About the program
The program works with innovative companies developing technology for:
- Materials for the future economy
- Smart design
- Resilient supply chains
- World-class production
- Longer in use and reuse
About the program
Program objectives
- Enable U.K. ventures the opportunity to explore the potential of overseas markets, like Canada, before they grow while providing valuable insights into the local ecosystem and its business potential.
- Assisting ventures in evaluating tech-market fit, validating initial customer interest, and building connections within Canada’s ecosystem.
- Enhancing economic bonds between Canada and the U.K., fostering collaborative growth.
Program objectives
Keith Cox, Bloc Digital
CEO
Bloc Digital provides clients with digital marketing, video, animation, data visualization and training content. The Derby, U.K.-based company also offers digital twin and Internet of Things technology to help companies test out new technology and products.
Kwangkyu Alex Yoo, Deep.Meta
Scientist
Deep.Meta’s AI-powered software helps steel manufacturers monitor potential product defects, minimize energy use and optimize production schedules to increase efficiency and lower emissions.
Neil Dickinson, Holdson
CEO
Holdson’s electrochemical polishing technology smoothes intricate metal parts at the molecular level, which helps to improve the strength, durability, corrosion resistance and safety of specialty components for the aerospace, automotive, energy and health tech industries.
Johnson Oluwadele, J-Wadel Solutions
CTO
Using AI and cloud technology, J-Wadel Solutions helps SMEs develop digital technology. The company provides innovators with software engineering expertise, proof of concept (POC), minimum viable product (MVP) and rapid application development (RAD) services. J-Wadel also helps broker public- and private-sector partnerships, enabling clients to scale their business.
James Hall, Therion
CEO
Therion builds software to help manufacturers and engineers boost performance, efficiency and growth. AI-powered insights give actionable insights on how to streamline operations and cut down on manual work.
Emanuele Zanchetting, Thinkittech
Founder and CEO
Thinkittech’s software helps SME transform raw, unstructured data into a format ideal for reporting and analytics. The company combines AI and machine learning to help businesses streamline workflow, manage customer interactions, improve market forecasting, prevent errors and downtime and wean teams off outdated spreadsheet technology.
Nishant Raj, Connective AI
CEO
Connective AI has developed a portal that allows business owners to manage complex supply chain issues. Clients and the suppliers they work with can monitor order and delivery statuses in real time, track performance, improve record keeping and auditing.
Electra Coutsoftides, Xworks AI
Co-founder and CEO
Xworks AI helps SMEs measure, report and verify how much industrial waste has been recycled. The company provides users with its own line of ESG credits, and Xworks’s AI platform can automate compliance reporting.
