Innovate UK

Founded in 2007, Innovate UK is a non-profit organization based in Swindon, UK. It supports businesses across various economic sectors by offering funding services to promote science and technology innovations.

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

Scott James O'Brien

Director, Innovation Finance

Nigel Walker

Deputy Director, Lending and Investor Partnerships

Past deals in Film

Electric Sheep

Grant in 2025
Electric Sheep is dedicated to accelerating the Visual Effects (VFX) industry with cutting-edge AI technology. With a focus on speed, security, and scale, we are streamlining Film/TV workflows. The first step on our journey is rotoscoping. After years of camera to post experience for Netflix, Amazon and Disney among others, we saw an opportunity to take the challenges faced in VFX and leverage emerging AI technology to solve them. Thus Electric Sheep was born. Our mission is to allow artists to get back to what they do best - telling stories through creative, stunning and impactful visual effects.

Red Stamp Productions

Grant in 2023
Red Stamp Productions creates film, television, and branded content for various businesses and broadcasters.

Vision 3

Grant in 2023
Vision 3 is an award-winning production firm dedicated to telling interesting and original stories via the use of modern technology.

SMASH

Grant in 2020
SMASH is a digital platform that offers a comprehensive suite of tools for content creators to develop and enhance their pitch presentations. Its features include a Pitch Builder for creating presentations, a Pitch Protector to safeguard intellectual property, and a Sales Estimator to help users formulate realistic budgets. Additionally, the platform includes a Talent Discoverer to connect creators with industry professionals and Smart Contracts to streamline agreements. By facilitating the sharing, tracking, and editing of presentations, SMASH enables creators to adapt their projects as they progress and effectively engage with decision-makers in the film industry.

SMASH

Grant in 2020
SMASH is a digital platform that offers a comprehensive suite of tools for content creators to develop and enhance their pitch presentations. Its features include a Pitch Builder for creating presentations, a Pitch Protector to safeguard intellectual property, and a Sales Estimator to help users formulate realistic budgets. Additionally, the platform includes a Talent Discoverer to connect creators with industry professionals and Smart Contracts to streamline agreements. By facilitating the sharing, tracking, and editing of presentations, SMASH enables creators to adapt their projects as they progress and effectively engage with decision-makers in the film industry.

Filmily

Grant in 2019
Filmily is a platform utilizing patented machine learning technology to automate the creation of branded content from mobile phones. It captures user-generated videos at events, analyzes them for context and content, then generates engaging short films for promotional purposes, benefiting event owners, sponsors, and fans alike.
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