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Founding Partners: Innovate UK
Innovate UK is part of UK Research and Innovation, a non-departmental public body funded by a grant-in-aid from the UK government. For more information, visit the UK Research and Innovation website.

We drive productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas, including those from the UK’s world-class research base.
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk @company; Wynne Jones
Wynne-Jones IP is a UK and pan-European IP firm specialising in trade marks, patents, designs, IP strategy, IP licensing and enforcement, IP audits and IP renewals. They have been helping businesses, like yours, for over 50 years.
www.wynne-jones.com @company; Creo Medical
Creo Medical, founded in 2003, is a medical device company focused on the development and commercialisation of minimally invasive surgical devices, by bringing advanced energy to endoscopy.  The Company's mission is to improve patient outcomes by applying microwave and RF energy to surgical endoscopy.  Creo has developed CROMA, an electrosurgical Advanced Energy Platform that combines bipolar radiofrequency for precise localised cutting and microwave for controlled coagulation.  This technology provides clinicians with flexible, accurate and controlled surgical solutions.

For more information about Creo Medical please see our website, investors.creomedical.com
investors.creomedical.com @company; Thales
The people we all rely on to make the world go round – they rely on Thales.

In a world that is increasingly fast moving, unpredictable – and full of opportunities, they come to us with big ambitions: to make life better, to keep us safer.

Combining a unique diversity of expertise, talents and cultures, our architects design and deliver extraordinary high technology solutions. Solutions that make tomorrow possible, today.
From the bottom of the oceans to the depths of space and cyberspace, we help our customers think smarter and act faster - mastering ever greater complexity and every decisive moment along the way.

Whatever it takes.
www.ndec.org.uk @company; Development Bank of Wales
The Development Bank of Wales is here to help businesses get the capital they need to start up, strengthen and grow.

We’re forward-thinking investors who understand the challenges of running a technology start-up or spin out. We're here to support innovative technology ventures in a range of ways.

In the financial year ending 31 March 2020, we invested a total of £103.3 million through 457 investments. Investment in early stage technology businesses totalled £11.44 million across 51 investments. This included 22 which were seed equity investments from the Wales Technology Seed Fund - totalling £3.52 million a record performance from this fund.

Mae Banc Datblygu Cymru yma i helpu busnesau i gael y cyfalaf sydd ei angen arnynt i ddechrau, cryfhau a thyfu.

Rydym yn fuddsoddwyr blaengar sy'n deall heriau rhedeg busnes technoleg newydd neu fusnes deillio. Rydyn ni yma i gefnogi mentrau technoleg arloesol mewn sawl ffordd.

Yn y flwyddyn ariannol a ddaeth i ben 31 Mawrth 2020, buddsoddodd Banc Datblygu Cymru gyfanswm o £103.3 miliwn trwy gyfrwng 457 o fuddsoddiadau. Roedd cyfanswm y buddsoddiad a wnaed mewn busnesau technoleg cyfnod cynnar yn £11.44 miliwn ar draws 51 buddsoddiad. Roedd hyn yn cynnwys 22 a oedd yn fuddsoddiadau ecwiti sbarduno o Gronfa Sbarduno Technoleg Cymru, gwerth cyfanswm o £3.52 miliwn, - perfformiad gorau erioed y gronfa hon.
developmentbank.wales/@company

Associate Partner: nChain
Since our founding in 2015, we nChain have been focused on a singular objective: making the world-changing potential of blockchain technology accessible to more individuals, businesses, and governments.

Innovative and forward-thinking organisations around the globe are looking to unlock the power of blockchain-enhanced data, and we are working tirelessly to provide solutions and support that minimise the gap between blockchain interest and realised value.
nchain.com/@company

Supporting Partners: ThirdSpace
ThirdSpace are the experts in identity and security. A gold accredited Microsoft partner for cloud identity, enterprise mobility, and security and compliance solutions.

