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Angel Investment Network

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

Angel Investment Network (AIN) is the world's largest online angel investment platform, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Twickenham, London. The platform connects entrepreneurs seeking funding with a global network of over 300,000 angel investors across more than 90 countries, operating country-specific portals and facilitating introductions between startups and investors at seed and early-stage across all sectors.

Apollo Research

StartupEcosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

Technical AI safety organisation focused on reducing risks from scheming/deceptive frontier AI through interpretability research and behavioural model evaluations; also provides pre-deployment auditing services to frontier AI laboratories.

BIA

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) is the UK trade association representing the innovative life sciences and biotech industry, with over 600 member companies including start-ups, biotechnology firms, pharmaceutical companies, universities, and research centres. Founded in 1989, it advocates for its members through policy influence, hosts more than 40 networking events annually, and publishes sector insights and reports.

BusinessLDN

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

BusinessLDN (previously known as London First) is a cross-sector business campaign group founded in 1992 to make London the best city in the world in which to do business. The organisation advocates on behalf of London's business community on issues including skills and talent, housing and planning, transport, sustainability, and economic competitiveness. It rebranded from London First to BusinessLDN in July 2022.

CGT Catapult

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsAcademia

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult is an independent centre of excellence established in 2012 to advance the growth of the UK cell and gene therapy industry and accelerate the development of Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs). It provides infrastructure, specialist manufacturing support, regulatory strategy, NHS adoption facilitation and skills training across sites in London, Stevenage, Braintree and Edinburgh.

CLTR

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

The Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR) is an independent UK nonprofit think tank focused on transforming global resilience to extreme risks, including extreme AI risks, extreme biological risks, and government risk management capacity. It conducts research and provides policy advice to governments and institutions to improve governance, processes and decision-making around high-impact, globally reaching threats. CLTR was founded in 2019 and is registered under the name Alpenglow Group Limited.

CaSE

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

The Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) is the UK's leading independent advocate for science and engineering, arguing for increased R&D funding and better science policy. It represents over 115 scientific organisations including businesses, universities, professional bodies, and research charities, and was originally founded in 1986 as Save British Science.

Code First Girls

Community

Code First Girls is the largest provider of free coding education to women globally, offering courses from introductory through to degree-level in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity. Founded in 2012 by Alice Bentinck and Matthew Clifford and headquartered in London, the organisation also partners with employers on tech talent recruitment and workforce training, with over 300,000 free learning opportunities delivered.

CogX

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsCommunity

CogX is a global AI and transformational technology events and intelligence organisation founded in 2017, running multi-stage festivals, leadership summits, and awards programmes in London and Los Angeles. It also operates the CogX Insights research platform and a suite of newsletters covering AI, climate tech, deep tech, and capital allocation. The organisation addresses the question of how humanity can get the next decade of technological transformation right.

Colorintech

Community

Colorintech is an industry-backed London nonprofit founded in 2016 with a mission to make the tech economy accessible to everyone. With a community of over 60,000 members, it creates pathways into tech for underrepresented talent across university students, entrepreneurs, and mid-to-senior professionals, supported by partners including Google, Apple, and Netflix.

Connected Places Catapult

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

Connected Places Catapult is the UK's innovation accelerator for transport, the built environment, cities and local growth, formed in April 2019 through the merger of the Future Cities Catapult and the Transport Systems Catapult. It provides innovation-as-a-service for public bodies, businesses and infrastructure providers, running technology demonstrators, SME accelerators and collaborative R&D programmes to drive sustainable and connected places.

Creative UK

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsGrantmaker

Creative UK, formerly Creative England (founded 2010), is a not-for-profit independent network for the UK creative industries, formed in November 2021 following the merger of Creative England and the Creative Industries Federation. It supports, invests in, and champions creative businesses and talent across the United Kingdom, operating a £35 million investment fund for creative businesses alongside programmes spanning film, television, games, and digital media.

Digital Catapult Labs

CoworkingEcosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

Digital Catapult Labs are the physical and digital testing facilities of Digital Catapult, the UK's deep-tech innovation organisation, located at the Kings Cross Knowledge Quarter in London. The labs include the Future Networks Lab, Immersive Labs, Advanced Media Production Studios, 5G Testbeds and the Open Networks Lab, providing open-access infrastructure for startups, scaleups and industry partners to experiment with advanced digital technologies. Digital Catapult was established in 2013 and operates over 20 advanced technology facilities across the UK.

