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Innovate UK Fast Start: Innovation

Supports early-stage United Kingdom businesses with quick innovation grants for rapid proof work.

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Innovate UK Fast Start: Innovation sits under Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency within UK Research and Innovation. It is a lighter-touch route for early-stage companies developing genuinely innovative products or processes in the UK, and it is positioned as a faster, simpler alternative to heavier Innovate UK competitions. The programme runs multiple times per year, which gives companies sev…

Max award£125K
Realistic median£95K
Success rate20–30%
Decision time12 weeks

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Multiple per year.

Last verified: 11 May 2026Source: www.ukri.org