We believe that with control comes freedom, and that when you know your data is safe and you are in control of who has access to your systems, then you are free to work creatively, flexibly and collaboratively.

We have been at the very forefront of identity and access management for more than 15 years, and recently our South Wales office has launched a Managed Security Services offering with ambitious plans to develop a modern Security Operations Centre (SOC) in the Newport area.
thirdspace.net @company; Illustrate Digital
Illustrate Digital is one of the leading WordPress agencies in the UK with offices in Cardiff and Bristol. We exist to make you feel good about owning and operating a website, and we work damn hard to help improve the results of your digital marketing.

We are dedicated to the WordPress and WooCommerce platforms, two brilliant tools for building better web experiences. For this reason, paired with our flippin’ amazing customer service, we attract and retain great clients to work on ambitious projects with us.
illustrate.digital @company; Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult Limited
Established in 2017, the Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult is a Not for Profit organisation headquartered in South Wales. It is focused on accelerating the adoption of compound semiconductors and on bringing applications to life in three technology areas: Power Electronics, RF & Microwave and Photonics. The next wave of emerging applications will have an enormous impact on our lives. Compound semiconductors will enable a host of new and exciting applications in the electrification of transport, clean energy, defence and security and digital communications.
The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult exists to help the UK compound semiconductor industry grow and works across the UK within a range of industry sectors from automotive to medical, and from digital communications to aerospace. As well as the three technology areas, CSA Catapult is also working in the area of Advanced Packaging for these high power innovations.
csa.catapult.org.uk @company; Satellite Applications Catapult
The Satellite Applications Catapult is one of a network of UK technology and innovation companies which aim to drive economic growth through the commercialisation of research.

Our aim is to support UK industry by accelerating the growth of satellite applications and to contribute to capturing a 10% share of the global space market predicted by 2030.
sa.catapult.org.uk @company; Risc IT Solutions Ltd.
Established 20 years ago through pioneering Cloud Backup in the UK, Risc IT Solutions now help thousands of companies work better, together, and more securely.

We do this by provisioning and supporting services from world-class technology partners (including Microsoft, Redstor, Wavenet, and ESET) assisting with Data Protection, Business Productivity, IT Infrastructure, Data Security, and Compliance.

We're also Microsoft Gold Partners and are in their top 1% in the UK managing over 25,000 end users across 1,000 organisations, as well as supporting a network of 250 IT partners.

Our philosophy is "Traditional Values - Cutting Edge Solutions”. In reality, this means we are staffed by real people that are at the end of a phone when you need us. We’re here to help: it’s written in our company values and it’s why we provide inclusive expert support with all of our products.
RISCITSOLUTIONS.COM @company; Mobilise Cloud Services Ltd
Mobilise Cloud Services helps its customers transform legacy applications and services by the adoption of Hyperscale Public Cloud platforms, including, containers, serverless and voice-based computing. This results in lower costs, more agile software deployments and increased security. Mobilise also helps organisations upskill staff and re-organise IT delivery, so they can create their own ‘Cloud Centre of Excellence’.
Mobilise works with organisations in the Public and Private sector with customers such as the DVLA, Adur and Worthing Council, Hodge Bank and many more.

Mobilise is an AWS Managed Services and Advanced Consulting Partner, a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider, Microsoft Azure Gold Partner and a Google Cloud Partner.
www.mobilise.cloud/@company; Philtronics
Philtronics is a contract electronic manufacturer (CEM), offering outsource electronic manufacturing services (EMS)
to customers demanding fast turnaround with a high level of product reliability.

The Company was founded on its strength in precision, box build manufacturing, and has grown and developed its skills base to become a ‘one stop shop’ for contract electronic assembly. Our success comes down to five factors: our staff, communication, quality, flexibility and value for money. We help our customers to simplify their supply chain, reduce their lead times, get product to market faster and win more business.
www.philtronicsltd.co.uk @company