A digest of useful information for UK businesses seeking funding and support, updated monthly.

1. Creative, Digital & Design
Business Briefing
A digest of useful information for UK businesses seeking
funding and support, updated monthly
June 2016
@KTN_Creative

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4. Contents
• Public funding calls
• Horizon 2020
• Other public funding
• KTN & other events
• Public investment / private financing
• Launching a new business?
• Non-financial support for your business
• Training & skills

5. Public funding calls
Key feature: Innovate UK is investing up to £4.5m in collaborative
industrial research projects that stimulate innovation in additive
manufacturing, also known as 3D printing. The aim of this competition is
to help companies overcome barriers to business growth in additive
manufacturing. It will also encourage them to explore and develop their
wider digital manufacturing capability.
Competition Closes: applicants must register before noon on 20 July
2016 and apply before noon on 27 July 2016.
More info at gov.uk
Connected digital additive manufacturing

6. Public funding calls
Key feature: Innovate UK is to invest up to £15m in innovation projects in
manufacturing and/or materials. These projects will focus on identified
technical or commercial challenges. Projects will be funded that aim to lead to
increased UK SME productivity, competitiveness and growth.
Innovate UK encourages applications featuring: the novel application of a
digital technology or approach to manufacturing or materials development
(such as automation, modelling and simulation, data analysis); design for
manufacture, use and end-of-life.
Competition deadlines: applicants must register before noon 6 July 2016
and apply before noon on 13 July 2016.
More info at gov.uk
Materials and manufacturing

7. Public funding calls
Key feature: Women in Innovation is Innovate UK’s first action under the
infocus initiative. Innovate UK will invest £200,000 to get more women
innovating in business.
Innovate UK is running this process to identify 12 women who will benefit
from a unique tailor-made package of support. In addition, 4 of these
women will also receive £50,000 to further their plans and make a stellar
impact in the world of innovation. Deadline to register: before noon 24
August 2016.
More info at gov.uk
infocus funding award: women in innovation

8. Public funding calls
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Key feature: A scheme to help businesses innovate and grow by
linking them with a university and a graduate to work on a specific
project. Each KTP is a three-way partnership between a business, an
academic institution and a graduate. The academic institution employs
the recently-qualified graduate who works at the company. The
graduate, known as the ‘associate', brings new skills and knowledge
to the business.
A KTP is part-funded by a grant. You will need to contribute to the cost
of the supervisor and the salary of the associate.
2016 deadlines are: 6 July, 7 September & 2 November
More info on: gov.uk

9. Creative England Production Fund
The Creative England Production Fund is targeted at feature films with
budgets of up to £2 million from up-and-coming talent or from
established directors looking to experiment with innovative
approaches. The fund is particularly interested in projects from
regionally-based filmmakers or those which have a strong regional
voice.
The fund is looking to support around three to five features per annum
over the next four years, with production awards of up to £200,000 per
project.
More info at creativeengland.co.uk
Public funding calls

10. Public funding calls
Nesta Impact Investment Fund
Key feature: An equity investment fund investing in social ventures with
innovative products or services that are addressing some of the UK’s most
pressing challenges. Investments are made in areas that tackle:
• the health and wellbeing of an ageing population
• the educational attainment and employability of children and young people
• the social and environmental sustainability of communities.
Scale: between £150k - £1m
Closes: on-going
More info on: Nesta Investments

11. Public funding calls
Interactive Healthcare Programme – Yorkshire and
Humber
Funded by Creative England's Regional Growth Fund and managed by
Creative England in partnership with the Yorkshire & Humber Academic
Health Science Network (AHSN), this Interactive Healthcare Fund is for
small creative and digital businesses (SMEs) who wish to bring
innovative digital health and wellbeing products and services to market in
the NHS and wider health and social care marketplace..
Key information: £250,000 will be available via investments of up to
£50,000 per application; Companies must be based in England, outside
of Greater London (innovations that have potential to benefit Yorkshire &
Humber communities are welcomed) – closes Friday 17 June.
More info on: creativeengland.co.uk

