Invest-Ability Intensive Training
Innovate UK Business Growth’s Invest-Ability is designed to support innovative businesses seeking to become investment-ready.
There are two investment readiness activities that are part of Invest-Ability: Invest-Ability Intensive Training and Invest-Ability Pitch Panel. Invest-Ability Intensive Training includes rigorous, structured training in the fundamentals of investment readiness, along with invaluable constructive feedback from active investors.
To express your interest in participating, please review all information and dates below. Ensure that you read all the important details and can attend all sessions before submitting your expression of interest for one of our Invest-Ability Intensive Training cohorts.
How does it work?
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Virtual, 1 hour
This meeting with your innovation and growth specialist takes place once you have been accepted onto Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-ability Intensive Training. -
Virtual, 2 hours
Before you start the training, you will have the chance to meet like-minded peers embarking on the same journey as you. You’ll also meet your expert trainer and gain an understanding of what to expect from the Invest-Ability Intensive Training.During this session, you will learn to create your elevator pitch, value proposition, and one-pager. You will receive ongoing 1:1 support from your innovation and growth specialist to create and refine these throughout your Invest-Ability Intensive Training.
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In-person, full day
Get an insider’s look at how to find suitable investors for your company, what investors are looking for, and how to approach them. During this session, you will also have the opportunity to develop your value proposition, enhance your presentation skills, and understand the fundamentals of investment readiness. After this intensive session, you will need to allocate time to prepare a 5-minute pitch deck for Training Day 2. -
Virtual, full day
After two weeks of fine-tuning your pitch, with the support of your innovation and growth specialist, you will deliver your 5-minute pitch for peer-to-peer and trainer feedback. Before the investor session, you will have the opportunity to work again with an investment readiness specialist and your innovation and growth specialist to sharpen your pitch. -
Virtual, 20 mins
You will deliver a 5-minute pitch to test with a panel of active investors and investment experts and receive constructive feedback. This will improve your confidence and help you to build a more compelling investor pitch to become more investment-ready.
Is your business eligible?
Invest-Ability Intensive Training is by invitation only from your innovation and growth specialist.
The type of companies that would be suitable for the Invest-Ability Intensive Training would be companies that still need to align their value proposition and business model and at a stage where substantial traction and revenue are a long way off. Their pitch deck relies on potential and vision rather than traction and tangible metrics. They have secured a minimum investment of £100k in income from grants, investment, or revenue and are targeting £300k and above in funding over the next 24 months.
All submissions are reviewed by an expert panel to identify the most promising companies that will benefit the most from Invest-Ability Intensive Training for the upcoming cohorts.
How to apply
If you meet the suitability criteria, please select your preferred date below and complete the expression of interest.
If you do not meet all the suitability criteria but believe that you can greatly benefit from this, please contact your innovation and growth specialist to discuss further.
Please note that:
- All stages of the Innovate UK Business Growth Invest-Ability Intensive Training journey are mandatory to attend. Please ensure that you can join all of the dates before submitting an expression of interest for a particular cohort.
- Training Day 1 will be held in person at the regional location specified on the training dates below. Please check if this works for you before submitting your expression of interest.
- The ‘Get to Know You’ session, Training Day 2, and Investor Session will be held virtually.
- It is mandatory for the senior-level representative from the company who is going to pitch to the investors to attend all preceding sessions.
Training dates
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- Expression of interest here
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Tuesday 17 September 2024
- Expression of interest outcome: Tuesday 1 October 2024
- ‘Get to Know You’ Meeting: Tuesday 15 October 2024 (virtual session)
- Training Day 1: Tuesday 5 November 2024 (in-person session, Wales)
- Training Day 2: Tuesday 19 November 2024 (virtual session)
- Investor Session: Tuesday 3 December 2024 (virtual session)
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- Expression of interest here
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Thursday 19 September 2024
- Expression of interest outcome: Thursday 3 October 2024
- ‘Get to Know You’ Meeting: Thursday 17 October 2024 (virtual session)
- Training Day 1: Thursday 7 November 2024 (in-person session, East)
- Training Day 2: Thursday 21 November 2024 (virtual session)
- Investor Session: Thursday 5 December 2024 (virtual session)
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- Expression of interest here
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Tuesday 24 September 2024
- Expression of interest outcome: Tuesday 8 October 2024
- ‘Get to Know You’ Meeting: Tuesday 22 October 2024 (virtual session)
- Training Day 1: Tuesday 12 November 2024 (in-person session, Scotland)
- Training Day 2: Tuesday 26 November 2024 (virtual session)
- Investor Session: Tuesday 10 December 2024 (virtual session)
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- Expression of interest here
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Thursday 26 September 2024
- Expression of interest outcome: Thursday 10 October 2024
- ‘Get to Know You’ Meeting: Thursday 24 October 2024 (virtual session)
- Training Day 1: Thursday 14 November 2024 (in-person session, Northern Ireland)
- Training Day 2: Thursday 28 November 2024 (virtual session)
- Investor Session: Thursday 12 December 2024 (virtual session)
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- Expression of interest here
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Tuesday 26 November 2024
- Expression of interest outcome: Tuesday 10 December 2024
- ‘Get to Know You’ Meeting: Tuesday 14 January 2025 (virtual session)
- Training Day 1: Tuesday 4 February 2025 (in-person session, South West)
- Training Day 2: Tuesday 18 February 2025 (virtual session)
- Investor Session: Tuesday 4 March 2025 (virtual session)
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- Expression of interest here
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Thursday 28 November 2024
- Expression of interest outcome: Thursday 12 December 2024
- ‘Get to Know You’ session (virtual session): Thursday 16 January 2025
- Training Day 1 (in-person session, London): Thursday 6 February 2025
- Training Day 2 (virtual session): Thursday 20 February 2025
- Investor Session (virtual session): Thursday 6 March 2025
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- Expression of interest here
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Thursday 12 December 2024
- Expression of interest outcome: Tuesday 7 January 2025
- ‘Get to Know You’ session (virtual session): Tuesday 21 January 2025
- Training Day 1 (in-person session, East): Tuesday 11 February 2025
- Training Day 2 (virtual session): Tuesday 25 February 2025
- Investor Session (virtual session): Tuesday 11 March 2025
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- Expression of interest here
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Thursday 12 December 2024
- Expression of interest outcome: Thursday 9 January 2025
- ‘Get to Know You’ session (virtual session): Thursday 23 January 2025
- Training Day 1 (in-person session, North): Thursday 13 February 2025
- Training Day 2 (virtual session): Thursday 27 February 2025
- Investor Session (virtual session): Thursday 13 March 2025
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