the next level of between £250k – £10m.
Companies pitching from across the region include
Astron Systems, based at Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire
Developing fully reusable rockets for affordable, responsive, and sustainable orbital launch of small satellites.
Autsera, Bristol
Autsera builds smart gamified assessment and early interventional tools for a better future for neurodiverse children.
CDotBio, Bristol
CDotBio enables RNAi technology to drive a revolution in the agritech sector.
Ferryx, Bristol
Ferryx has produced the first probiotic to improve gut health during periods of stress or active gut inflammation.
Kargenera, Southampton
First-in-class therapeutic cancer vaccine technology targeting natural killer cells.
LabCycle, Bath
5.4m tonnes of single-use plastic waste is generated annually from biomedical labs worldwide. LabCycle is the first company to recycle plastic waste from laboratories in a circular economy.
mytender.io, Southampton
AI-driven bid writing software to help SMEs produce bids quicker, easier, and of a higher quality.
Reserve and Charge, Guildford
Smartly managed EV charge point reservations platform across a fragmented EV charging market.
Satraka, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire
Develops innovative tracking antenna technology for Satcom and Telcom to get people or machine connected anytime and anywhere in the world.
Securium, Oxfordshire
Deeptech company protecting people, brands and platforms through quick and accurate detection and prevention of online harm.
View the list of all pitching companies
The Investment Futures event comes soon after SETsquared’s joint announcement of plans for a new £300m spin-out investment vehicle with QantX to catalyse the creation and growth of science and technology companies addressing global challenges.
Marty Reid, Executive Director of SETsquared said: “It’s fantastic to see another high-quality line-up of pitching companies for our Investment Futures event. Given our recent announcement of a spin-out investment vehicle, it’s encouraging that 30 per cent of these ventures are spin-out companies. These are complemented by graduates of Innovate UK’s ICURe Programme, members of our world-leading Business Acceleration Centres and our specialist sector support programmes.
"Investors can be assured of the quality of the investment opportunities they will see at the event. There will also be opportunities to discuss our plans for a new investment vehicle, which aims to open up significant co-investment opportunities, de-risk early-stage deep tech propositions for VC and Angel investment community, and increase the overall amount of capital available.”
To date, SETsquared has supported its member companies to raise in excess of £5 billion in investment. Its six university partners have a combined research portfolio of more than £600 million and together have created 230 spin-out companies.
