A university-owned business incubator running for more than 25 years, supporting founders across the Brighton and Croydon hubs.
- Location:
- Brighton/Falmer + Croydon, United Kingdom
- Duration:
- 26 weeks
What you need to qualify
- Deep tech: a truly innovative idea leveraging emerging technology.
- Early stage: ideally pre-revenue or with limited traction.
- A Sussex connection: originating from or based locally.
- Committed founders, focused primarily on the business and not running it as a side project.
- Scalable ambition: genuine potential to grow and have significant impact.
- Target sectors are Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Data and AI, and CleanTech.
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Check the Sussex link and the stage test
The programme takes deep tech ventures originating from or based locally in Sussex that are early stage, ideally pre-revenue or with limited traction.
- 2
Register your interest while entries are shut
The page asks founders interested in taking part when the accelerator next launches to get in touch, on 01273 704400 or at info@sinc.co.uk.
- 3
Apply when the entry phase reopens
Entries run as a competition phase. The current phase is closed and the page publishes no reopening date, so ask to be told when it opens.
Frequently asked
A six-month peer learning and mentoring programme for early-stage ventures working with frontier technologies, delivered across six half-day peer learning sessions.
Deep tech ventures with a truly innovative idea leveraging emerging technology, early stage and ideally pre-revenue or with limited traction, originating from or based in Sussex, with founders focused primarily on the business rather than a side project.
Nothing. The programme is free to take part in.
No. The page states that the competition entry phase is now closed, and asks interested founders to get in touch about participating when the accelerator launches later this year. No reopening date is published.
Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, Data and AI, and CleanTech.
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