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Run by: Innovate UK (Contracts for Innovation)
£2M total fund — no equity
Funder: Innovate UK (Contracts for Innovation). Innovative interventions, technologies and frameworks supporting children/families experiencing homelessness; any org size.
Run by: Cylon Ventures
Angel-scale for Angel-scale equity
Cybersecurity startups at pre-seed to seed stage. Products addressing enterprise security, identity, cloud security, IoT/OT security, or threat intelligence.
Rolling investments
Run by: DASA·Backed by: Ministry of Defence (MOD)
£30K-£500K grants — no equity
Innovative companies and researchers with solutions for UK defence and security challenges. Open to any stage, from concept to commercial product.
Proposal-based funding; now part of UK Defence Innovation
Run by: NATO DIANA·Backed by: NATO
€100K-€400K — no equity
Dual-use startups addressing NATO priority areas: energy resilience, secure communications, sensing, space, or emerging disruptive technologies. Must have defence/security application.
Challenge-call based; last call closed mid-2025; next challenge call expected summer 2026
Run by: Plexal·Backed by: DSIT (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
None (no cash) — no equity
Cyber security startups at any stage addressing critical national infrastructure, cloud security, or digital identity. Must be UK-based.
UK's largest cyber accelerator; streams Grow/Scale/Ignite/CNI; cohort one had 48 startups