TBAT 2026 Innovation Challenge
Awards UK tech innovators cash prizes after free workshops and live pitching.
Free workshops delivered with a partner network give guidance to participating businesses, after which they can enter a competition. Finalists pitch live at a Finalist Showcase; the overall winner gets a £50,000 cash prize for R&D, two runners-up each get £5,000 for business expenses, and a separate Rising Star Award winner gets £1,000 plus partner-network support.
The challenge is open to SMEs and early-stage ventures across any sector building technology-based products or services and demonstrating innovation. It targets UK businesses three years old or younger, individuals planning to launch a UK business, and older UK R&D-active businesses developing new technology.
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