Funding for tech startups

Grants and funding for tech startups.

Innovation funding, investment reliefs and cloud credits for software, AI and digital businesses.

We track 26 schemes for tech startups, and 17 are taking applications today. Open schemes are listed first; closed ones stay on the list, marked as closed, so you can see what has ended. Loans, tax reliefs and credits are labelled, because they are not grants.

UK-wide (17)

Horizon Europe — EIC Accelerator

European Commission (European Innovation Council) · Open now

up to £2,100,000

Google for Startups Cloud Program

Google Cloud · Open now · Credits, not cash

up to £276,500

UK Games Fund — Content Fund

UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Open now · Closes 31 Mar 2029

up to £250,000

BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst Phase 1 (Innovate UK)

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · Closing soon · Closes 8 Dec 2026

up to £200,000

AWS Activate (cloud credits)

Amazon Web Services · Open now · Credits, not cash

up to £158,000

Microsoft for Startups

Microsoft · Open now · Credits, not cash

up to £118,500

Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems (Innovate UK)

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · Closing soon · Closes 18 Nov 2026

up to £105,000

BFI UK Global Screen Fund — Video Game Release

BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Open now

up to £50,000

Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups

Department for Business and Trade · Open now · Closes 1 Mar 2027

up to £25,000

HubSpot for Startups

HubSpot · Open now · Discount, not cash

NVIDIA Inception

NVIDIA · Open now · Discount, not cash

Defence Innovation Loans (DASA)

DASA / Innovate UK Loans Ltd · Paused · Loan (repayable)

up to £1,000,000

Innovation Support to Operations — UKDI themed competition (Cycle 8)

UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), Ministry of Defence · Closed

up to £350,000

UK Games Fund — Prototype Fund

UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC) · Paused

up to £100,000

Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards

Innovate UK (UKRI) · Closed

up to £75,000

UK Games Fund — Starter Fund

UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Closed

up to £20,000

Google.org Impact Grants (Impact Challenges)

Google.org · Between rounds

England only (1)

Liverpool City Region Flexible Growth Fund

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, delivered by River Capital · Open now · Loan (repayable)

up to £1,000,000

Scotland only (3)

West Lothian Training Grant

West Lothian Council (Economic Growth Plan), via Invest in West Lothian · Open now

up to £50,000

Business Growth Fund (North Lanarkshire)

North Lanarkshire Council (UKSPF), via Business Gateway Lanarkshire · Open now · Closes 12 Feb 2027

up to £40,000

Early Enterprise Support Scheme (Outer Hebrides)

Highlands and Islands Enterprise, administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's Business Gateway · Open now

up to £5,000

Wales only (2)

SMARTCymru / SMART Flexible Innovation Support

Welsh Government / Business Wales · Open now

Creative Wales — Games Development Fund

Creative Wales (Welsh Government) · Closed

up to £50,000

Northern Ireland only (3)

Innovation Boost (InterTradeIreland)

InterTradeIreland (cross-border trade and business development body) · Open now · Part-funded support

up to £56,000

Techstart Concept Plus Grant — Northern Ireland

Techstart Ventures / Invest Northern Ireland · Between rounds

up to £30,000

Digital Transformation Flexible Fund (DTFF) — Northern Ireland

NI Councils (Newry, Mourne & Down lead) / UKSPF · Closed

up to £20,000

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