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Exciting News! Last week, we kicked off the launch of the Norfolk FinTech Report 2024 in style! Hosted by Fuel Studios Norwich , the event was buzzing with #FinTech and #Insurance enthusiasts, alongside local entrepreneurs and regional stakeholders eager to dive into the latest insights. And now, the wait is over! We're thrilled to unveil the Norfolk FinTech Report 2024, showcasing Norfolk's rise as one of the UK's leading InsurTech hubs outside of London. Plus, get ready for some big predictions - the emerging FinTech cluster could soar to a whopping £100M within the next three years! Here's a glimpse of what you'll find in the report: Norfolk boasts 24 FinTech firms, collectively securing a remarkable £49M in investments. Did you know? Norfolk shines with a high proportion of female FinTech founders, surpassing any other region in England, outside London, with a remarkable 17%! Download your copy here: Norfolk FinTech Report 2024 https://lnkd.in/eWcws9nY Explore more on how Tech East is shaping the Future of FinTech for Norfolk: Discover here https://lnkd.in/eVajuPHf None of this would be possible without the incredible support and dedication from numerous individuals and organisations. A huge shoutout to Norfolk County Council for their funding via the Norfolk Investment Framework, and a heartfelt thank you to the amazing team at Whitecap Consulting , Julian Wells, and Josh Dracup. Special thanks to all the individuals and organisations involved in making this project a reality. Your support has paved the way for the development of Norfolk's vibrant FinTech ecosystem, and we're just getting started! Lisa Perkins, Fiona Lettice, Chris Sargisson, John Dugmore, Tim Robinson, Katie Snell, Shân Millie, Devon Struthers, Ricky Cowan, Roberta Willner, Steve Davidson, Paul Mace, Ben Luckett, Lucia Murgie, Anna Douglas, Raphael Markellos, James Allen, Scott Cogman, Mark Saunders, Amelia Brackenbury-Read, Max Mason-Gransby, Yahia Abdelkarim, Sai Venkat Reddy Guduru, Oliver Howard, Rachel Prew, James Charles Adams, Kirsty Jarvis, Janine Hirt, James Blower, Charlie Wright Let's continue to champion Norfolk FinTech on a national scale!

Attention Tech East Suffolk based network! In partnership with Suffolk County Council, Connected Innovation and the British Business Bank, Anglia Capital Group are excited to be bringing The Halo Programme to Suffolk in 2025. Applications are welcomed from start-ups based in Suffolk that meet the following criteria: Based in Suffolk An innovative, exciting and potentially disruptive business Haven’t previously raised equity finance Applications close on 24th November and the programme will run from January to March 2025. More info can be found here https://lnkd.in/eyXX9WaE

👉 Grants for NORFOLK businesses! If you are looking to invest in equipment, create new products and move into new markets, you could benefit from our grants, including the Growth Through Innovation Fund, Small Grant Scheme or Business Transition To Net Zero Grant scheme. Find out more about the grant schemes and how to apply here https://lnkd.in/eyn88tgn 📲 Contact us on 0300 333 6536 or fill in our form >>> https://lnkd.in/e6za7jw8 Part-funded through the UKSPF. #grants #funding #netzero #businesssupport #norfolk #innovation #productdevelopment Great Yarmouth Borough Council North Norfolk District Council Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Norwich City Council Breckland Council Norfolk Chambers of Commerce Business & IP Centre Norfolk Joshua Moore Sally Lomax Jason Middleton James Allen James Williamson Connected Innovation Tech East Hethel Innovation

The world’s most prestigious #AI summit, World Summit AI (WSAI), is making its highly anticipated debut in the MENA region. Organised by InspiredMinds! the World Summit AI will be held at the Doha Exhibition & Convention Center (DECC) Qatar on 10 and 11 December 2024. For more information and to book your tickets read here https://lnkd.in/gbWFCzuc

Want to work at The EpiCentre? We have an Assistant Centre Manager position, which we would love you to fill! This role enhances the centre's sales, community engagement, operational, and financial performance. The Assistant Centre Manager reports to the Centre Manager and is supported by Customer Experience Assistant. They work closely with the Centre Manager and the Innovation Director. Oxford Innovation Space manages The EpiCentre and operates a network of innovation centres providing flexible workspace, including offices and workshops, and business support services across the UK. For more information and to apply click here- https://lnkd.in/e9xVgaaV

