The innovation and growth company

We enable diverse organisations to deliver on shared missions, creating positive impact for society.

WHY PLEXAL

The UK’s biggest challenges can’t be solved alone. Plexal’s unique position across government, industry, SMEs, academia and investors enables us to bring together organisations that often work separately but need to act collectively. We create common ground for them to deliver on shared missions, turning ideas into real outcomes that make the UK safer, more resilient and prosperous. 

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Innovation services

We help organisations make informed decisions about the future, adopt trusted technologies, strengthen the UK’s ability to solve complex challenges and ensure local and regional economies prosper.

Plexal Workspace

Workspace

Work alongside startups, scaleups, corporates, government and academia in our innovation community. Our workspaces in London, Cheltenham and Manchester are designed to help people connect, collaborate and grow.

Plexal Events

Events

Host your next event at Plexal. From small meetups and workshops to major conferences and corporate gatherings, our event spaces bring together the people shaping the future of technology, innovation and growth.

Plexal programmes apply

APPLY FOR OUR PROGRAMMES

Plexal book a meeting room

BOOK A MEETING ROOM

Plexal hire event spaces

HIRE OUR EVENT SPACES

NEWS AND VIEWS

Keep up to date on what’s happening at Plexal

From Gladiator to Star Trek: What AI sovereignty means for the UK’s future

No single organisation, industry or country can build an AI future alone. At Plexal’s AI Sovereignty in the Era of Strategic Competition event – part of CyNam’s Gloucestershire Tech Week – leaders from technology, national security, research and industry explored how collaboration, resilience and responsible adoption will shape the UK’s long-term AI advantage. Which Hollywood film […]

House of Commons address: Unlocking talent, opportunity and growth for UK technology employers

Speaking at a House of Commons event during Women in Tech Week, Diane Gilbert, Senior Lead at Plexal, reflected on the findings of the Lovelace Report, the launch of the TechFirst Women’s Programme and the role technology employers can play in unlocking untapped talent, strengthening skills pipelines and supporting more women to enter, thrive and […]

From agriculture to cyber: Sarah Pye talks routes into tech for women with BBC Radio Gloucestershire

TechFirst Women’s Programme helps motivated women with transferable skills build careers in high-growth technology sectors – including AI, cyber security, engineering biology, quantum technologies, semiconductors and advanced communications – while helping employers access the talent they need to grow. And we’ve taken this message to BBC Radio Gloucestershire this week. Following the launch of TechFirst Women’s […]

Our programmes

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CYBER RUNWAY

Cyber Runway is the largest cyber accelerator in the UK. It is designed to address some of the biggest challenges facing cyber security.

Plexal programmes LASR

LASR

A public-private partnership dedicated to advancing AI security for UK national security and economic prosperity.

Plexal programmes hmgcc

HMGCC

Bringing together the best in class across industry, academia, and government, to work collaboratively on national security engineering challenges and accelerate innovation.

Our Clients include

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FCDO
Cyber SG TIG
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AIRBUS
Barclays
DELL Technologies
LLOYDS Banking Group
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Our Partners include