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INNOVATION. COLLABORATION. CONNECTION
Engine Shed is Bristol's innovation hub next to Temple Meads station. We provide space, membership, training and events that fuel a thriving innovation ecosystem in the West of England.
Membership
Our network. For you.
Become a member and get access to business support, workspaces and a community of innovators.
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Training
Invest in you
Short innovation courses and workshops to upskill founders from ideation to high growth stage.
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Events
Find out what's coming up
From talks and panels to product demos and meet-ups, shape the future at Engine Shed.
See whats onEagle Labs opens at Engine Shed
Bristol Eagle Labs will provide access to business expertise, banking services, and mentoring and coaching from scale-up specialists, as well as a year-round events programme dedicated to promoting collaboration and innovation in the community.
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About Engine Shed
Part of the University of Bristol, we exist to drive innovation in Bristol and the West of England.
We do this by welcoming startups, industry, academics, government and community organisations to use our innovation hub, and we provide support with membership, training, events and access to our innovation network.
Find out more Meet the teamOur Innovation Partners
We work with our partners to drive innovation in the West of England region and wider.
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Impact case studies
Bristol Technology Festival
Engine Shed is proud to be one of the founding partners and ongoing community partner of Bristol Technology Festival. Established in 2019, Bristol Tech Festival is the UK’s largest and most connected regional tech festival, designed to support those working in the industry and celebrate the depth of the tech sector.
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Investment Activator Programme
Since Engine Shed opened in 2013, we’ve had a focus on the investment agenda – particularly access to investment for growing businesses in the South West of England. Launched in 2021, the Investment Activator Programme (IAP) is designed to support companies and investors to increase the flow of equity investment in the South West.
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Featured News
Eagle Labs opens at Engine Shed
We’re excited to announce that Barclays’ Eagle Labs has officially opened its Bristol base at Engine Shed, providing even more support...
Let’s Chat: Marvin Rees OBE
Our Let’s Chat series shines a spotlight on the all-important stakeholders who form a vital part of Engine Shed. We sat down with Marvin...
Engine Shed and British Business Bank host Meet the Funder events
Engine Shed and British Business Bank are running a series of Meet the Funder: South West events in 2024, following the success of their...
Featured Events
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17 Apr 2024
SETsquared Bristol: Lets get Quizzical
Time: 6 pm - 9 pm Location: Engine Shed
Join this quarterly Quiz! A regular meetup for Bristol's tech and innovation scene to get together over a fun packed social evening.
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18 Apr 2024
SETsquared Bristol: Startup Stories – Going Loco for Low Code
Time: 11:30 am - 2 pm Location: Engine Shed
Join this panel discussion on the differences between low/no code and traditional software development.
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27 Apr 2024
DDD South West
Time: 9 am - 5 pm Location: Engine Shed
DDD South West is a free one day technical event organised by developers for developers. It is a day of learning, discussing, contributing and being part of the developer community in the South West. Their goal is to provide free technical education, the opportunity to mix with peers and to make and develop relationships in the developer community.