CBIT Venture Builder Community
Buildingthepeopleandventuresthatdefinetomorrow.TheAI‑nativeway.
We champion innovation and help deep tech startups commercialise their work, led by an AI-native team.
Part of CBIT, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
Every service, AI-empowered
EveryCBITserviceisAI-empowered,sothepeopleandventuresweworkwithbecomeAI-native.
From building ventures with founders to turning research into businesses and measuring the impact, AI runs through how we work.
AI at CBIT: the positioning statement, what AI-native means, and the track record- 01 / 03
CBIT Venture Builder
Our flagship service: a one-to-one sparring partner for founders, SMEs and corporate teams, with AI built into every pillar, from finding opportunities and redesigning processes to rapid customer experiments and investment readiness.
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STEAM Founder
STEAM Founder is an AI-first route from research to venture: in STEAMfndr, matching with market opportunities is done by AI.
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Impact research
Applied research services that measure what ventures, programmes and partnerships achieve: AI agents track and analyse performance across economic, social and environmental measures.
A UK air-purifier maker grew with the Venture Builder, then joined a funded project in Thailand
In a testimonial, Healthy Air says the support “enabled us to enter four new countries”.The CBIT Venture Builder
No UK company made train toilets, so a cluster of Midlands firms built them together and won a Network Rail tender
Read the caseA wealth manager cut meeting preparation by 70% with a behavioural AI built with CBIT
Read the caseRecognition
Thailand
A national AI and entrepreneurship programme funded by Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) and delivered by CBIT and CMU STeP, founding sister centres under a five-year MoU.
AI for SME Conference
The annual AI for SME Conference, hosted by CBIT and supported by Innovate UK. ai4smes.co.uk
Sister centres
Nottingham
Nottingham, UK — CBIT, Nottingham Business School
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, Thailand — CMU STeP, a founding sister centre
Shanghai
Shanghai, China — Fudan University School of Management, a sister centre
Work with CBIT
You contract with Nottingham Trent University (NTU). CBIT, the Centre for Business and Industry Transformation, is part of Nottingham Business School at NTU. NTU signs grants, contracts and agreements; CBIT delivers the work. The CBIT Venture Builder is CBIT’s programme for founders.
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