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UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S)

UKI2S is a seed investment fund of from £100,000 for start-up businesses in the UK working in defence and security, engineering biology, fusion, knowledge assets or space.

Run by UKI2S · funded by UKI2S, managed by Future Planet Capital (Ventures) Limited

Checked against the official page (ukinnovationscienceseedfund.co.uk) on 1 Nov 2026.

A national seed investment fund that invests in, funds and supports early-stage businesses and spinouts in defence and security, engineering biology, fusion, knowledge assets, partner innovation and space. It also offers ongoing support such as leadership coaching, further funding strategy and executive recruitment.

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Status and deadline

Status

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Deadline

Not stated

How much

From £100,000

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

UK businesses working in a strategic priority area (defence and security, engineering biology, fusion, knowledge assets, space), based at one of the partner research campuses, or whose innovation is based on IP associated with one of the partners, with high growth potential.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Start-ups

Not confirmed on the official page

Sectors

defence and security, engineering biology, fusion, knowledge assets, partner innovation, space

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How to apply

Use the 'Pitch for Investment' link on the page.

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Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

Not confirmed on the official page

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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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 (ukinnovationscienceseedfund.co.uk) on 1 Nov 2026. Its details last changed on 1 Nov 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with UKI2S before you apply.

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