Transforming Tomorrow Together UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the public sector organisation that invests £8 billion annually to support the entire research and innovation system. We strive for a society powered and empowered by research and innovation, with economic, social, environmental and cultural benefits for all. We invest in people, places, ideas, innovation and impacts, empowering researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to turn the many challenges we all face into opportunities, driving up prosperity and wellbeing across the UK and globally. The impacts of our work are felt right across society. We enrich lives by increasing our understanding of ourselves …

Sectors: Public business cluster

Building the future of finance Rise, created by Barclays is a global fintech ecosystem made up of cutting-edge start-ups and scale-ups. At Rise, we have created an environment for innovation and growth in financial services through our physical locations in New York and London, and our virtual community in India. Our ecosystem has access to Barclays' network of industry experts, mentors, investors and partners to help founders scale at pace. Onsite and virtually we offer events and mentoring sessions on the topics of all things fintech. We also have the Rise Growth Academy, a digital-first programme for fintech founders to …

The official #EUGreenCapital and #EUGreenLeaf Awards. Our aim is to improve Europe's urban environment. The European Green Capital and European Green Leaf awards are a European Commission initiative to recognise a city's commitment to a better urban environment. Cities with populations over 100,000 inhabitants are eligible to apply for the European Green Capital Award while the European Green Leaf is open to cities of between 20,000 and 100,000 inhabitants. Winners demonstrate well-established records of high environmental standards and a commitment to setting ambitious goals for future environmental progress, underpinned by the practical application of sustainable development. The schemes have a …

Sectors: European Union

We partner with outstanding technology founders from Central and Eastern Europe to help them realize their global ambitions. Since 2010, we've held the belief that the CEE region and its diaspora offer an outstanding talent pool from which to build amazing businesses. Early-stage Investments, Growth-stage Investments, Venture capital, and Start-ups

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

We are a pre-seed and seed VC based in Sofia, Bulgaria supporting entrepreneurs in South and Central Eastern Europe. Eleven is one of the leading early-stage VCs in Central Eastern Europe, investing in startups since 2012. With 170+ collective investments over 12 years, Eleven’s team has been instrumental in catalyzing the regional startup ecosystem. Eleven supports tech companies in four priority verticals - Fintech, Healthcare, Future of Work, and Sustainable Food. Some of the startups that Eleven has backed include Payhawk, Quantive, Dronamics, SMSBump, and Native Teams.

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC