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Port of Tyne Venture Connect

Port of Tyne Venture Connect is an accelerator programme for innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses in the UK, including those in North East England. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Port of Tyne

Checked against the official page (growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk) on 1 Nov 2026.

An accelerator programme supporting innovative businesses in maritime, logistics, clean energy and related sectors with mentoring, investor access and business development support.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Dates for future cohorts will be announced in due course

Not confirmed on the official page

How much

Not stated

Who can apply

Designed to support businesses in North East England as well as to attract businesses into the region; open to innovative businesses across the UK and internationally.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Start-ups, Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff)

Not confirmed on the official page

Sectors

maritime, logistics, clean energy, safety technology, training and skills, cyber security, ai and digital, quantum and advanced technologies

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How to apply

Email innovation.hub@portoftyne.co.uk with questions or to express interest; further information and application details are on the provider website.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across United Kingdom, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

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Things we could not confirm

  • No information on funding amounts, application deadline, or specific application process provided on this page

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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 (growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk) on 1 Nov 2026. Its details last changed on 1 Nov 2026. A person last checked it on 31 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with Port of Tyne before you apply.

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