Invest-ability is Innovate UK EDGE’s investment readiness pathway, designed to support innovative businesses who are seeking to become investment ready and raise equity investment.
It is delivered through bespoke one-to-one support from your dedicated innovation and growth specialist, who will have invited you to express your interest to participate in our structured Invest-ability Intensive Training sessions, or if pitch ready, our Pitch Panel events.
These activities are only available to existing Innovate UK EDGE clients.
More details on Invest-ability Intensive Training and Pitch Panels, including the dates and links to submit an expression of interest, are below.
Invest-ability intensive training
Invest-ability Intensive Training includes rigorous, structured training in the fundamentals of investment readiness, including invaluable constructive feedback from active investors.
To express your interest in participating, please view all information and dates below. You will need to ensure you read all the important information and can attend all sessions before submitting your expression of interest for one of our Invest-ability Intensive Training cohorts.
How does it work?
Preparation Meeting (virtual, 1 hour)
This meeting with your innovation and growth specialist takes place once you have been accepted onto Innovate UK EDGE Invest-ability Intensive Training.
Group 'Get to Know You' meeting (virtual session, 2 hours)
Before you start the training, you will get the chance to meet the like-minded peers embarking on the same journey as you, meet your expert trainer and understand what to expect. You will have the opportunity to work on your elevator pitch and receive a step-by-step guide to the upcoming training sessions and ongoing support throughout from your innovation and growth specialist.
Training Day 1 (in-person session, full day)
Get an insider's look at what investors are looking for and how to find them, develop your value proposition, boost your presentation skills, understand due diligence, valuations and how to approach investors and fundraise effectively. After this intensive session, you will need to allocate time to prepare a 5-minute pitch deck for Training Day 2.
Training Day 2 & Peer-to-Peer Pitching (virtual session, full day)
After two weeks of fine-tuning your pitch, with the support of your innovation and growth specialist, you will deliver your 5-minute pitch for peer-to-peer and trainer feedback. Before the investor session, you will have the opportunity to work again with an Investment Readiness Champion and your innovation and growth specialist to sharpen your pitch.
Investor Session (virtual session, 20 mins)
You will deliver a 5-minute pitch to test with a panel of active investors and investment experts and receive constructive feedback. This will improve your confidence and help you to build a more compelling investor pitch to increase your chances of raising investment.
Is your business eligible?
Invest-ability Intensive Training is by invitation only from your innovation and growth specialist.
In each intensive training cohort, we support 15 innovative growth businesses that aim to raise investment of at least £500K+ in the next 24 months and that have secured a minimum of £100K in income from grants, investment, or revenue.
All submissions are reviewed by an expert panel to identify the most promising companies for the upcoming rounds.
How to apply
If you meet the above criteria, please select your preferred date below, and complete the expression of interest.
Please note that:
- All stages of the Innovate UK EDGE Invest-ability Intensive Training journey are mandatory to attend. Please check you can join all of the dates before submitting an expression of interest for a particular cohort.
- Training Day 1 will be held in person in the regional location specified on the training dates below. Please check this works for you before submitting your expression of interest.
- The ‘Get to Know You’ session, Training Day 2 and Investor Session will be held virtually.
- It is mandatory for the senior-level representative from the company who is going to pitch to the investors to attend all preceding sessions.
