Deadline: 19 December 2025
The Idea Validation Grants Programme provides direct support to early-stage tech founders and businesses in South Yorkshire.
Funding Information
- The programme offers financial assistance and funded support to help validate business ideas, ensuring their market potential before significant product development. Choose from:
- Up to £2,500 grant to validate your tech idea or
- Up to £5,000 worth of structured idea validation support from their expert provider Trove Ventures.
- Recipients will also receive mentorship and access to a network of industry experts within their local authority.
Funding Usage
- Funding can be used for market research, prototyping, and other validation activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be early-stage entrepreneurs or small businesses in tech and based in South Yorkshire.
- Business must have a technology-based product or service as their primary business activity.
- You will need to provide your registered address as a Sole Trader or Limited Company.
- Have an idea for a new business or in early-stage development prior to going out to market.
- Projects should be innovative and have the potential for significant impact.
- Applicants must demonstrate a clear plan for how the grant will be used to validate their business idea (if self-validated) or a business plan to fully identify their customer base (if validated by provider).
For more information, visit TECH SY.