12. Northern Ireland Dept. of Health, Social Services &
Public Safety (DHSSPS) - Connected Health SBRI
competitions
Tenders for this competition are available to view and download at
etendersni.gov.uk. Before gaining access to a tender opportunity,
suppliers will be required to register on the site.
Home Medication Management for the Elderly to Support
Domiciliary Care Services – ‘HOME’
This competition is seeking to source new innovative technology
solutions that help domiciliary care service users to gain the optimal
benefit from their prescribed medication. Up to 6 companies will be
funded up to a maximum of £80,000 each for a Phase 1 feasibility
study, lasting no more than 6 months. Closes 22 June, 15:00.

13. Public funding calls
OrganiCity
The OrganiCity experimentation platform, tools and urban data streams
are ready to host your projects. Your urban experiment can improve the
challenges faced by Aarhus, London or Santander; and help test and
develop the capabilities of the OrganiCity platform.
OrganiCity is now inviting proposals for experiments to run in our three
lead cities. The open call offers funding of up to 60.000 € to kick start
your ideas or projects – closes 29 June.
More info on: organicity.eu

14. Public funding calls
Dare to Solve: Roadworks contest
Staffordshire County Council, Amey, Elgin and Tenshi have opened a
£10,000 contest to find innovative digital solutions to reduce the public
pain and frustration that go hand in hand with roadworks. The contest
seeks solutions to help local authorities, utility companies and their
contractors communicate with the public, and help people understand
and prepare for planned and emergency works.
Application deadline: 12 noon on Friday 15 July
More info on: datakiln.org

15. Public funding calls
Feature Documentary Development Call – Northern
Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen seeks applications to develop feature
documentaries that will deliver unique visions and voices on universal
stories from Northern Ireland resident filmmakers.
The maximum amount that can be requested is £7,500 based on a
budget of £10,000. Northern Ireland Screen’s contribution cannot exceed
75% of the budget – deadline for applications Friday 1st July.
More info on: northernirelandscreen.co.uk

16. Horizon 2020 (H2020)
Key feature: The H2020 programme is the major funding
opportunity for R&D initiatives across Europe running up until 2020.
There is a strong emphasis on creative industries, design and digital
technologies.
Upcoming calls:
Full details about the workplan for the Information and
Communication Technologies Call are available here. Calls within
the H2020 ICT work plan that are relevant to the creative and digital
industries include:
SME Instrument Phase 1: Engaging SMEs in security research and
development – Multiple cut-off deadlines 2016/17
SME Instrument Phase 2: Engaging SMEs in security research and
development – Multiple cut-off deadlines 2016/17

17. Horizon 2020
Upcoming calls:
Cyber Security for SMEs, local public administration and
Individuals – Deadline 25 August 2016
Economics of Cybersecurity – Deadline 25 August 2016
Cyber Security for SMEs, local public administration and
Individuals – Deadline 25 August 2016
Engaging private consumers towards sustainable energy –
Deadline 15 September 2016
ICT 19: Media Content and Convergence – Deadline 8 November
2016
ICT 4: Smart Anything Everywhere Initiative - Deadline 8
November 2016

18. Horizon 2020
Further information on H2020 Work Programmes can also be
found here.
KTN Guide to Horizon 2020 and Other European Funding for
the Creative Industries
This is a short guide to help you submit a proposal for the Horizon
2020 funding programme (H2020), as well as describing other
European Commission funding sources. It provides a brief
overview of how to apply, things to think about, where to get
support and useful links.
You can also keep up to date with the latest info via our Creative,
Digital and Design portal and by joining our dedicated LinkedIn
group.

