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SETsquared is a collaboration between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey which partners in enterprise activities and collectively supports the growth and success of new business opportunities through spin-outs, licensing and incubation. The Partnership also works with industry through research collaboration and consultancy.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, Bath
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2001
Investment Type
Accelerator
Mentions in press and media 25
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| Jul 22, 2025 | Universities have woken up to AI reality. Can businesses now keep up? | Universities are moving from degree machines to AI-savvy, entrepreneurial training grounds. Businesses must keep up, writes Paul Armstrong Universities are confronting a seismic disruption that stretches far beyond generative AI’s rewriting... |
| Nov 18, 2024 | questionZERO Leads Responsible Consumerism Innovation with the UN Global Compact Partnership | questionZERO joins UN Global Compact Partnership questionZERO, a UK-based sustainability benchmarking platform focused on consumer engagement, has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative to promote responsible business practices... |
| May 31, 2024 | Financial Times’ European Startup Hubs Rating and CEE Representation | Financial Times put together a list of top 125 startup hubs in Europe There are only 8 representatives from the CEE countries: the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, and Estonia Some of them point out that ranking isn’t the main part of their... |
| Jun 25, 2021 | 8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors | The U.K. is gaining in popularity as a great place to start a tech firm. The country is quickly catching up to China on the tech investment front, with VC investments reaching a record of $15 billion in 2020, according to TechNation. A glob... |
| Apr 23, 2021 | The power of clusters: driving UK fintech forward | The Kalifa Review of UK Fintech was launched in February and identified 10 fintech “clusters” across the UK that are producing high-growth fintechs and have significant potential for further growth and development. To understand what is dr... |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Egyptian payment app receives a six-figure investment | Egyptian mobile payments, and loyalty startup, Zeal Rewards, has announced the conclusion of an undisclosed six-figure round of Seed funding. The funding raised will assist the startup in expanding across Egypt and the UK. Zeal Rewards sec... |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Egyptian payment app receives a six-figure investment | Egyptian mobile payments, and loyalty startup, Zeal Rewards, has announced the conclusion of an undisclosed six-figure round of Seed funding. The funding raised will assist the startup in expanding across Egypt and the UK. Zeal Rewards secu... |
| Jan 14, 2019 | Meet the Rising Stars semi-finalists: the South West’s top three startups | It’s only a couple of days to go until the highly anticipated Rising Stars Semi-Final. We’ve been finding out more about the 33 early-stage startups dotted around the UK that were selected to pitch at the event on on 16–17 January in Manche... |
| Jan 9, 2019 | Meet the Rising Stars semi-finalists: the South East’s top three startups | Ahead of next week’s Rising Stars Semi-Final, we’re taking a closer look at the 33 exciting startups from across the UK that will be competing at the much-anticipated event in Manchester. Below, we find out more about the South East’s fines... |
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FAQ about SETsquared Partnership
When was SETsquared Partnership founded?
SETsquared Partnership was founded in 2001.
What has the press written about SETsquared Partnership?
Parsers VC has collected 25 articles mentioning SETsquared Partnership, among them “Universities have woken up to AI reality. Can businesses now keep up?” (Jul 22, 2025) and “questionZERO Leads Responsible Consumerism Innovation with the UN Global Compact Partnership” (Nov 18, 2024).
Is SETsquared Partnership still active?
Yes, SETsquared Partnership is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 4, 2025.