UK-based commercialisation partnership brings 50 startups to London to pitch and compete for slice of $13m pie.

SETsquared, the commercialisation alliance between the UK universities of Bristol, Bath, Surrey, Exeter, and Southampton, has brought 50 of its startups to London to compete for $13m in funding.

The startups will be demonstrating their technologies at the SETsquared Accelerating Growth conference with several given the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a table of venture capitalists in the style of TV show Dragon’s Den.

Graham Harrison, SETsquared partnership director, said: “While some of these are small businesses today, they hold huge promise, which is why we have always had such strong interest from global investors. The businesses we are helping to grow today are the potential stars of tomorrow and will make a vital contribution to the UK’s future prosperity.”