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Pathways to Funding

Pathways to Funding is a support programme for businesses and social enterprises in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland that need outside finance or are preparing for investment. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Innovation SuperNetwork · funded by North East Mayoral Strategic Authority

Checked against the official page (weareumi.co.uk) on 10 Oct 2026.

Investor readiness support and access to an investor hub for businesses and social enterprises in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland.

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These details are gathered from public web pages and are not financial advice. Check them with Innovation SuperNetwork before you apply.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

Not confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Not confirmed on the official page

How much

Not stated

Who can apply

Businesses and socially trading enterprises headquartered in Newcastle, Northumberland or North Tyneside that are leaders of revenue generating SMEs or Innovation Driven Enterprises requiring external finance, or founders preparing for equity investment.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Micro (under 10 staff), Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff)

Confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Use Enquire Now on UMi's Pathways to Funding page, or call UMi on 0191 716 1000.

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Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland

Confirmed on the official page

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Shaded: Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside.

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Things we could not confirm

  • No specific funding amounts stated; this is a support programme offering investor readiness support and access to an investor hub rather than direct grants or loans

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (weareumi.co.uk) on 10 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 15 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 9 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with Innovation SuperNetwork before you apply.

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