19. H2020 SME Innovation Associate
Key feature: The H2020 SME Innovation Associate is a new pilot action
under the EU Research and Innovation Framework Programme 'Horizon
2020’ that will support 90 European SMEs and Start-ups to recruit post-
doctoral research associates from other countries to explore an innovation
business idea.
The following costs are eligible under this programme: salary of the
researcher for a period of one year; relocation cost for the researcher up
to a maximum total of €5000; travel and subsistence costs related to the
training.
Deadline to apply: 30 June 2016
More info at ec.europa.eu

20. Upcoming H2020 events
Save the date! Info Day, Horizon 2020 - 'Health, demographic change
and wellbeing’ – 8 July, Brussels With the principle of research for better
health for all at its core, Horizon 2020Societal Challenge 1 (SC1) related to
Health Demographic Change and Wellbeing focuses on personalised health
and care. Its updated Work Programme 2017 offers calls for proposals with
an overall budget of about € 400m.
Sci-Tech Match at ESOF – 26-27 July, Manchester As part of ESOF2016
MANCHESTER (EuroScience Open Forum) Enterprise Europe Network is
organising a Sci-Tech matchmaking event to give companies, Universities,
scientists and R&D organisations the opportunity to exchange knowledge,
secure potential partners to collaborate with to bid for UK, European
funding (Horizon2020, European Research Council, Future and emerging
technologies, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Research infrastructure),
help commercialise new breakthroughs.

21. Other public funding
• Wellcome Trust Arts Awards – offer two levels of funding to
encourage collaboration between arts and science.
• Creative Scotland Open Project Funding - This fund supports the
arts, screen and creative industries, with projects that help them
explore, realise and develop their creative potential.
• Funding Central and Finance Funder - Online guide to over 4,000
grants, contracts and other forms of finance: fully searchable
based on finance type, scale and your geographical location;
especially good for businesses seeking charitable or grant funding.

22. Other public funding
• Creative Skillset - Creative Skillset directs collective investment
through the Skills Investment Fund to create new and innovative
training in priority skills and in-demand roles to ensure growth in the
UK’s Creative Industries.
• Creative Industry Finance - Delivered by Creative United and funded
by Arts Council England, this programme is designed to assist
creative and cultural enterprises in securing access to loan finance
from £2,500 upwards.
• Arts Council of Wales – offer a selection of arts grants for creative
professionals and organisations.

23. The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) is working
with Innovate UK to develop the scope of this competition, that is being
funded from the BIS £100 million intelligent mobility fund. In support of this
programme KTN will be running three stakeholder workshops:
28 June - London
CCAV welcomes input from attendees from diverse industry sectors
including: OEMs, design, digital, gaming, creative industries, navigation,
communications (mobile, V2V, V2I), ICT, semi-conductor design, materials,
Internet of Things (IoT), image processing, sensors (cameras, Lidar etc ),
computer vision and perhaps more…
KTN Events
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (C-CAV) 2
Stakeholder Workshops

24. 09:30-12:00, Thursday 7 July 2016 – Digital Catapult Centre, 101
Euston Rd, London NW1 2RA
The Knowledge Transfer Network will be organising an informal information
sharing Business Drop-in session in London. The session is designed to
support digital companies and learn more about Innovate UK, the Digital
Catapult and other organisations and businesses that have opportunities
and support for UK based businesses.
Representatives from across Innovate UK’s programmes will highlight a
range of upcoming funding opportunities for digital companies, researchers
and academic institutions working across a diverse range of sectors.
Please note: If you are interested in giving a 5 minute presentation, slots
are given on a first come first served basis at the event.
Further info and registration details available here.
KTN Events
Digital Business Drop-In

25. 17:00-20:00, Thursday 7 July 2016 – Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH
The New Designers exhibition showcases over 3,000 of the most promising
graduates from Britain’s leading design courses and attracts over 18,000
visitors. This year KTN is helping to expose the UK’s amazing young talent
to a broader mix of industrialists, entrepreneurs and investors.
With industry speakers from Barclays and leading UK design agencies,
KTN has partnered with the Institute of Directors (IoD 99), IORMA - Global
Consumer Commerce Centre and The Manufacturer to offer extensive
networking opportunities.
Further info and registration details available here.
KTN Events
KTN Industry Reception at New Designers 2016

