The innovation and growth company

Solving society’s challenges through collaboration on technology with government, startups and industry.

Innovation

We’re closing the gap between organisations – small and large, local and global, private and public – and working towards a common goal: using science and technology to deliver national security and prosperity.

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Growth Partnership

Plexal is intent on creating a series of interventions with this Growth Partnership. Focusing on startups, scaleups and SMEs in target sectors, regions and technology domains that will demonstrably drive growth through increased high value jobs, exports, equity investment, customer contracts and gross value add to the economy.

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Workspace

Join our coworking spaces to work within a community. Plexal membership is open to startups, scaleups, social enterprises, creatives, freelancers or large corporates. We also have spaces in Manchester and Cheltenham hosting our innovation services.

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Events

Host your event in the heart of our innovation centre. From meetups and corporate away days to events for government, industry, startups and academia, our events spaces can do it all.

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NEWS AND VIEWS

Keep up to date on what’s happening at Plexal

Home Office appoints PA Consulting and Plexal as ACE delivery partners

The Home Office has appointed PA Consulting and Plexal as the new delivery partners for the Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE), marking an important phase in the organisation’s evolution. The partnership came into effect on Wednesday 1st April 2026 and will build on ACE’s strong foundations to support the delivery of mission-driven innovation across government. Rapid […]

Inside the UK-Netherlands innovation mission for dual-use technologies

The UK and Netherlands defence ministries detailed their respective priorities last year, positioning innovation as a central enabler to enhance sovereign capabilities and address critical challenges. Dual-use technologies that can be leveraged for civilian and military purposes – such as AI, quantum, integrated photonics and semiconductors – were a focal point of ministry plans, positioned as innovative means of driving national security for our societies. Plexal actively researches and advises government and industry on these areas. And in recent months, this included spotlighting how photonics can deliver on the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy, leading discussion on what sovereignty means for UK […]

How the rule of law is powering business success, investment and innovation

This month, Plexal co-hosted the Rule of Law: Powering business success, investment and innovation event at our Stratford HQ with the Attorney General’s Office to discuss how the rule of law underpins growth for startups and scaleups. “When we talk about innovation and growth, we often focus on the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, research base, talent and academic institutions,” began Saj Huq, Plexal CEO, […]

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.