Invest-Ability Pitch Panel
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.
Pitch Panel gives businesses the opportunity to road test and refine their investor pitch in front of a panel of leading investors, receiving constructive feedback. This provides innovation-focused high-growth businesses the chance to improve confidence in pitching and become more investment-ready for their next raise.
Is your business suitable?
Invest-Ability Pitch Panel is by invitation only from your innovation and growth specialist.
The type of companies that would be suitable for the Pitch Panel would be companies that have already secured pre-seed funding previously, crafted their product, validated it in the market, and trialled/tested it with evidence of market engagement and demand, should already have a clear financial plan and roadmap. They are targeting £500k and above in funding over the next 24 months.
We have a limited number of places on a Pitch Panel at any one time – as a client you will already have conducted a deep dive into your investment readiness needs, but an invitation is conditional on supplying further information for objective review by an expert panel. We reserve the right to prioritise companies that have not taken part in a previous Pitch Panel.
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.
Pitch Panel dates
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Virtual
- Expression of interest here
- Location: Virtual
- Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 23 October 2024
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 18 September 2024
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Virtual
- Expression of interest here
- Location: Virtual
- Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 30 October 2024
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 25 September 2024
Northern Ireland
- Expression of interest here
- Location: Northern Ireland
- Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 5 February 2025
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 11 December 2024
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London
- Expression of interest here
- Location: London
- Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 13 November 2024
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Friday 11 October 2024
North of England
- Expression of interest here
- Location: North of England
- Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 27 November 2024
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 23 October 2024
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Wales
- Expression of interest here
- Location: Wales
- Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 13 November 2024
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 9 October 2024
Virtual
- Expression of interest here
- Location: Virtual
- Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 12 February 2025
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 8 January 2025
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South West of England
- Expression of interest here
- Location: South West of England
- Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 4 December 2024
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Monday 28 October 2024
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South East of England
- Expression of interest here
- Location: South East of England
- Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 4 December 2024
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Monday 28 October 2024
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Midlands
- Expression of interest here
- Location: Midlands
- Pitch Panel Session: Thursday 16 January 2025
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Thursday 28 November 2024
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Virtual
- Expression of interest here
- Location: Virtual
- Pitch Panel Session: Wednesday 29 January 2025
- Expression of interest deadline: 17:00 on Wednesday 11 December 2024
"Innovate UK’s help with messaging has been crucial at our early stage. Engagements with investors and customers have been positive as a result."