26. 13:00-17:30, 18 July 2016 – Digital Catapult Centre, 101 Euston
Rd, London NW1 2RA
This year, the European Commission will establish a contractual
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) on Cyber security, aiming to
stimulate the EU cyber security industry.
Join Innovate UK, KTN and the Digital Catapult to hear more about
the funding opportunities for the UK through the cPPP and to debate
the priorities and challenges for the UK sector in this area. There will
also be an update on the national cyber security strategy.
Further info and registration details available here.
KTN Events
The Future of EU Cybersecurity

27. 8–10 July 2016 at the Future Cities Catapult, 1 Sekforde St, London
EC1R 0BE
KTN teams up with Innovate UK, the Future Cities Catapult and AECHackathon
(Architecture/Engineering/Construction) with a call out to data owners, urban living
challenge custodians and future city opportunity visualisers to come and team-up
with programmers, developers and designers.
Following the successful outcomes from the 2015 AEC Hackathon, this year even
more BIM (Building Information Modelling), unprecedented/unique building
performance and urban data sets will be placed on the table for the teams to
unpack and rebuild.
There are prizes too under the following categories: Best overall project; Best
project that solves a big AEC problem; Best digital cities project; Best hack from a
past event.
More information including how to register at aechackathon.com
AEC Hackathon 3.3 LONDON

28. 17:30-20:30, 20 July 2016 at the Digital Catapult Centre, 101 Euston
Road, London, NW1 2RA
The Knowledge Transfer Network is hosting an exclusive event that will bring
industry leaders together with high-growth potential entrepreneurs offering
innovative digital solutions that use personal data to transform healthcare.
Up to 16 of the most innovative companies to apply to attend will be invited to
meet with established industry brands, for an evening of facilitated networking.
How to Apply
If you are a digital company and would like to be considered for this opportunity,
please fill out our short online application form by 12 noon Tuesday 5 July. If
you are an established brand and would like to attend as an industry partner,
Astrid Ayel will advise on availability and potential opportunities for future
involvement in the speed networking event series.
Further details available here
Digital Health Speed Networking event

29. Digital Marketing World Forum – London, 20-21 June
WIRED Money 2016 – London, 23 June
IFB 2016 Creative and Digital Week – Liverpool, 26 June-1 July
Start-ups' pitch for Investment - London, 29 June
Do Digital but Don't Disconnect – London, 1 July
Supercharge Your StartUp – London, 5 July
Other events

30. Public Investment
Arts Impact Fund
Key feature: Funded by Arts Coucil England, Bank of America Merrill Lynch,
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Nesta, the Arts Impact Fund is a new
£7million initiative set up to demonstrate the potential for social investment in
arts. It offers repayable finance to arts organisations working in England that
can show how they are sustainable, have great artistic ambitions and have a
positive impact on society in at least one of the following areas: citizenship &
community, young people & educational attainment, health & wellbeing.
Scale: between £150k - £600k
Closes: on-going
More info on: Arts Impact Fund

31. Public Investment
Creative Skillset Film Skills Fund
Key feature: The Creative Skillset Film Skills Fund is dedicated to
supporting film-specific training. You can benefit directly through funding for
training - grants of money towards the costs of courses.
Craft and Technical Bursaries – up to £800 for film professionals working in
eligible craft and technical departments to spend on training
International Scholarships – up to £5,000 for experienced film professionals
to attend intensive and high-level developmental programmes in the UK or
overseas
Management and Leadership Bursaries – up to £1,000 for film professionals
to spend on training and professional development
More info on creativeskillset.org

32. Accelerator Programmes
The EIT Digital Challenge is calling on innovative startups from across
the EU to apply in five different categories: Digital Industry, Digital
Cities, Digital Wellbeing, Digital Infrastructure, and Digital Finance.
Three standout startups will be chosen from each category and will get
access to EIT Digital’s European innovation network of corporations,
startups, SMEs, universities, and research institutes, as well as the
chance to join the EIT Digital Accelerator for one year. Additionally, the
best team per category will receive €50,000 in cash. Deadline to
apply: 15 July.
MassChallenge UK connects high-impact, early stage startups with
mentors, partners and investors, while providing the most high-impact
support during a 4-month accelerator programme in London. Teams
within the accelerator are eligible to compete for shares of £500,000 in
cash to be awarded at the end of the programme. Early Bird Deadline
June 16 / Regular Deadline June 29.

