Enterprise & Commercialisation Programme
CoSTAR’s Enterprise & Commercialisation Programme (E&C) supports the growth of highly capable, inclusive, and sustainable creative technology businesses to underpin the long-term competitiveness of the UK screen and performance sector.
HOW IT WORKS
- What is Enterprise and Commercialisation?
- Our Enterprise Programmes
- CoSTAR Evolve
- CoSTAR Ideate
- How do the programmes work?
- What support is available?
What is Enterprise and Commercialisation?
Enterprise & Commercialisation activities have been designed to lower the barrier to entry, as well as building capacity and the right capabilities in businesses through targeted support for IP and enterprise innovation and development. Our focus is on:
Incubating ‘high potential’ IP, software, tools, and services, building robust, scalable, sustainable, and inclusive business from the ground up. Build on the right foundations
Accelerating capacity and capabilities in UK businesses that have the potential to scale innovative creative or technical solutions globally. Building competitive advantage in an emerging market
Unlocking investment into new IP and the capital required for sustainable growth. Support long term business expansion
Connecting our CoSTAR enterprises with the best tech and creative executive mentors, investment expertise to deliver world leading creative technology IP, content, products, and services
Our Enterprise and Commercialisation programme calls
Read about our upcoming calls, programmes in progress and case studies based on our successful companies.
CoSTAR Evolve: Scaling your Business
CALL COMING SOON: CoSTAR Evolve is a 6-month programme launching in September 2025 dedicated to strengthening the business development and commercial innovation capabilities of high-value UK creative technology companies.
CoSTAR Ideate: Growth Lab and Residency
IN PROGRESS: MAY to SEPTEMBER 2025: A UK wide 5-month growth lab and residency programme. Find out about our 24 ambitious startups and SMEs who have started the programme and follow their journey as they progress. Find out more.
How do Enterprise and Commercialisation programmes work?
CoSTAR Enterprise and Commercialisation's unique selling point is that it delivers IP and business growth support co-located within the CoSTAR infrastructure of labs, expertise and research that includes:
Access to a national CoSTAR network of industry standard R&D labs and facilities
The skills, knowledge, and experience of creative and technical expertise within each CoSTAR lab to test, develop and build new IP
Access to world-leading COSTAR research, bridging the gap between industry innovation and excellence in universities
Tailored programmes that respond to the unique needs and innovation cycles of creative technology enterprises and the challenges they face within the commercial and investment ecosystem
A pool of leading industry expertise and specialist mentorship and 1-2-1 support to meet the individual needs of companies
What support is available?
E&C programmes run year-round, including long term growth labs and residencies, intensive accelerators and shorter, accessible online business growth support focused on key industry developments.
CoSTAR access support - bursaries
