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

Scott James O'Brien

Director, Innovation Finance

Nigel Walker

Deputy Director, Lending and Investor Partnerships

Dave Wilkes

Director of Innovation Ecosystem

Past deals in Young Adults

BERRI

Grant in 2023
BERRI is a digital toolkit that can identify, track, and support children's psychological needs, as well as provide personalized reports to their carers. It analyses children and young people's needs in areas such as behavior, emotional well-being, relationships, risk, and indicators of underlying disorders.

Good With

Grant in 2023
Good With is a technology company that develops a money management application. Its platform provides financial guidance on various topics, including tax, insurance, loans, overdrafts, interest, and inflation. The app is designed to empower young adults, particularly those early in their financial journeys, to make informed decisions, grow their money, and improve their overall financial well-being.

Anglia Ruskin University

Grant in 2022
Anglia Ruskin University, located in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, is dedicated to providing innovative and inclusive education and research, with a focus on transforming lives. With a diverse student body representing over 185 countries, the university emphasizes an educational experience that engages and empowers students from various academic and societal backgrounds. Anglia Ruskin University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate degrees, alongside distance learning, professional, and short courses. The institution is committed to fostering an inclusive environment, recognized as a Disability Confident Employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. The university's research initiatives aim to develop transformative ideas and solutions that benefit communities, while measuring success through the achievements of its students. Anglia Ruskin University values its wider community, believing that collaboration enhances the overall educational experience.

Unforged

Grant in 2020
Unforged is a software-enabled mobile app, designed to provide timely, easily accessible wellness and personal development support and coaching to empower young people to understand, manage and improve their mental and emotional health and chances of success in life, develop self-esteem, self-identity and self-efficacy, mental and emotional regulation, optimism, ambition, resilience and coping skills.

Unforged

Grant in 2020
Unforged is a software-enabled mobile app, designed to provide timely, easily accessible wellness and personal development support and coaching to empower young people to understand, manage and improve their mental and emotional health and chances of success in life, develop self-esteem, self-identity and self-efficacy, mental and emotional regulation, optimism, ambition, resilience and coping skills.

Kooth

Grant in 2018
Kooth plc is a prominent digital mental health provider in the United Kingdom, focusing on children and young people. Established in 2001 and headquartered in London, the company offers an online platform that includes a variety of therapeutic tools and interventions, such as self-help resources, peer-to-peer support communities, and professional counseling services. Kooth aims to make mental health support accessible to all, delivering clinically-proven digital self-help resources and personalized journeys to wellbeing. The platform provides free access to mental health services, funded by healthcare systems, insurers, businesses, or charities, and serves users in both the UK and the United States.
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