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Connected Innovation
Connected Innovation is a UK initiative that links innovation hubs, universities, and business clusters across Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, focusing on sectors like Agri-tech and offshore energy.
Overview
What Connected Innovation does
What Connected Innovation is
Connected Innovation is a UK initiative that links innovation hubs, universities, and business clusters across Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, focusing on sectors like Agri-tech and offshore energy.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 13, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Connected Innovation as a community
Community overview
Connected Innovation was established in 2021 and is based in the East of England, specifically covering Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex. The organization aims to strengthen the links between innovation assets in these regions by connecting incubators, innovation hubs, universities, research institutes, and cluster networks. It focuses on fostering collaboration across sectors to drive innovation and unlock support and investment opportunities for businesses.
Community focus
Connected Innovation invests in and supports various sectors, including advanced manufacturing, engineering, creative industries, agri-tech, digital technology, and renewable energy. The organization works with businesses at different stages of development and aims to facilitate access to funding and investment opportunities. Its geographical focus is primarily on the East of England.
Member value
Members benefit from access to a network of innovation assets, collaboration opportunities across sectors, and support in securing funding and investment. The organization also provides guidance through various support programs tailored to different industries.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Researchers
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Renewable Energy
- Regions
- United Kingdom
Community activity
Events and activity
Connected Innovation organizes and promotes a variety of events aimed at businesses, entrepreneurs, researchers, and investors. These events provide opportunities for networking and exploring sector-specific innovations.
Notable members
Connected Innovation collaborates with a range of partners and cluster organizations, including NAAME, Space East, Creative East, East Wind, Hydrogen East, Agri-TechE, and Tastebuds Collective.
Common questions
What to know about Connected Innovation
Upseed classifies Connected Innovation under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 13, 2026
Known limits
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