Digital Catapult’s Black Founders Programme is back for 2025! in Lancashire

Catapult Digital

2025-08-26 00:00:00

Nominations open: 2025-08-31 00:00:00

Nominations close: 2025-10-11 00:00:00

England

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Supporting startups get investment ready

The Black Founders Programme is an accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services in the digital entertainment industry.

The aim of the programme is to fast track high-growth potential startups from a business and investment perspective, providing the support needed to increase their investment readiness level.

Sony Music UK is a collaboration partner for this programme and plays an active role in supporting business growth & facilitating connections where possible.

The programme has been running since 2023 and it already has one cohort. Below you can find more information about the benefits, community and the success stories.

Programme benefits

In addition to providing investment readiness, the programme supports Black founders to further create connections and networking opportunities, together with driving positive change across the UK startup industry.

Support Black founders become investment ready
Masterclasses, mentoring and coaching from industry experts
Peer-to-peer support
Potential for funding opportunities
Access to state-of-the-art facilities & deep tech expertise
Access to potential partners, investors and customers

If you are interested in updates and news about the Black Founders Programme, fill out the short form on the web link above.