Innovation Funding
The UEA Innovation Funding team collaborates with businesses throughout the East of England, offering co-investment and investment readiness support. Whether it's preparing companies for investment or backing environmentally beneficial ventures, we spearhead impactful initiatives with far-reaching benefits for the region.
Talk to our team and find out how we can help you.
Our Programmes
Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF)
Find out more about the LCIF, a co-investment fund worth over £100m aimed at SME’s operating in the East of England developing environmentally beneficial technologies, products or services.
Find out more about the Creative East Programme, an investment readiness programme for businesses in the creative industry. Whilst the 2023–2026 iteration of Creative East has now completed, we continue to champion creative business across the region, connecting ambitious founders with the expertise, networks and investment opportunities they need to grow.
Designed and led by active investors, experts and specialists, Spinout Discovery is a programme aimed at helping researchers and staff explore the potential of turning their ideas into successful businesses.
Alongside their degrees, student entrepreneurs are showing the drive and determination to create exciting new businesses. However, it can be difficult for young businesses to get the initial funding and investment they need for their ideas to really take off. That’s where the UEA Enterprise Fund comes in.