Take your business idea to the next level with Surrey Venture Studio

Surrey Venture Studio is a programme for Surrey innovators, academics, students and entrepreneurs to ignite their ideas to build a business. Applications for the summer cohort are now open.

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This is an exciting new pre-accelerator programme to help innovators, academics and entrepreneurs across Surrey explore whether turning an idea into a business is the right path.


It is geared towards people who have a business idea that they believe could be transformational and marketable, but are unsure how to take the first step or secure funding. These may be innovators who have  designs, prototypes or research that hasn’t yet reached its full revenue generating potential.

This exciting programme includes: 

  • A two-day, in-person ideation workshop
  • Expert mentoring
  • Opportunity to progress to a six-month accelerator
  • Up to  £25,000 catalyst grant funding, for successful six-month accelerator participant 

Spaces on the workshop are limited and will be offered to applicants whose ideas are at the right stage of development and show strong potential for innovation and commercialisation. 

They’ve already supported more than 30 first-time entrepreneurs to start their journey towards launching a tech startup in Surrey. Now, they’re doing it all again with their Summer Cohort.

If you’re eager to build a business around your innovative idea, are ready to take the next step and you live, work, or study in Surrey, then you’re eligible to apply. 

Apply now

Applications for the summer cohort are now open and will close on 8th May 2026.