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University Business Incubator
SETsquared
SETsquared Partnership
Any sector
Idea / pre-productMVP / early productEarly revenue
The world's #1 ranked university business incubator (UBI Global). An enterprise partnership across six universities — Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey — with incubation centres in each city. Bespoke, rolling-admission programme for knowledge-based tech startups with high commercial growth potential and genuine IP. Support includes expert coaching, investor readiness, two major investment showcases per year, co-working space, mentors and a 15,000-strong alumni network. 444+ companies supported; £15.7bn economic impact; alumni include Crowdcube, Immersive Labs and Ultraleap.
Why this programme
Find customers / partnerships
University partnership network spanning Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey — routes into research-led customer pilots
Raise funding
Two major annual investment showcases per university centre with active tech investors and corporate venturing teams; structured investor-readiness coaching
Access to mentors / operators
Industry specialists, entrepreneurs-in-residence and seasoned investors matched to each startup's specific growth challenges
Build product / validate MVP
Technology development programme, business model workshops and deep links to university R&D, labs and academic experts in your sector
Scale & grow
World's top-ranked university incubator with two major investment showcases per year and a 15,000-strong alumni network supporting companies through growth stages