Training Dates
Cohort One
Expression of interest here
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Tuesday 5 September 2023
Expression of interest outcome: Tuesday 12 September 2023
'Get to Know You' Meeting: Tuesday 26 September 2023 (virtual session)
Training Day 1: Tuesday 10 October 2023 (in-person session, London)
Training Day 2: Tuesday 24 October 2023 (virtual session)
Investor Session: Tuesday 7 November 2023 (virtual session)
Cohort Two
Expression of interest here
Expression of interest deadline: 9:00am on Friday 8 September 2023
Expression of interest outcome: Thursday 14 September 2023
'Get to Know You' Meeting: Thursday 28 September 2023 (virtual session)
Training Day 1: Thursday 12 October 2023 (in-person session, Leeds)
Training Day 2: Thursday 26 October 2023 (virtual session)
Investor Session: Thursday 9 November 2023 (virtual session)
Cohort Three
Expression of interest here
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Thursday 14 September 2023
Expression of interest outcome: Tuesday 19 September 2023
'Get to Know You' Meeting: Tuesday 3 October 2023 (virtual session)
Training Day 1: Tuesday 17 October 2023 (in-person session, Bristol)
Training Day 2: Tuesday 31 October 2023 (virtual session)
Investor Session: Tuesday 14 November 2023 (virtual session)
Cohort Four
Expression of interest here
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Monday 18th September 2023
Expression of interest outcome: Thursday 21 September 2023
'Get to Know You' Meeting: Thursday 5 October 2023 (virtual session)
Training Day 1: Thursday 19 October 2023 (in-person session, Bracknell)
Training Day 2: Thursday 2 November 2023 (virtual session)
Investor Session: Thursday 16 November 2023 (virtual session)
Cohort Five
Expression of interest here
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Tuesday 3 October 2023
Expression of interest outcome: Wednesday 11 October 2023
'Get to Know You' Meeting: Wednesday 25 October 2023 (virtual session)
Training Day 1: Thursday 9 November 2023 (in-person session, Cambridge)
Training Day 2: Thursday 23 November 2023 (virtual session)
Investor Session: Thursday 7 December 2023 (virtual session)
Cohort Six
Expression of interest here
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Monday 2 October 2023
Expression of interest outcome: Monday 9 October 2023
'Get to Know You' Meeting: Monday 23 October 2023 (virtual session)
Training Day 1: Tuesday 7 November 2023 (in-person session, Birmingham)
Training Day 2: Tuesday 21 November 2023 (virtual session)
Investor Session: Tuesday 5 December 2023 (virtual session)
Cohort Seven
Expression of interest here
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Friday 24 November 2023
Expression of interest outcome: Monday 4 December 2023
'Get to Know You' Meeting: Tuesday 9 January 2024 (virtual session)
Training Day 1: Tuesday 23 January 2024 (in-person session, Wales)
Training Day 2: Tuesday 6 February 2024 (virtual session)
Investor Session: Tuesday 20 February 2024 (virtual session)
Cohort Eight
Expression of interest here
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Friday 24 November 2023
Expression of interest outcome: Wednesday 6 December 2023
'Get to Know You' Meeting: Thursday 11 January 2024 (virtual session)
Training Day 1: Wednesday 24 January 2024 (in-person session, Scotland)
Training Day 2: Thursday 8 February 2024 (virtual session)
Investor Session: Thursday 22 February 2024 (virtual session)
Pitch Panel
Pitch Panel offers exposure to real investors for constructive and confidence-building feedback on your pitch. Typically it is for companies who already have a strong investor pitch, or who have a specific need to focus on pitching.
We have a limited number of places on a Pitch Panel at any one time – as a client you will already have conducted a deep dive into your investment readiness needs, but an invitation is conditional on supplying further information for objective review by an expert panel. We reserve the right to prioritise companies that have not taken part in a previous Pitch Panel.
Pitch Panel Dates
Panel Focus Area: Med Tech
Expression of interest here
Location: In-person, Northern Ireland
Pitch Panel Session: Tuesday 26 September 2023
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Friday 8 September 2023
Panel Focus Area: Deep Tech
Expression of interest here
Location: In-person, London
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 27 September 2023
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Thursday 7 September 2023
Panel Focus Area: Med Tech and Net Zero
Expression of interest here
Location: In-person, Liverpool (North of England)
Pitch Panel Session: Tuesday 3 October 2023
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Monday 11 September 2023
Panel Focus Area: Digital and Software as a Service (SaaS)
Expression of interest here
Location: In-person, Bristol (South West of England)
Pitch Panel Session: Thursday 5 October 2023
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Thursday 14 September 2023
Panel Focus Area: Health Tech, Med Tech and Wellbeing
Expression of interest here
Location: In-person, Bracknell (South East of England)
Pitch Panel Session: Tuesday 17 October 2023
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Thursday 28 September 2023
Panel Focus Area: Deep Tech
Expression of interest here
Location: Virtual
Pitch Panel Session: Thursday 19 October 2023
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Monday 2 October 2023
Panel Focus Area: Med Tech
Expression of interest here
Location: In-person, Midlands
Pitch Panel Session: Thursday 1 February 2024
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Friday 12 January 2024
Panel Focus Area: Smart Manufacturing
Expression of interest here
Location: In-person, Wales
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 14 February 2024
Expression of interest deadline: 5:00pm on Wednesday 24 January 2024
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