The innovation and growth company

We align diverse organisations around shared missions to create positive impact for society.

WHY PLEXAL

The UK’s biggest challenges can’t be solved alone. Plexal brings together organisations that often work separately but need to act collectively. We align them around shared missions that turn ideas into real outcomes making the UK safer, more resilient and prosperous.

Innovation services

We help organisations make informed decisions about the future, adopt trusted technologies, strengthen the UK’s ability to solve complex challenges and ensure local and regional economies prosper.

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Workspace

Work alongside startups, scaleups, corporates, government and academia in our innovation community. Our workspaces in London, Cheltenham and Manchester are designed to help people connect, collaborate and grow.

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Events

Host your next event at Plexal. From small meetups and workshops to major conferences and corporate gatherings, our event spaces bring together the people shaping the future of technology, innovation and growth.

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NEWS AND VIEWS

Keep up to date on what’s happening at Plexal

House of Commons address: Unlocking talent, opportunity and growth for UK technology employers

Speaking at a House of Commons event during Women in Tech Week, Diane Gilbert, Senior Lead at Plexal, reflected on the findings of the Lovelace Report, the launch of the TechFirst Women’s Programme and the role technology employers can play in unlocking untapped talent, strengthening skills pipelines and supporting more women to enter, thrive and […]

From agriculture to cyber: Sarah Pye talks routes into tech for women with BBC Radio Gloucestershire

TechFirst Women’s Programme helps motivated women with transferable skills build careers in high-growth technology sectors – including AI, cyber security, engineering biology, quantum technologies, semiconductors and advanced communications – while helping employers access the talent they need to grow. And we’ve taken this message to BBC Radio Gloucestershire this week. Following the launch of TechFirst Women’s […]

TechFirst Women’s Programme launches to help women build technology careers and employers access new talent

Today marks the launch of the TechFirst Women’s Programme – a new government-funded initiative to help more women access careers in high-growth technology sectors. And applications are open! https://www.techfirstwomen.com/ Led by Plexal on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the UK-wide TechFirst Women’s Programme is launching today to support 300 women move […]

Our programmes

CYBER RUNWAY

Cyber Runway is the largest cyber accelerator in the UK. It is designed to address some of the biggest challenges facing cyber security.

LASR

A public-private partnership dedicated to advancing AI security for UK national security and economic prosperity.

HMGCC

Bringing together the best in class across industry, academia, and government, to work collaboratively on national security engineering challenges and accelerate innovation.