The QUBIS Innovation Fund is an SEIS & EIS fund, aimed specifically at university spin–out companies.
The objective of the Innovation Fund is to provide an early source of finance for spin–outs to begin their commercial journey as soon as possible.
We utilise a suite of enterprise programmes to define your business model and find product / market fit at an early stage. These include the Lean Launch Programme and ICURe.
They have been tailored to help IP based spin–outs connect with customers and R&D partners early in the journey.
We invest between £50k and £150k into spin–out companies with novel technology and sound business models, ideally having graduated from the enterprise programmes.
We require you to have SEIS Advance Assurance for us to invest.
We help companies to transition from research to commercial success as efficiently as possible.
We are experienced in technology transfer and can provide advice to smooth and accelerate the spin–out process.
The QUBIS Innovation Fund invests in spin outs that have performed intense customer discovery and determine their product / market fit or see some early traction. We understand the importance of listening to potential customers and partners early on and refining the business model to suit. We are experienced in the commercialisation of university research and can help accelerate the journey from spin out to growth stage utilising lean startup principles.
