SXSW London 2026
What is Plexal?
Plexal is the innovation and growth company helping to strengthen the UK’s technology capabilities through collaboration. With teams in London, Manchester and Cheltenham, we work closely with government, industry, startups and academia to drive economic growth and reinforce national security.
Plexal delivers four core services:
- creating workspaces for innovators
- running innovation programmes and consultancy
- building regional tech clusters
- helping SMEs scale strategically
By closing the gap between early‑stage and established organisations – across the public and private sectors at home and abroad – we’ve impacted over 1,200 businesses, added £731m to the UK economy and helped create 9,400 jobs.
Headquartered at Here East on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Plexal partners with organisations including the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the National Cyber Security Centre, Airbus, Amazon, Barclays Eagle Labs, Google Cloud, TfL, The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Oxford.
Join us during SXSW London 2026
During SXSW London 2026, Plexal is offering attendees to try working from the Plexal innovation workspace at Here East for free for one week. Join us and discover Plexal’s innovation ecosystem.
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