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Glasgow City Innovation District

Glasgow City Innovation District is located in the heart of Glasgow City Centre. It's a hub of entrepreneurship, innovation, and collaboration, supporting Glasgow’s growing business ecosystem with tailored events, promotion, and tailored support. 

Support is available for any business within the Innovation District and beyond. It has a particular focus on the tech, digital, and creative industries. It aims to nurture and accelerate growth, improve productivity, and allow businesses to access world-class research and technology from its anchor institution the University of Strathclyde. 

The Innovation District supports innovation by assisting new businesses locating to the area, through its industry-aligned innovation programmes and by driving collaboration between the businesses based there.

Details

  • Main Target Audience - Entrepreneurs, Founders and early start ups, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Large/global companies, Researchers and academia/spin outs, Social enterprises and nonprofits
  • Growth Stage - Pre-start/ideation stage, Start up/Pre-Seed, Seed stage, Early growth stage (Series A), Growth - Scale (Series B+)
  • Industry Focus - AI/robotics, Creative industries, Data/tech, Financial services/fintech, Energy (including renewables), Life sciences/human health, Photonics, Quantum, Radio and Semiconductors, Social enterprise/Third sector, Space industries
  • Support Type - Strategic business advice, Community/networks, Funding/investment, Executive coaching/mentoring, Training/skills programmes, Research/market intelligence, International connections/market access
  • Location - Glasgow and the West