Innovate UK

Innovate UK is a non-departmental public body established in 2007 and based in Swindon, United Kingdom. Funded by a government grant, it supports innovation in science and technology by providing funding services to businesses across various sectors and regions. The organization aims to drive productivity and economic growth by facilitating advancements that contribute to the UK’s economic landscape. In addition to funding, Innovate UK offers a range of services and information related to business and economic development, thereby fostering a supportive environment for innovation.

Mike Biddle

Programme Director of Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

Will Drury

Executive Director, Digital and Technologies

Paul Gadd

Deputy Director

Dr. Tom Jenkins

Deputy Director

Tim Murley

Interim Chief Investment Officer

Scott James O'Brien

Director, Innovation Finance

Dave Wilkes

Director of Innovation Ecosystem

Past deals in Search Engine

Mumbli

Grant in 2020
Marketplace for everything ears, hearing and sound

Yardlink

Grant in 2020
YardLynk - the online marketplace and platform aimed at improving how construction equipment is rented out.

Echobox

Grant in 2020
Echobox Ltd is a company based in London that provides an internet publishing service designed to enhance social media management for publishers. Established in 2012, Echobox employs artificial intelligence to analyze content, detect viral trends, and suggest optimal sharing strategies, thereby helping publishers grow their audiences and streamline their operations. The platform includes features such as automation, A/B testing, analytics, and an API, all aimed at improving the efficiency of content distribution on social networks. Echobox has successfully partnered with notable clients, including Le Monde, VICE, Vogue, and New Scientist. In addition to its core offerings, the company provides insights and analysis related to social media, artificial intelligence, and journalism in the digital age.

Tutorbloc

Grant in 2020
Online platform which empowers students to search, review and book verified tutors without endless back-and-forth messages.

Engine B

Grant in 2020
Engine B is a developer of accounting software designed for the audit, legal, and tax sectors. The company focuses on artificial intelligence and data analytics, offering tools that facilitate the auditing of common data models and knowledge graphs. By creating a standard access methodology to client data, Engine B enables organizations to achieve intelligent corporate data access, meeting the demands of the digital age. This technology empowers businesses to make contextual and informed decisions quickly and effectively.

Chief.AI

Grant in 2019
Chief.AI marshals global AI resources, channeling them on demand for metered consumption in a marketplace environment. Chief.AI makes it easy to discover and consume artificial intelligence programmatically! Connect your machine to Chief Artificial Intelligence and benefit from the world's premier AI services.

Scout

Grant in 2017
Context Scout aims to revolutionise the way every person uses the web. We're building the next generation in web assistance technology - a content-aware browser that doesn’t just show you webpages, but one that reads and comprehends the content, understands what you are trying to do online (making sense of tasks across multiple tabs), and helps you get it done. The world's first web browser chatbot - Your digital assistant for getting anything done online ** Under Development ** Soon we will be able to assist you with: * Online Shopping Scout will find alternative prices, discounts, reviews and summarise your shopping in time for your purchase decision. * Event Planning Scout will check your calendar to see if you're available and plan out your route to the event. * And everything else Need to know how many calories are in the recipe you're looking at? Need the perfect gif for your tweet? Want to find out what people are saying on social m
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