Transforming lives with entrepreneurship
Strathclyde Inspire supports entrepreneurship in all its forms. If you’re a Strathclyde student, staff member, or alumnus, we can help you:
- explore your entrepreneurial potential
- with your idea for a business
- commercialise your research.
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You don’t need any previous experience to begin. Discover how our award-winning team can help you at any stage of your journey, whether you want to explore, create, launch or grow.
And to stay in touch with our latest learning opportunities, news and advice via our monthly email bulletin, join our community.
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Unlock your entrepreneurial mindset with Strathclyde Inspire.
Create
Realise your potential with our Start Up, Intellectual Property and Commercialisation support.
Launch
Accelerate your opportunity with our investor-ready Accelerator for pre-seed start-ups and spin-outs.
Grow
Grow your venture with our early-stage investment and scale-up support designed for ambitious founders.
Strathclyde Inspire embodies our entrepreneurial spirit and will help our students and staff realise their creativity and ambition, empowering them to make an impact on the world around them.
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Charles Huang Foundation:
A transformational gift
In September 2021, the University received £50 million from alumnus and global business leader Dr Charles Huang from his philanthropic foundation.
The gift is the largest Strathclyde has ever received – and is set to transform the lives of students and the global communities we serve.
Read more about the four areas the gift will support.
Charles Huang FoundationLatest news
Investment for Strathclyde battery storage start-up
Kinross based battery storage company LIND Limited has closed a £900,000 seed investment deal with funding from the Strathclyde Inspire Entrepreneur's Fund, Green Angel Ventures, and Scottish Enterprise. The company is on a mission to reduce carbon emissions and improve fuel security using innovative energy storage technology.
Microplate Dx win at Barclays Entrepreneur Awards
Strathclyde MedTech company Microplate Dx won the Best Startup Award at the UK wide Barclays Entrepreneur Awards 2023 in London last week. The awards highlight and recognise entre-preneurs who are changing their industries, the economy and society in original and positive ways.
Strathclyde companies win at Scottish EDGE Round 22
Inspire-supported companies were among the winners at the Scottish EDGE Round 22 Awards last night. Happy Leaf and MARKED:Wayfinding System each received £10k as Young EDGE winners, while Claymore Surgical Ltd was awarded £15k and Venturithm £10k as Wild Card EDGE winner.
Strathclyde Professor wins prestigious Academic Entrepreneur award
Strathclyde's Professor Damion Corrigan has been crowned the winner in the Academic Entrepreneur category in the annual PraxisAuril Knowledge Exchange Awards, which celebrate the people, partnerships and creativity that underpin the UK’s knowledge exchange (KE) activity and recognise outstanding individuals.