Overview
UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners. Innovate UK
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Funding opportunity: Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors
Opportunity status: Open Funders: Innovate UK Co-funders: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) Funding type: Grant Total fund: £15,000,000 Publication date: 1 September 2026 Opening date: 1 September 2026 9:30am UK time Closing date: 14 October 2026 11:00am UK time See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service. UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants only. To apply your organisation must: • be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized business (SME) • carry out its project work in the UK • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK • have been invited to apply by an investor from our pool of selected investor partners
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