Our Deep Tech Innovation Centre Manager, Joanna Bates, talks about the opportunities for new start-up business

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of technological innovation, with start-ups at the forefront of this transformative wave. The launch of ChatGPT to the general public in November 2022 sparked debate across every sector of society; for the University of Warwick Deep Tech Incubator, it meant a big increase in companies and founders getting in touch to see how we could support them.

             We have a rigorous selection process and look for start-ups with innovative ideas that have potential to make a real impact, but it is equally important that our cohort has a diverse mix of founders in different sectors. We’re now in the third year of our programme, and our experience shows that our founders value enormously the opportunity to engage with others in the group to get different views and feedback on the products and services they are trying develop.

Our current cohort has a mix of companies including Fintech, Medtech and consumer products, but what they all have in common is a tremendous enthusiasm and belief that the products they are developing can make a real difference.

Joanna Bates, Deep Tech Innovation Centre manager

Being part of the University of Warwick ecosystem also offers founders the opportunity to tap into some of the skills that the University has to offer. Students from the Department of Computer Science have engaged with the DTIC founders, working with them on short term projects to help develop and refine their technology, and in a couple of cases, going on to take up a role in the company after graduation.

Opportunities to support the next generation of Deep Tech founders

The Deep Tech Innovation Centre is always keen to connect to people and organisations and we are particularly interested in finding companies that may be interested in offering a challenge for our next Deep Tech cohort, or partnering with us to support some of the activities and events we deliver.

Below, our recent lunchtime Deep Tech networking event…

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