Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-Ability Pitch Panel

Expression of Interest

Agriculture, Agritech and Agrifood | 22 October 2025


As a valued Innovate UK Business Growth client, you are invited to express your interest in the Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-Ability Pitch Panel taking place on Wednesday 22 October 2025, in-person (East of England).


This Invest-Ability Pitch Panel is looking for businesses that focus on Agriculture, Agritech and Agrifood, within the following scopes:


  • Agriculture encompasses innovations involved in planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops, managing farmland efficiently. They employ advanced techniques like GPS for precision farming and adapt to changing consumer demands and weather patterns to ensure productivity and sustainability.


  • Agritech encompasses innovation that uses technology to improve farming practices, focusing on areas such as indoor agriculture (like hydroponics and aeroponics), sustainable irrigation systems, and automation to enhance efficiency and sustainability in farming.


  • Agrifood encompasses innovation in both agriculture and food sectors, covering production, processing, distribution, and consumption of food products. It includes activities like crop cultivation, livestock farming, fisheries, and forestry, as well as food processing, packaging, transportation, and retailing, highlighting the entire food supply chain from farm to fork.



Expressions of interest close on Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 17:00.



IMPORTANT INFORMATION


All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of experts to identify the most suitable companies for this Invest-Ability Pitch Panel or alternative Invest-Ability Pitch Panels.


You will be notified of the outcome of your submission by Wednesday 1 October 2025.



CONTACT US


If you have any questions, or difficulty completing your submission, your innovation and growth specialist is available to support you when making your submission. Please ask them for support if required.


They will also assist you during the Invest-Ability Pitch Panel journey if you are invited to join.


For any technical issues, email us at event.enquiries1@iukbg.ukri.org

 

Important Expression of Interest Information

The online expression of interest must be completed and submitted in a single session - you can't save your answers and return later to finish your submission.


To facilitate the process, we have created a Word document including all the questions, which you can download and pre-populate with your answers. You will then need to copy and paste these answers from the Word document into the online expression of interest and submit.


To download the Word application form, please click here.


Please note that, in order to help identify the most suitable candidates, we will use all the information provided in this expression of interest to evaluate each submission on a range of criteria. We encourage you to provide as much information as possible to illustrate your suitability.


Sections 1, 2 and 4 are context setting and help us establish your appropriateness for this activity. Section 3 is scored.

 
 

Section 1 - Client Details

This should be the CEO, Managing Director or another member of your senior management team leading on raising investment for the company.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Section 2 - Investment Requirements

 
 

Please include in your answer the breakdown percentage of main expense categories (e.g. R&D, SG&A, Hiring etc.) and the date you will use the investment funds.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Section 3 - Additional Materials

 


1 - Pitch Deck


A copy of your pitch deck in the format you would use for a 5-minute pitch. This should not exceed 15 slides.


An example of an effective framework for your pitch deck is available to download here.


2 - One-Pager


A one-pager document using the template provided which includes the key information about your company and investment journey.


The one-pager template is available to download here.


3 - Video Pitch


A one-minute video pitch to form a first impression of how pitch-ready you are.


Guidance on how to create and upload your video pitch is available to download here.



Please upload a copy of your pitch deck, one-pager template and a word document containing your video pitch link by dragging and dropping them into the box below.


We are unable to accept your expression of interest without all of these documents included.

Drop your files here
 
 

Section 4 - Declaration

 

The statement should detail their personal assessment of your preparedness for the Invest-Ability Pitch Panel that you are expressing an interest for. It should also outline the support they have provided to help you prepare effectively and make the most of this opportunity.

 
 
 
 

GDPR Statement

Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-Ability Pitch Panel is planned and delivered by Newable, in partnership with Exemplas, on behalf of Innovate UK Business Growth.


This offering is funded by Innovate UK Business Growth. As a result, a range of data points must be collected to assess your eligibility to attend the Invest-Ability Pitch Panel.


To comply with Innovate UK Business Growth funding requirements, Newable, Exemplas and Innovate UK Business Growth will collect and store your registration data and any information or communications recorded during the Invest-Ability Pitch Panel for auditing and project evaluation purposes.


Innovate UK Business Growth, Newable and Exemplas will retain your records for no longer than is necessary, and in accordance with their privacy notice (see below) and will not share your data with any other third parties that are not involved with the delivery of the event or funding of the offering as listed above, namely Innovate UK Business Growth, Newable and Exemplas.


Your data may be shared with contacts within our investor network to support companies seeking investment.


You can view Innovate UK Business Growth, Newable and Exemplas privacy policies at the links below:



By submitting your expression of interest for the Invest-Ability Pitch Panel, you consent to the use of your data as outlined in the above General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) statement.

 

Video & Recording Statement

Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-Ability Pitch Panel may be recorded by video and audio and shared with participants after the session. All recordings will be part of the Innovate UK Business Growth, Newable and Exemplas virtual event archives and will remain available indefinitely.


By submitting your expression of interest for Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-Ability Pitch Panel you agree to such recordings, as outlined above, being videoed and included in the recording that will be circulated to participants.