Just dropped: from Tech Nation here is the latest Future Fifty - the 50 most exciting tech businesses in the UK. But is this a list that reflects the reality? ⬆ Great to see our own Jacyn Heavens of Epos Now in Norwich, one of the original Future Fifty businesses and now in the Unicorn club telling his growth story. Amazing progress. ➡ Well done the 5/50 businesses in the regions outside the 'Golden Triangle' (Sheffield, Middlesborough, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Bristol) who made the cut. Feels like there should be so many more! ⬇ Is it just me, or is it a missed opportunity that 45/50 of the businesses listed are based in London, Cambridge or Oxford? I understand the criteria, but surely we have much more regional diversity to celebrate in the UK tech ecosystem? Which scaleup UK tech businesses are missing from this list? https://lnkd.in/e6zjPhht

EEEGR (East of England Energy Group) members are invited to join this exciting event on how to break into the tech market in the USA. Taking place on the afternoon of 11 November at Adastral Park, the event is free to attend and gives you the opportunity to hear from industry experts: Connected Innovation, Innovate UK, Tech East, Department for Business and Trade and Virginia Beach Economic Development. Registration closes on Monday 4 November: https://lnkd.in/e3J8WJ_b #eastofengland #tech #exportingopportunities #USA

Innovate UK’s competition to develop digital therapeutic extended reality (XR) solutions to provide mental healthcare services opens in 2 weeks (28 Oct - 15 Jan). Projects must be led by a business in collaboration with academic institutions, charities, businesses, the public sector and research and technology organisations. Your project must: ➡️ have total eligible costs between £200,000 and £300,000 (grant covers up to 70% of project costs) ➡️ last between 12 to 18 months ➡️ carry out all of its project work in the UK ➡️ intend to exploit the results from or in the UK ➡️ start by 1 July 2025 ➡️ end by 31 December 2026 Projects must focus on… The application of extended reality: ➡️ A digital therapeutic for mental health through the application of Extended Reality (XR) which includes creative technologies, virtual reality, networked or augmented reality, mixed reality, haptics, holograms, immersive software and immersive audio. Solutions for moderate and severe mental health conditions: ➡️ Solutions for those living with moderate (where the condition makes daily life difficult) and severe (where conditions make daily life extremely difficult) mental health illness. Specifically, XR therapeutic solutions that positively improve the impairment, disability and distress experienced by those living with mental health difficulties at any point in their life course. Solutions are strongly encouraged, in particular, where the mental health difficulties have an impact on education, employment and daily life. Solutions that can be applied at all clinical levels: ➡️ Solutions for use at any point in the care pathway, at all clinical levels, which have the ambition to seek regulatory approval, adoption and scale, as and where appropriate. Innovate UK East I Norwich Research Park I The EpiCentre I Adastral Park I Innovation Labs Group I Akcela Ventures I Creative East I Tech East I MENTA Business Support for Norfolk & Suffolk I XR Lab

There are just three weeks left to apply for the Innovate UK Launchpad grant funding competitions which we secured to support the growth of the agri-tech, agri-biotech, food tech and aquaculture cluster in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Here are the details for those two important competitions: ➡️ Minimum Financial Assistance providing fully funded grants to companies between £25,000-£100,000 (https://lnkd.in/e-AVU6nm.) ➡️ Collaborative R&D providing grants between £150,000-£300,000 covering up to 70% of companies’ project costs working with universities, research institutes, public sector or charities (https://lnkd.in/eii6Ks78.) The deadline for applications is Wednesday 6 November 2024 at 11am! Connected Innovation I Norfolk County Council I Suffolk Economy I Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority I Greater Lincolnshire LEP I Agri-TechE I Norwich Research Park I Food Enterprise Park I Broadland Food Innovation Centre I Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association I Norfolk FWAG I Akcela Ventures I Innovation Labs Group I Adastral Park I The EpiCentre I Oxford Innovation I Cefas I University of East Anglia I University of Suffolk I NAAME I Space East I Tech East I Ceres Agri-Tech Knowledge Exchange Partnership I Innovate UK East I UK Agri-Tech Centre I Donna Maltby I Effie Warwick-John I Julie West I Presh Govender I Laura Hill I Scott Cogman I Katie Snell I Howard Partridge

Tech East 100 company, Hybrid Access Technologies, has now launched a World First solution for seamlessly using multiple smartphones in the home to act as backup connections in the event the fixed broadband connection fails. Other major operators are due to launch soon. https://lnkd.in/eqTsjQWD