Innovate UK Innovation Loans (Future Economy)
Offers non-dilutive financing for United Kingdom firms to scale late-stage innovation when standard debt is unavailable.
Innovate UK Innovation Loans (Future Economy) is a patient-capital loan programme operated by Innovate UK, the UK's national innovation agency and part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The programme is designed to provide long-tenure, below-market-rate financing to UK SMEs engaged in late-stage research and development or early commercialisation activities where grant funding alone is insuffi…
Provides patient-capital loans of up to GBP 5 million to UK SMEs for late-stage R&D and early commercialisation projects across any sector where commercial debt is unavailable.
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