Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-Ability Intensive Training

Expression of Interest


Submissions close on Thursday 11 December 2025 at 17:00.


We strongly advise you not to leave your submission to the last minute and recommend saving a copy of your answers in the Word document provided.



IMPORTANT INFORMATION


All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of experts specialising in investment readiness, to identify the most suitable companies who are most likely to achieve the greatest impact from the training.


You will be notified of the outcome of your submission by Thursday 8 January 2026.


  • Attendance at all stages of Invest-Ability Intensive Training is mandatory.
  • Training Day 1 will be held in-person in the South West.
  • The Get to Know You meeting, Training Day 2 and Investor Session will be held virtually.
  • Only the senior management representative who attends all the mandatory training days and meetings with their innovation and growth specialist will have the opportunity to participate in the Investor Session.



INVEST-ABILITY INTENSIVE TRAINING DATES


You should engage with your innovation and growth specialist to help prepare your submission and support you throughout the training.


Key dates:


  • Submission closing date: Thursday 11 December 2025 at 17:00
  • Notification of outcome: Thursday 8 January 2026
  • Group 'Get to Know You' meeting (virtual): Thursday 22 January 2026
  • Training Day 1 (in-person): Thursday 12 February 2026
  • Training Day 2 (virtual): Thursday 26 February 2026
  • Investor Session (virtual): Thursday 12 March 2026



CONTACT US


If you have any questions, or difficulty completing your submission, we are happy to help. Please contact your innovation and growth specialist if you need support with the questions.


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 clients who will achieve the most impact during the training, 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, 3 and 5 are context setting and help us establish your appropriateness for this activity. Section 4 is scored.

 
 

Section 1 - Client Details

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Section 2 - Company Financial Information

 

Please include any investment in the following questions.

 

Please state N/A if you are generating revenue.

 
 
 
 
 

Section 3 - Investment Requirements

 
 

300 words maximum

 
 
 


Note: We do not need to know the investors’ names

 

200 words maximum

 
 

200 words maximum

 
 
 

Section 4 - About Your Business

 

100 words maximum.

 
 

100 words maximum.

 
 

Note: This might be the product/technology that provides the solution rather than the business.


100 words maximum

 
 

200 words maximum

 
 

200 words maximum

 
 

200 words maximum

 
 

200 words maximum

 
 

200 words maximum

 
 

Note: This could be in a form of product/service development, testing, MVP, validation, pipeline revenues, partnerships/collaborations.


100 words maximum

 
 


Note: You can use the below template to describe your management team, but please also explain how they are relevant to the growth plans of the company.


•    Role

•    Track record and achievements

•    Industry experience (years)


Please note: links to online profiles are not satisfactory.


200 words maximum

 
 
 

Section 5 - Declaration

 
 

The statement should detail their personal assessment of your preparedness for the Invest-Ability Intensive Training cohort 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 Intensive Training is planned and delivered by Newable in partnership with Business West 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 Intensive Training.


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


Innovate UK Business Growth, Newable and Business West 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 or funding of the offering as listed above, namely Innovate UK Business Growth, Newable and Business West.


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 Business West privacy policies at the links below:



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

 

Audio & Video Recording Statement

Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-Ability Intensive Training virtual event platform allows video and audio during the Get to Know You meeting, Training Day 2 and the Investor Session to be recorded. The recordings will be shared with participants and stored for reporting purposes.


All recordings will be part of the Innovate UK Business Growth, Newable and Business West virtual event archives and will remain available indefinitely.


By submitting your application for Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-Ability Intensive Training you agree to such recordings, as outlined above, being videoed, and saved for reporting purposes.