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The Northern Ireland Spin Out (NISPO) initiatives supports businesses in Northern Ireland
that are at the start-up stage. A venture capital fund, the "Invest Growth Fund", focuses on
seed and early stage businesses with high growth potential and "The Invest Growth Proof of
Concept Fund" provides funding to very early, non-university projects.
The Invest Growth Fund
The Invest Growth Fund is a £5m venture capital fund, which has been
established to invest in fledgeling businesses based in Northern Ireland.
The Invest Growth Proof of Concept Fund
The Invest Growth Proof of Concept Fund, funded by Invest NI, has been set up as a pre-commercial fund managed by E-Synergy. The Fund allows individuals, start-ups,
micro-enterprises and SMEs to establish the commercial potential of a concept resulting from
in-house development projects.
Investment Readiness Programme
Innovative and interactive workshops aimed at the management teams of Northern Ireland’s high growth potential businesses. The Programme sets-out to provide entrepreneurs, who have ambitions to raise investment finance, with an understanding of the investment process; how to prepare for investment; and how to subsequently utilise investment funds to best effect.
Intellectual Property Exploitation Unit
The IPEU is funded by Invest Northern Ireland and acts as a licensing guidance unit for individuals, start-ups, micro enterprises and small and medium enterprise. In addition to providing guidance the IPEU also organises events that allow the showcasing of ideas that could be exploited through licensing deals to individuals experienced in such deals.
Queen’s University Belfast Innovation Fund (QUBIF)
The Queen’s University Belfast Innovation Fund (QUBIF) is a £1 million venture capital fund, set-up to invest in post Proof of Concept, pre-commercialisation spin-out companies. The Fund will make a number of 'seed' and early stage investments over the four year period leading up to March 2014.
Ulster Innovation Fund (UIF)
The Ulster Innovation Fund (UIF) is a £1 miilion venture capital fund, set-up to invest in post Proof of Concept, pre-commercialisation spin-out companies. The Fund will make a number of 'seed' and early stage investments over the four year period leading up to March 2014.
Open the NISPO Funds web site:
http://www.nispofunds.com
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