DigitalHealth.London

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsIncubator / Accelerator

DigitalHealth.London connects NHS staff, digital health companies and academics to speed up the development, scaling and adoption of digital innovations across health and care in London. Delivered by the Health Innovation Network for South London and launched in 2016, it runs programmes including the Accelerator, Launchpad, Digital Pioneer Fellowship and Evidence Generator Bootcamp, and has supported over 177 digital health companies since its inception.

Energy Systems Catapult

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

Energy Systems Catapult is an independent, not-for-profit innovation centre established by Innovate UK in 2015 to accelerate the transformation of the UK's energy system towards net zero. It bridges the gap between industry, government, academia, and research, supporting innovative companies in testing, trialling, and scaling new energy products and services. The organisation employs approximately 300 people with technical, engineering, consumer, policy, and digital expertise.

EngineeringUK

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

EngineeringUK is an independent not-for-profit organisation founded in 2001 that works to inspire young people from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers in engineering and technology. Formerly known as the Engineering and Technology Board, it drives improvements in the quality, impact, and reach of engineering outreach through research, advocacy, and school engagement programmes. It is registered as a charity (No. 1089678) in England and Wales.

Enterprise Nation

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsCommunity

Enterprise Nation is a UK-based support community for small businesses and entrepreneurs, connecting members to expert advisers, funding, events, and learning resources. Founded in 2005, it operates as a membership network helping start-ups and SMEs at every stage of growth.

F6S

Professional ServicesCommunity

F6S is a London-based global platform connecting over five million founders and startups with funding opportunities, accelerator programmes, grants, and talent. The platform powers application management for more than 20,000 accelerator and innovation programmes worldwide, processing over 700,000 applications annually. It serves corporate innovation teams, government bodies, universities, and investors seeking to discover and manage startup pipelines.

Faraday Institution

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

The Faraday Institution is the UK's flagship institute for electrochemical energy storage research, skills development, market analysis, and early-stage commercialisation, founded in 2017. It unites academic researchers and industry partners to advance battery technology, reduce manufacturing costs, and support the UK's clean energy and energy security goals. It operates as a registered charity and serves as a delivery partner for the UK Research and Innovation Battery Innovation Programme.

Founders Forum

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsCommunity

Founders Forum Group is a global community and group of businesses dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs throughout their journeys, uniting founders, investors, CEOs and government leaders through invite-only forums in London, New York, Berlin and Singapore. The organisation co-hosts London Tech Week and runs programmes including Rising Stars, which connects promising founders with investors, as well as offering professional services spanning legal, HR, communications and investment support.

Founders Pledge

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsCommunity

Founders Pledge is a global non-profit that enables tech entrepreneurs to commit a share of their personal proceeds from business exits to high-impact charities. It provides evidence-led research, expert philanthropy advice, and grant-making infrastructure to help members direct giving to the world's most pressing problems, with over 2,291 members from 45+ countries having pledged $13.6 billion.

Foxglove

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

Foxglove is a UK-registered, not-for-profit community interest company that uses legal action, investigation and campaigning to challenge government and corporate overreach in technology and data. Its work spans AI accountability, data privacy, NHS data governance and the environmental impact of data centres. The organisation was co-founded in London in 2019.

Global Tech Advocates

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & InstitutionsCommunity

Global Tech Advocates is a volunteer-led, not-for-profit international grassroots tech community uniting the private sector across more than 40 cities and regions worldwide, with over 40,000 members including startups, scaleups, corporates, policymakers and academics. Founded in 2015 as an extension of Tech London Advocates (founded 2013), it facilitates knowledge exchange, networking, and advocacy to support the growth of the global technology sector. It operates under the same entity as Tech London Advocates.

Imperial College Health Partners

Ecosystem Bodies, Catapults & Institutions

Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP) is the designated Health Innovation Network for North West London, bringing together NHS providers, universities and partners to support innovation and complex change in health and care. It hosts the Discover-NOW health data research hub and works on priorities including cardiovascular disease, children's mental health and patient safety.