British Design Fund

Scottish university student, Robbie MacIsaac impressed audiences when he appeared on Dragons' Den with has invention for helping prevent moisture build in bagpipes. He now has his sights set on the ‘untapped’ global market. insider.co.uk/news/scottish-… #productdesign #inventor

We are happy to announce that British Design Fund 5 (EIS/SEIS) is now open to investors on the @WealthClubUK platform. This fifth fund aims to invest in a portfolio of at least 10 companies over the next 12 months. Find out more here: wealthclub.co.uk/eis-investment…. *Capital at risk

Meet the manufacturers of tomorrow, start-ups from the @FundingDesign portfolio that are bringing purpose-led product to market and working with UK manufacturers to do so, in our webinar on February 16th. Find out more and sign up here: lnkd.in/e7p_FweH #MadeinBritain

A 12yr old from Huddersfield has won @TheIET national ‘Backpack to the Future’ competition, with a design that filters polluted air – helping the 8 million people in the UK who suffer the often-crippling effects of asthma. pandct.com/news/twelve-ye… #innovation #productdesign

Are you a UK-based hardware start-up working on innovative technology that could contributes towards #netzero? Then check out the CRL Accelerator ​Programme. Applications close 27 Feb. centralresearchlaboratory.com/crl-accelerato… @CRL_LDN #startupaccelerator #ecoinnovation #accelerator

Congratulations to our investee, @gravitilab on achieving a world first for microgravity research and testing! Find out more here: youtube.com/watch?v=tke5y4… #spacetech #spaceinnovation #spaceindustry

Ben Keeble, an engineering student at @UniofNottingham, founded @mobiliaid after being inspired by his grandad. His #invention of a portable, battery-powered seat raiser is designed to help the elderly and people with disabilities and mobility issues: northwichguardian.co.uk/news/23277003.…

Bringing a new product to market can be both exciting and challenging in equal measure. For start-ups in particular, it can be a steep learning curve. Here are some common mistakes that start-ups can make along the way: mdesign-solutions.com/post/top-8-pro… #productdesign #startups

A huge thank you to Blackwood Design Awards for naming Koalaa the winner in the category of ‘Best New Aid, Equipment or Accessible Technology’. We now have a cool new trophy too! Check it out! #tech4good #accessibility #prosthetics #limbdifference #limbloss @blackwood_HC

Join us for our next @MadeinBritainGB event! The free online session will be a chance to hear from two startups from the British Design Fund portfolio - Adam Root founder of @HQ_Matter and Samantha Jackman founder of @wewearboost Find out more here: eventbrite.com/e/meet-founder…

Founder Sean Whiffin was inspired to create the 'L-bow' rear bike light after witnessing a very dangerous near miss, with a car getting dangerously close to a cyclist: luma-id.co.uk/projects/l-bow… #innovation #productdesign #entrepreneurship @luma_ID @Lbowlights

. @JoinTheBlok is a high-tech chopping board that features a TV screen that can live-streaming cooking lessons. It is the brainchild of husband and wife, Tony and Alissa Frick, who came up with the concept during the pandemic. dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ar… #innovation #productdesign

Inspired by Dragons' Den to seek funding for your product? The British Design Fund works with extraordinary entrepreneurs to scale their products, accelerate growth and build long term value. Find out more and apply here: britishdesignfund.co.uk/apply/ #dragonsden #startupfunding

. @thedyerscompany has launched a new Seed Capital Investment Fund designed to support business ideas with a link to colour or colouration. The deadline for applications is 28th February 2023. Find out more here: dyerscompany.co.uk/philanthropy/i… #seedcapital #funding #investment

Our investee @peequaluk - the team behind the UK's first urinals for women - have been speaking to @bristol247 about how they came up with the idea for the business and what 2023 has in store: bristol247.com/business/featu… #entrepreneurship #founders #startup #productinnovation

A whole host of new inventions and materials are helping to keep the cooking space hygienic. From countertops with zero porosity for bacteria to hide in, to touchless taps, here are some novel innovations cleaning up in the kitchen homesandgardens.com/kitchens/kitch…

Nottingham start-up secures £325K investment for its solution to releasing seized nuts and bolts dlvr.it/Sh0Dq0

Introducing our latest investee, Scintam Engineering, who have developed innovative tech that uses electricity to help relieve a major problem faced within aerospace, automotive and other engineering industries: britishdesignfund.co.uk/scintam-engine… #startup #startupfunding #VC #engineering

Are you a maker or manufacturer that’s interested in working with innovative British start-ups? Then join our CEO @damonbonser and @MadeinBritainGB CEO, John Pearce, for this free webinar taking place on Wed 18th January: eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-bri… #manufacturing #manufacturer

Two Scottish university projects have each received funding from Scottish Enterprise's High Growth Spin-out Programme (HGSP) to support their renewable energy innovations. insider.co.uk/news/universit… #renewableenergy #innovation @scotent @aberdeenuni @edinburghui