33. Accelerator Programmes
Startupbootcamp FinTech provides funding, mentorship, London office
space and access to a global network of investors and VCs, for up to
10 selected FinTech startups. Applications open 21 March & close
26 June.
Toppitch - Challenging wearable tech entrepreneurs to present a
product that is stylish, functional and in-demand with the its customers,
Topshop are inviting entrepreneurs and start-ups from around the
world to apply for a ‘bootcamp’ programme created by Topshop and
investment partner L Marks, with intensive coaching on how to bring
your product to market and the chance to pitch to Topshop and Sir
Philip Green.

34. Private financing
Edge Investments is the specialist investment house focused on the
creative industries sector, in particular media and entertainment. Launched
last month the Edge Creative Enterprise Fund is a £40m fund raised, with
UK Government support, to invest in high growth companies in the creative
industries.
Balderton has a track record of helping entrepreneurs build substantial
businesses – with more $250m+ exits in the past five years than any other
European venture firm
Connect Ventures, London – invest in mobile, internet and digital media
businesses; invest at the early stage and focus on seed investments;
investment size ranges from £200K-£600k
Index Ventures, London, San Francisco & Geneva – venture capital firm
making investments in information technology and life sciences companies,
since 1996 they have teamed up with technology entrepreneurs in more
than 30 countries

35. Private financing
Notion Capital, London – invest in B2B Cloud & SaaS companies who have
sustained 100% Year-over-Year growth; investment areas include adtech,
communications and collaboration tools, ecommerce, enterprise software,
fintech and security; portfolio raised over £200m in 2014
Hoxton Ventures, partners with founders seeking to invent new market
categories or transform large, existing industries; their sweet spot is
internet, mobile and software startup investing - up to $2m
The Business Finance Guide, devised for businesses and advisers by the
ICAEW Corporate Finance Faculty together with the British Business Bank
and is supported by 17 major professional, membership and representative
organisations; outlines sources of finance available to businesses – ranging
from start-ups to SMEs and growing mid-sized companies
The UK Business Angels Association is the national trade association
representing angel and early-stage investment in the UK.

36. Private financing
Better Business Finance is an excellent tool for identifying the right type of
finance at all stages of a business as well as identifying providers who can
help. This section provides a searchable directory of information about the
members of the UK Business Angels Association, what services they
provide and how to contact them.
British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association provides an
explanation of different types of financing and other resources for
entrepreneurs.
The AngelCo Fund is a £100m investment fund with objectives to back
promising UK businesses at all stages of development and in most
sectors, provided they qualify as an SME.
If you are you a project promoter based in the EU, and want to reach
potential investors worldwide, register your project in the European
Investment Project Portal (EIPP).

37. Other financing mechanisms
Crowdfunder.co.uk – UK’s largest crowdfunding network having launched
1000’s of projects and raised over £2m, platform launched by KEO digital
and partners include Nesta and Creative England
Funding Circle – an online marketplace which allows savers to lend money
directly to SMEs; as of February 2014 Funding Circle has facilitated £223m
in loans to SMEs
Crowd2Fund – a crowdfunding platform designed to enable a range of
funding options, from loans to equity
SyndicateRoom – equity crowdfunding platform for investing in UK startups
backed by experience business angels
CrowdShed - covers rewards, lending and donation-based crowdfunding
opportunities, focused on creative, academic, charity and cause-based
projects.

38. Launching a new business?
• Tech City UK offers advice and support to start-ups looking for guidance
in and around London. It has launched its Digital Business Academy.
Tech City UK can also endorse visa applications to help recruit talent to
Britain.
• Innovate UK - IC tomorrow connects start-ups and SMEs with leading
commercial partners and investors, through funded contests, events,
and strategic matchmaking opportunities.
• Enterprise Europe Network is a key instrument in the EU's strategy to
boost growth and jobs. Bringing together around 600 business support
organisations from more than 60 countries, EEN help small companies
seize unparalleled business opportunities in the EU Single Market.
• Seedcamp is a London based accelerator that provides startups with
seed money, mentorship, office space, support over a year long
programme.

