If you had looked at the economic geography of England in the early 1700s, you might have concluded it had two great strengths: first, its thriving ports and trading centres – London, of course, already well on its way to being the most populous city in Europe, which...

Cancer Tech Accelerator, our programme for research teams working to revolutionise the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, has been extended for another year thanks to funding from Cancer Research UK, Cancer Research Horizons, The Brain Tumour Charity,...

Earlier this week we hosted an event at IDEALondon with the founders of three fintechs recounting their journeys to fundraising success. Thanks to Karen Rudich from ELEMENTARYb, Pedram Parhizkari of Beurzbyte, and Ben Schuldenfrei and David Rabee from Factored for...

We recently marked a fantastic conclusion to our second Cancer Tech Accelerator cohort, with six outstanding teams pitching at the demo day we hosted on the rooftop deck of London's National Theatre. It was a great event with strong turnout from the life sciences and...

Any doctor will tell you that the best way to train new medics is when delivering care face-to-face with patients. However, with an ageing population and ever-busier hospitals, clinics, and GP surgeries, it’s a growing challenge to find time for on the job training....

Last week, we wrapped up the Demo Day for cohorts 7 and 8 of our Funding Readiness programme, which we deliver with Barclays Eagle Labs. It's always very rewarding to see the companies we support get onstage and pitch, and this demo day didn't disappoint. First up...

Recent data from PitchBook shows Liverpool has the lowest median startup valuation of any city in the UK at just £1.22 million. In part that’s a reflection of how young the city’s startup scene is, compared to cities like Oxford and Cambridge where many companies are...

AI is currently the hottest topic in tech. But when we started the CAP AI project (part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund) in 2017, it wasn’t obvious how quickly this sector would evolve. Six years on, we have delivered targeted support to hundreds of...

Just over two years ago we launched the extension of the P4 Precision Medicine Accelerator for South Yorkshire. Originally based on the P4 model, which I co-founded in 2019, this new accelerator – dubbed P4SY for its location – was designed with a three-pronged...

I meet a lot of founders working with Capital Enterprise and it’s not uncommon for them to ask for marketing pointers. What sets these companies apart is that most of them are deep techs, which means they could be anywhere from many months to years away from actually...

We are thrilled to share the news that Caroline Gorski, an entrepreneur and innovation leader from Rolls-Royce, will join Capital Enterprise as our new CEO, effective from 1st September. With over 25 years' experience in emerging technologies and digital...

We recently hosted a celebration in Sheffield marketing the culmination of the first phase of TEAM SY. It was great to see so many friends and collaborators from across the Sheffield ecosystem come together to celebrate an incredible startup support project. As...