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Innovate UK is a UK-based government agency supporting innovation in businesses. In Africa, they focus on Grant rounds, investing in startups like Wefarm, Synnefa, and OX Delivers. Their unique approach lies in providing non-dilutive funding, allowing African startups to retain ownership and control while accessing critical growth capital.
Internet
Clean Energy
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AgTech
Renewable Energy
Transportation
Battery
AI
Manufacturing
CleanTech
SMS
Financial Services
Agriculture
Machine Learning
Farming
AgriTech
Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing
Cooling-as-a-service
Electrical and Electronics Manufacturing
Energy
Solar Energy
Social Entrepreneurship
Appliances
Automotive
Type
Venture Capital
Innovate UK's Latest news
Mixed-reality music startup Volta wins $500k Innovate UK grant - Music Ally
Sequential awarded prestigious Innovate UK SMART Grant to propel understanding of skin microbiome forward - PR Newswire
Three South African technologies pitch for Innovate UK funding - Creamer Media's Engineering News
Podcast: How Innovate UK is accelerating innovation to end energy poverty - ESI Africa
Innovate UK, REA move to exploit $9.2bn mini-grid market - Vanguard
NRG Therapeutics Announces £2.68M Innovate UK Award to Develop New Medicines to Treat Parkinson's and Motor Neuron Disease - PR Newswire
STORM Therapeutics Awarded Innovate UK Grant to Discover and Develop a Novel Coronavirus Therapy Targeting an RNA-Modifying Enzyme - PR Newswire
Puraffinity Receives Innovate UK Grant for PFAS Treatment - Business Wire
Puraffinity Receives Innovate UK Grant for PFAS Treatment - businesswire.com
SEEQC UK Awarded £6.8M Innovate UK Grant to Build Enterprise-Level Quantum Enhanced Computer for Pharmaceutical R&D - businesswire.com
| Round | Startup | Location | Date | Amount Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Nigeria | Aug 27, 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| Grant | Kenya | Feb 17, 2020 | $ 823,792 | |
| Grant | Rwanda | Feb 18, 2021 | $ 1,676,041 | |
| Seed | Nigeria | Mar 23, 2021 | $ 125,000 | |
| Seed | Nigeria | Mar 23, 2021 | $ 125,000 | |
| Seed | Nigeria | Mar 23, 2021 | $ 125,000 | |
| Seed | Nigeria | Mar 23, 2021 | $ 125,000 | |
| Seed | Nigeria | Mar 23, 2021 | $ 125,000 |
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