UCL CDI Impact Accelerator

UCL Centre for Digital Innovation / AWS

Information last verified: April 2026

Stage

MVP / early product, Early revenue

Location

London

Equity

No equity taken

Cost

Free (+ AWS credits up to $500k)

Delivery

Hybrid

HealthtechAny sector

MVP / early productEarly revenue

Technical accelerator for evidence-based digital solutions targeting healthcare and education outcomes. Open to external founders, no UCL affiliation required. Two cohorts per year (Feb–Apr and Sep–Dec). 10–15 ventures per cohort. Built on AWS infrastructure with UCL academic partnerships. Provides AWS credits up to $500k, technical coaching from AWS Solution Architects, business mentoring and UCL researcher pairing. Shoreditch-based (IDEALondon).

Why this programme

Build product / validate MVP

AWS Solution Architects and UCL Advanced Research Computing specialists assess and accelerate your technical build, rare access to world-class cloud and research infrastructure.

Find customers / partnerships

UCL and UCLPartners connections into NHS and higher education organisations for pilot opportunities and first enterprise customers.

Raise funding

AWS credits up to $500k per year reduce burn rate significantly. UCL investor network and demo day provide fundraising opportunities.

Access to mentors / operators

UCL academics paired as research collaborators, alongside business consultants and AWS technical experts.

Interested in UCL CDI Impact Accelerator?

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