STEM Founders Programme

Our STEM Founders programme is for STEM based innovators who have started down the path of scientific entrepreneurship. The programme is designed specifically for real-world iterative validation, translating the theoretical into the practical and entering the market.

Harness our venture builder to realise your potential. Navigate market intricacies, craft your product, and embrace failure as a stepping stone to success with expert guidance and on-demand bespoke 1-2-1 assistance. Seamlessly translate your cutting-edge research into impactful real-world solutions

Whether you want to level up your STEM based product from TRL 3 to 9 or are looking to take an R&D project out of the lab and into the market, we can save you time, money, and equity.

Embedded Transformation

Our team works with you to provide tailored strategic support and implementation assistance.

The CBIT STEM Founders programme is designed to help STEM based founders in deploying and monetizing their product or service without taking equity or fees.

Pinpoint Product Market Fit

We meticulously analyse market demands, enabling the precise identification of product-market fit through iterative prototyping and customer feedback loops.
Develop Functional Business Models

Create functional business models and test the market through iterative development. Implement new techniques and continuously refine your go-to-market strategies.
Gain Traction

Cost-effectively acquire, activate, and retain new customers at scale through rapid experimentation. Utilise proven techniques in business development, sales, and marketing to grow your market.
Become Investment Ready

Become investment ready for public or private funding through tailored due diligence, co-developed bid writing, practice pitches, and deck creation.
Access Future Leader Network

Gain access to our portfolio of businesses, including our current venture builder cohorts and our growing community of over 1500 entrepreneurs and innovators from across the UK. Utilise these businesses to productise and test your research/product.

STEM Matching Journey

Whether you are a research leader or STEM Founder, our competency matching option can be leveraged to bridge the gap between academia and commercial markets by matching new research and innovation with businesses in need.

Stage 1:

Due Diligence & Competency Mapping

Our first step will be to analyse your innovation and competencies, allowing us to build a comprehensive profile that we can use to leverage against business needs in our AI matching algorithm.

Stag 2:

AI Competency Matching

Next, we will utilize our AI to cross-reference your profile against our live business database, performing one-to-many competency and needs matching that identifies businesses who are actively looking for your innovation and skillset.

Stage 3:

Joint Venture Workshops

This stage is focused on creating the initial connections and ensuring both parties are happy to move forward with a joint venture. This would also include industry or skills based workshops to ensure a smooth transition.

Stage 4:

Venture Building & Investment Readiness

Once a joint venture is confirmed, you will be admitted to our 6-12 month venture builder programme, where we will work 1-on-1 to implement your innovation and supply on-demand support for any issues that may arise.