Invest-Ability Pitch Panel
Innovate UK Business Growth’s Invest-Ability is designed to support innovative businesses seeking to become investment-ready.
There are two investment readiness activities that are part of Invest-Ability: Invest-Ability Intensive Training and Invest-Ability Pitch Panel.
Pitch Panel gives businesses the opportunity to road test and refine their investor pitch in front of a panel of leading investors, receiving constructive feedback. This provides innovation-focused high-growth businesses the chance to improve confidence in pitching and become more investment-ready for their next raise.
Is your business suitable?
Invest-Ability Pitch Panel is by invitation only from your innovation and growth specialist.
The type of companies that would be suitable for the Pitch Panel would be companies that have already secured pre-seed funding previously, crafted their product, validated it in the market, and trialled/tested it with evidence of market engagement and demand, should already have a clear financial plan and roadmap. They are targeting £500k and above in funding over the next 24 months.
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.
How to apply
If you meet the suitability criteria, please select your preferred date below and complete the expression of interest.
If you do not meet all the suitability criteria but believe that you can greatly benefit from this, please contact your innovation & growth specialist to discuss further.
Pitch Panel Dates
Panel Focus Area: Healthy Living (Including Health & Life Sciences)
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Location: In-person, Wales
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 22 May 2024
Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 17 April 2024
Panel Focus Area: Agriculture, Agri-Tech & Agri-Food
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Location: Virtual
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 29 May
Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 24 April 2024
Panel Focus Area: Clean Tech
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Location: South East
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 5 June 2024
Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 1 May 2024
Panel Focus Area: Health & Med Tech
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Location: Midlands
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 12 June 2024
Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 8 May 2024
Panel Focus Area: Net Zero & Circular Economy
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Location: London
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 26 June 2024
Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 22 May 2024
Panel Focus Area: Healthy Living (Including Health & Life Sciences)
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Location: South West
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 3 July 2024
Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 29 May 2024
Panel Focus Area: Digital Technologies & AI
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Location: East
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 10 July 2024
Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 5 June 2024
Panel Focus Area: Smart Manufacturing, Hardware & Robotics
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Location: North
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 17 July 2024
Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 12 June 2024
Panel Focus Area: Smart Manufacturing, Hardware & Robotics
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Location: Virtual
Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 23 October 2024
Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 18 September 2024
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