Deadline: 13 March 2024
Apply for the High Growth AI Accelerator for Innovate UK BridgeAI, a 14-week accelerator programme for UK-based startups, scaleups and SMEs to help them validate and develop responsible, ethical and desirable AI and ML deep-tech solutions.
With a specific focus on the UK’s transport sector, the programme focuses on enhancing the monitoring, automation, and optimisation of existing systems and infrastructures in the UK to align with the country’s ambitious journey toward achieving net-zero emissions. This initiative seeks to not only improve current networks’ efficiency but also contribute to reducing carbon footprints and promoting sustainable practices.
This programme is the second accelerator delivered by Digital Catapult and part of BridgeAI, an Innovate UK national programme that seeks to stimulate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies in agriculture, creative, construction, and transport.
BridgeAI is jointly delivered by Innovate UK KTN, Digital Catapult, The Alan Turing Institute and the Hartree Centre and funded by Innovate UK.
Benefits
- Industry access and expertise
- Collaborate with industry challenge owners to address prominent challenges in the transport sector and benefit from their transport networks and expertise.
- Computational power access
- Subject to availability and third-party terms, get access to computational power and credits provided by the technology partners.
- Holistic diagnostics
- Diagnostic sessions with experts from the Digital Catapult team and industry challenge owners to address current AI/ML technological, commercial and strategic needs.
- Tailored support
- Hands-on support to accelerate data and product readiness; and to develop and improve product, technical, business and ethical roadmaps.
- Workshops and masterclasses
- Group sessions covering diverse topics, including data readiness and maturity, regulatory compliance, investment readiness and ethical best practices.
- Showcase
- Exclusive demo day to present your progress to transport industry representatives, potential investors and customers.
Who should apply?
The programme is inviting applications from UK-registered startups, scaleups and SMEs that:
- Have existing or new AI-enabled services or AI-integrated infrastructure solutions that can demonstrate to solve one of the challenges of the call
- Have strong technical teams
- Have available data and an immediate need for computation
- Operate in monitoring, intelligent surveillance, and predictive maintenance.
For more information, visit Digital Catapult.
