Innovate UK Growth Cohorts: Low Carbon Concrete Cohort Entry Round 2
Innovate UK (UKRI) · Innovation grant (construction)
$67K£50,000 (~$67k) stage-1 grant plus £4,400 of in-kind support from Innovate UK Business Connect; part of an £11.5M programme, with invite-only stage-2 funding
Innovate UK competition to join a Growth Cohort of businesses decarbonising concrete: a six-month funded stage to build an innovation and growth plan, then an invite-only second stage.
Key terms
- UK-registered business of any size, applying alone; work done and results exploited in the UK
- Grant request must be exactly £54,400 (£50,000 claimable + £4,400 in-kind support)
- Six-month project starting by 1 June 2027 and ending by 30 November 2027; video pitch required
- A senior decision maker must commit to cohort activities (peer networking, investor engagement, international market work)
- Closes 2026-12-02 at 11:00am UK time; round 2 of up to 5 entry rounds to January 2028
Eligibility
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Stages
- seed, series-a, growth
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- UK-registered business
- Solution to decarbonise concrete
- Single applicant
How to apply
Apply on the Innovation Funding Service before 11:00am UK time on 2 December 2026, including the video pitch.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- 2026-12-02
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-11-09 · source
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