About Industrial Net Zero Scale

Digital Catapult’s Scale programme is focused on scaling innovative technology companies applying advanced digital technologies to tackle the challenges of Industrial Net Zero.

The programme aims to accelerate their growth from an operational, technical, commercial and investment perspective and is tailored to UK companies at pre-scale or early scaling stage.

The challenge brief

Enabling a sustainable future

Advanced digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the internet of things (IoT), distributed ledger technologies (DLT) and immersive (AR & VR), can deliver a raft of benefits for an organisation’s green credentials. When applied in the right way, they can help businesses measure environmental impact, reduce waste, optimise usage and extend the life cycles of vital assets.

Through this programme, we’re looking to support companies with industrial net zero solutions. Areas of focus may be, but are not restricted to:

• Material resource optimisation: optimising the outputs of an organisation or facility, without increasing input or sacrificing quality
• Zero-waste manufacturing: designing and utilising products for reuse, remanufacturing and recycling to enable a more sustainable circular economy
• Circular economy: Enabling an economy in which materials are reduced, reused, remanufactured or recycled
• Net zero agriculture: Reducing the emissions of our foodstuffs and enabling more sustainable land use

What’s involved

Across the 16 week programme, participating companies’ leadership team will work with the Digital Catapult team, industry experts and growth coaches to assess, iterate and accelerate business processes and significantly expand their network of peers, investors and customers.

• Across the 16 week programme, scale-ups will participate in over 35 hours of events and sessions, including:
• Diagnostic sessions with the leadership team to determine current technological, commercial, investment and strategic needs
• Workshops to develop and improve business planning, commercial strategy, pricing and positioning, operational processes and investment readiness
• Networking events, roundtables and tailored introductions to industry leaders, relevant investors and potential customers
• Keep 100% of any investment raised

Programme Competition Terms Industrial Net Zero Scale, November 2021.

How to apply and next steps

1. To apply, each applicant will need to register their interest using our registration form.
2. Applicants will receive a follow-up email with a link to the application form through Submittable and Digital Catapult’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Survey.
3. Applicant teams will need to complete the application form by 23:59 on 23 January 2022 to be considered for the programme.

Whilst the completion of the ED&I Survey is mandatory, your responses to this will be kept separate from your application and will have no effect whatsoever on your application to the programme. Completion of the survey is mandatory, however applicants will have the option of “prefer not to say” in each question.

Applications closed.

Applications to join Industrial Net Zero Scale are now closed. You can stay up-to-date with the programme and be the first to know when applications are open by registering your interest.