Updated 31 October 2026
Grants and funding for technology and software companies
Schemes open today that name technology and software companies in their published criteria, or fund the kind of work technology and software companies do. Read from the funders' own pages and re-checked daily.
14 open today. Whether your business qualifies for any of them depends on your legal form, your size, your age and where you are, which is what the check does.
Which of these can you actually get?
Enter your company number. We read each funder’s own page against your business and tell you which fit, which do not, and why.
Check my businessWhat kind of funding these are
- Grants
- 4
- Equity investment
- 3
- In-kind and free support
- 3
- Loans
- 2
- Mixed
- 1
- Tax reliefs
- 1
A grant is money you keep. A tax relief lowers a bill rather than arriving as cash. In-kind support is training, credits or expert time instead of money. Loans and equity have to be paid back or bought back, and are worth treating as a different decision entirely.
Who can apply
Every one of these has published criteria. Across the 14, the conditions that come up most are that you must:
- work in a named sector6 of 14
- be under a headcount limit4 of 14
- be at a particular stage3 of 14
- be under a turnover limit2 of 14
- be spending within a range1 of 14
- be a particular kind of organisation1 of 14
Which of them you meet depends on your legal form, size, age and where you are registered. That is what the check reads for you, scheme by scheme, and it quotes the funder’s own sentence beside each answer.
What the money is for
- Business growth 9
- Research and development 8
- Innovation and new products 5
- Start-up costs 2
- Equipment 2
- Marketing 2
- Net zero and decarbonisation 2
- Staff recruitment 2
How to apply
You apply to the funder, never to us. Every scheme above links straight to its own page, and that page is the only thing that decides whether you get it.
Before you spend an afternoon on a form, three things are worth checking: that you are inside the deadline — 1 of these close within the month; that you have not already started or paid for the work, which a great many grants refuse; and that you can fund the share they expect you to.
Most refusals are not close calls. They are a rule the applicant never saw, in a sentence on the funder’s own page.
Where else to look
The government publishes its own list, free, and you should use it. What is above is wider than that list, because it also holds council schemes, tax reliefs and in-kind support that Find a Grant does not carry — but if you only want a list, start there.
Find a grant, on GOV.UKThe 14 open today
Equity
Innovation Investment Capital
Cardiff Capital Region
Up to£7,000,000
A GBP 50 million equity fund from Cardiff Capital Region providing minority equity investments of GBP 2m-7m to high-growth, technology-focused scale-up businesses based in, or committing to relocate to, the Cardiff Capital Region in Southeast Wales. It targets post-revenue companies with an established management team, aiming to create jobs and grow the region's economy.
RollingThe funder’s page
Equity
Venture Capital for Tech Ventures
Development Bank of Wales
Up to£5,000,000
The Development Bank of Wales offers venture capital equity investment of £500,000-£5 million to tech businesses, from late-seed through Series A and beyond, up to a potential IPO. It can invest across several funding rounds and co-invests alongside private venture capital firms, angel syndicates and institutional investors.
RollingThe funder’s page
Loan
Midlands Engine Investment Fund II – Debt Fund
Department for Business and Trade
Up to£2,000,000
A flexible debt fund providing loans between £100,000 and £2 million to established SMEs trading business to business across the East and West Midlands, to support growth plans such as working capital, asset purchase, product development, new staff and marketing. It cannot be used to refinance existing debt.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3
UK Space Agency
Up to£2,000,000
A co-funded grant programme from the UK Space Agency supporting UK-based space R&D projects, split into two strands: Kick Starter for early-stage disruptive innovation (TRL 1-4) and Major Projects for near-commercial work (TRL 5-9). Up to £20 million is available across roughly 15-30 grants, awarded through a two-stage outline-then-full-proposal process.
Closes 12 November 2026The funder’s page
Loan
Regional Growth Loan Scheme - East of England
The FSE Group
Up to£500,000
A loan scheme run by The FSE Group offering growth finance to established SMEs across the East of England. Loans range from £50,000 to £500,000 for businesses with turnover of at least £100,000 and a clear plan for significant growth.
RollingThe funder’s page
Equity
Seed Funding for Tech Startups
Development Bank of Wales
Up to£350,000
The Development Bank of Wales makes pre-seed and seed equity investments of £100,000 to £350,000 in tech startups, university spinouts and new companies based in Wales. It acts as a strategic co-investor alongside angels, VCs and other institutions, and looks for a clear business plan, a strong team and a defensible technology.
RollingThe funder’s page
Mixed
Databricks AI Accelerator Program
Databricks
Up to£250,000
Databricks Ventures backs early-stage startups building on the Databricks Data + AI Platform with a customised package that can include an equity-style investment, product credits, professional-services credit and customer-acquisition credit, worth up to $250,000 combined, plus mentorship and access to Databricks' executive and VC networks.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Crawley Greentech Business Growth Fund
Crawley Borough Council
Up to£175,000
A £1 million fund from Crawley Borough Council that gives targeted financial support to small and medium-sized green technology and green construction businesses in Crawley. It offers start-up grants for new businesses and larger development grants for existing businesses refining a prototype.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
AD:VENTURE Growth Grant
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Up to£5,000
AD:VENTURE's Growth Grant offers West Yorkshire SMEs £1,500 to £5,000, covering up to 50% of eligible capital project costs, for growth investment such as equipment and IT. It is paid in arrears after the applicant has joined the AD:VENTURE programme and worked with a Business Manager on a diagnostic and action plan.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Environmental Crimes - Call for Proposals (Non-Competitive)
European Space Agency (ESA)
A non-competitive ESA call co-funding companies developing satellite-based products and services to detect and prevent environmental crime, such as illegal fishing, mining, waste dumping and greenwashing. Teams submit an initial pitch on a rolling basis ahead of the closing date, then progress through outline and full proposal stages.
Closes 25 June 2027The funder’s page
In-kind support
Fit To Bid
Department for Business and Trade
A fully-funded programme of workshops and 1:1 advice delivered by Brandiun Business Support Ltd to help small and medium-sized London businesses win contracts with Tier 1 suppliers, including a bid capability assessment and tendering guidance.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Investment Strategy Foundations | Medtech
SETsquared
A free, part-time programme from the SETsquared partnership helping up to 15 early-stage medtech founders build investment readiness and a fundraising strategy. It combines self-paced online learning with live mentor-led sessions, ending with an investor networking showcase.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Gateway route
UK Research and Innovation
A rolling, no-deadline route giving UK researchers and organisations, including businesses of any size, up to 10,000 GPU hours of compute time on the Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers for AI-related research and development. It provides compute resource rather than cash, and businesses must fund the remaining share of project costs themselves.
RollingThe funder’s page
Tax relief
UK Investment Zones Tax Site Incentives
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Businesses investing in one of 13 UK Investment Zones get access to a 10-year package of tax reliefs on designated sites plus support for skills, infrastructure and innovation. On designated tax sites this includes full Stamp Duty Land Tax relief, zero-rate employer National Insurance on new employees' earnings up to £25,000 a year for 36 months, a 100% first-year capital allowance on plant and machinery, an enhanced structures and buildings allowance, and full business rates relief for eligible new or expanding businesses.
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