The innovation and growth company

Solving society’s challenges through collaboration on technology with government, startups and industry.

Innovation

We’re closing the gap between organisations – small and large, local and global, private and public – and working towards a common goal: using science and technology to deliver national security and prosperity.

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Growth Partnership

Plexal is intent on creating a series of interventions with this Growth Partnership. Focusing on startups, scaleups and SMEs in target sectors, regions and technology domains that will demonstrably drive growth through increased high value jobs, exports, equity investment, customer contracts and gross value add to the economy.

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Workspace

Join our coworking spaces to work within a community. Plexal membership is open to startups, scaleups, social enterprises, creatives, freelancers or large corporates. We also have spaces in Manchester and Cheltenham hosting our innovation services.

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Events

Host your event in the heart of our innovation centre. From meetups and corporate away days to events for government, industry, startups and academia, our events spaces can do it all.

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NEWS AND VIEWS

Keep up to date on what’s happening at Plexal

Cyber security scaleups set to smash through growth blockers

Plexal is pleased to announce the six scaleups selected for our new Cyber Runway Scale X cohort, which follows hot on the heels of welcoming our ambitious Grow startups and Ignite leaders. We’ve designed Scale X to help scaleups blast away business barriers, providing one-to-one advice and practical support alongside the all-important connections to build […]

Government-backed leadership journey begins at Slush to connect supply and demand for founder growth

Cyber Runway is funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and delivered by Plexal and we’ve welcomed six forward-thinking founders to our Cyber Runway Ignite leadership programme. Part of the UK Government’s Cyber Growth Action Plan to grow a thriving cyber security sector that enables the UK to be the safest country online while improving the UK’s cyber culture and mindset, Cyber Runway is designed to drive innovation, create high-quality jobs and secure long-term economic resilience. Complementing […]

Elevate: From operators to visionaries in technologies and sectors spanning AI to healthcare

Barclays Eagle Labs and Plexal have continued our partnership to launch Elevate – a new initiative for exceptional founders. This is an exclusive extension developed from our third Scaleup Programme, which prepares high-growth UK tech companies for tackling the challenges of scaling. Elevate comprises a cohort of eight founders – selected from the current Scaleup Programme – and is centred on each individual’s personal and professional evolution, providing enhanced access to strategic resources, tailored one-to-one mentorship and curated opportunities. The focus is helping each leader to develop and navigate the […]

Our programmes

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.

LASR

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

HMGCC

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