The Defence and Security Accelerator has launched the Ideas Marketplace, an online platform where innovators can collaborate, share ideas and get innovations in front of stakeholders to meet defence and security challenges. The Ideas Marketplace enables innovators to get their ideas in front of an array of government stakeholders and end users.

The Ideas Marketplace is designed to enable innovative organisations to engage with the best people in defence and security, easily. It encourages collaboration between organisations of all shapes and sizes, to foster new and dynamic relationships to make innovations a success.

From helping innovators gain expertise and specialist support to develop technologies, to forming longstanding partnerships and finding new funding opportunities. The Ideas Marketplace will help innovators to:

  • hear about funding opportunities from across government
  • access exclusive competitions
  • collaborate with another innovators to make ideas a success
  • engage with industry leaders and learn more about the defence and security landscape
  • foster collaborative relationships and partnerships

Key Features: Innovate. Collaborate

The Ideas Marketplace connects industry to stakeholders. Once a user has signed up, they can list abstracts on project hubs and collaborate with other innovators, get updates on funding opportunities from across the defence and security community and learn about the latest defence and security industry news and see how they can get involved.

Joining the platform, users will also gain access to networking and collaboration events, find expert knowledge to make innovation a success and get help to understand the market for an idea and help to build the business behind it.

Ideas Marketplace Community Hubs

The Ideas Marketplace community comprises 10 UK defence and security innovation organisations. Innovators can visit each Ideas Marketplace hub page to see what funding opportunities are available, and if their innovations are relevant.

Join the Ideas Marketplace here.