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A high-performance environment designed for those who dream big
Falmouth Launchpad is a unique opportunity to accelerate your entrepreneurial journey.
Dedicated to driving the growth of Cornwall’s economy, Launchpad is a venture studio embedded within Falmouth University.
It gives entrepreneurial candidates an opportunity to work on building the companies of tomorrow supported by experienced coaches, Entrepreneurs in Residence and mentors to help create in-demand, cutting-edge investible companies for positive global impact.
Where are you in your entrepreneurial journey?
Our services
Starting your business
We can help you get started, from mentoring and advice to our Startup Academy and events like Techstars Startup Weekend, with Launchpad you can test ideas and validate your market.
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Scaling your business
Are you already trading and looking to grow your business? We have a number of support options available including financial, coaching, advice, and workspace.
Ian Jones, CEO, Goonhilly Earth Station
"Overall, this is an outstanding programme, not least due to the high quality of the people involved. We have enjoyed being a partner and feel we have learned a great deal as well."
Lucy Earp, Waving Bear Artist, Co-Founder
"Launchpad has been a huge help in starting up our studio, with financial support and guidance of the staff, it enabled us to focus on it full-time."
Luke Savage, Senior Academic Development Manager, Sony Interactive Entertainment
"The UK games industry is renowned for its highly skilled workforce, and Launchpad is central to incubating the next wave of talented game creators to drive our industry forward!"
Entrepreneur Stories: Wylder
20 June 2023
Wylder is one of the newest start-ups to spin out of Launchpad, with a mantra to help people be insp...
Spotlight on Launchpad Games
31 May 2023
The UK is a global leader in the creative industries with video games at the forefront of this growt...
KEVRI wins Times Higher Ed inaugural edtech competition
21 April 2023
Launchpad start-up KEVRI has won the Times Higher Education (THE) edtech start-up competition. KE...
Start-up encouraging entrepreneurs over 50 to have their say
29 March 2023
A Launchpad start-up is calling all entrepreneurs over 50 to contribute to a new economic report hig...
Entrepreneur stories: SpaceforU
23 March 2023
Lauren Packham and Masayuki Kishi joined Launchpad in September 2022. They are the founders of Space...
Launchpad start-ups shortlisted for awards
10 March 2023
Two start-ups supported by Launchpad have been shortlisted for this year’s South West England Star...
Entrepreneur stories: Sam Phillips
07 March 2023
Second year Business & Digital Marketing student Sam Phillips was first introduced to Launchpad ...
Entrepreneur stories: NOURYSH
10 February 2023
Isobel Collini and Richard Tyler joined Launchpad in September 2022. They are the founders of NOURYS...
Entrepreneur stories: Chloe Lingard
09 January 2023
MSc Entrepreneurship graduate Chloe Lingard spent autumn 2022 in Madagascar with a team of volunteer...
Entrepreneur stories: Charlii Testar
06 December 2022
Charlii Testar studied Creative Advertising at Falmouth before joining Launchpad to develop her chil...
Launchpad start-ups through to Tech Nation finals
25 November 2022
Amutri and MeatFreed are amongst the regional winners of Tech Nation's annual Rising Stars comp...
Hackers, robots and real-world solutions
15 November 2022
Launchpad was the venue for an exciting robotics hackathon last weekend (11-12 November). Members of...
Awards celebrate south west tech talent
11 November 2022
We were delighted to attend the Tech South West Awards last night (Thursday 10 November), celebratin...
Launchpad joins the UK Business Angels Association
03 November 2022
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve joined the national trade association for angel and early...
Codices unleash new livestreaming platform
28 October 2022
Launchpad portfolio company Codices have released the first platform to allow anyone to create live ...
Launchpad startup secures £120k CIOSIF investment
24 October 2022
Digital community engagement platform, GoCollaborate, has secured £120,000 equity investment from t...
Entrepreneurs gather for start-up event
23 September 2022
Cornwall’s second Techstars Start-up Weekend took place in the Launchpad studio last weekend (16-1...
International exposure for Cornish start-ups
13 July 2022
Launchpad start-ups Amutri and Beta100, along with MSc Entrepreneurship student and The Sustain Abil...
