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Grants

Innovate UK Launchpads

Status

Closed for now

The funder has not said when this reopens.

Closed
Amount
£1,000,000

Place-based clusters (for example South Wales net zero, Liverpool City Region health tech, Tees Valley, Glasgow City Region, Northern Ireland). Grants commonly GBP 50k-500k with 35-70% intervention.

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Innovate UK (UKRI)

public · regional

Deadline: Opens irregularly — No Launchpad competition is currently open: the most recent rounds closed 26 November 2025 (Northern Ireland, up to GBP 1.2m; grants GBP 25,000-100,000), 20 August 2025 (Mid and North Wales, up to GBP 500,000 per project) and 2 July 2025 (Great South West). Next funding opportunities are tailored per cluster.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 30% yourself.

Who can apply

Applicant must be based in, or commit to activity in, the named Launchpad geography and cluster theme.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The Companies House number, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/programme/launchpads/

"A funding competition of up to £1.2 million closed on 26 November 2025."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: iuk-business-connect.org.uk

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