39. Launching a new business?
• The British Business Angels Association can help put you in touch
with relevant business angel investors.
• Aimed at creative industries businesses seeking funding and
investment from both traditional and non-traditional sources, the
‘Routes to Finance’ guide is a new initiative by the ICAEW’s
Corporate Finance Faculty, supported by the Creative Industries
Federation and 52 organisations in the UK’s creative economy.
• As the membership body for providers of enterprise support services
in London, Capital Enterprise and its members provide a wide range
of support services including advice, training, mentoring, accelerator
programmes, specialist technical expertise, networking, soft loan
finance and incubator accommodation to both pre-start and trading
entrepreneurs and small businesses in all 33 London Boroughs.

40. Launching a new business?
• Transmit Start Ups provide financial support and mentoring to
creative and digital entrepreneurs that would not normally be
available via traditional banking relationships
• AIM Start Up Loans - Government supported start-up loans for the
Creative Industries.
• The Open Data Institute runs a start-up programme that helps start-
ups build business models around open data
• The Path Forward features The Path - a practical and interactive
methodology to assist entrepreneurs take a valid idea from concept to
valuable business in 12 months.
• European Startup Resource Page - a Techstars idea to help founders
of European startups save time and internal resources by supplying
some useful templates, valuable resources and good examples.

41. Are you an existing business seeking
non-financial advice or support?
• Nesta’s creative business mentor network offers ambitious
businesses looking to grow one-one mentoring with some
of the creative digital sector’s most successful leaders
• The UKTI offers advice to help with exporting
• Tech City UK can help advise on inward investment
• The Digital Catapult can help you showcase your business

42. Are you an existing business seeking
advice or support?
• AngelList – helps source angel investors
• Capital List - is an investor-introduction service available
free of charge to London based SMEs as part of the
Capital Accelerator Programme
• Interactive Scotland is a Scottish Enterprises project
providing specialist expert advice to all Digital and
Creative Businesses across Scotland
• Grant Thornton provide a specialist service for R&D tax
relief/ credits claims

43. Industry specific support
• The Digital Catapult is working with Innovate UK to research,
develop and deliver datasets and lessons for industry from the
Building Performance Evaluation programme through the
development of the Building Data Exchange. This is a platform
built to provide easy access to data, and stimulate the
crossover of digital technology in the built environment in order
to create a proactive community that drives rapid
improvements in the performance of buildings. More info here.
• Launched May 2016 the EdTech Exchange is inviting
membership according to the following criteria: a Founder or
Co-founder of a European-based, early stage, EdTech start-
up; raised at least £100k in financing; open to an honest and
frank conversation with other Founders (possibly competitors!)

44. Industry specific support
• F.I.R.E. (Fashion, Innovation, Research, Evolution) is an
online space that aims to drive a more radical and
experimental culture of research and development in the
fashion and textile sector. It opens a new space to connect
fashion researchers and academics with industry and
encourage collaboration between designer fashion
businesses and academic researchers in order to catalyse
partnerships for innovation, bring research closer to the
industry and stimulate sustainable business growth for the
UK designer fashion sector.

45. Personal Data and Trust Network
The network aims to build and nurture a community that brings
together industry, the public sector, funders, research organisations
and innovators to support the UK in becoming the global leader in
trust and responsible innovation with personal data.
For more information and to join, visit pdtn.org.

46. Training and skills
• Training in Open Data from the Open Data Institute
• Digital Business Academy – via Tech City
• Digital Project Management – via @IABUK
• Digital Acceleration – via @hyperisland_uk
• Digital training – via @Econsultancy – e-marketing courses

47. Useful reports/ market research
• Innovate UK - Additive manufacturing: mapping UK research
into 3D printing
• KTN – A Guide to Horizon 2020 and Other European Funding
for the Creative Industries
• KTN – Design in Innovation: using design early for greater
success
• Imperial College / Citi – Releasing The Flow of Digital Money
• Nesta – Business Insights 2016
• Samsung – Smart Things Future Living