Kickstart your creative tech journey with CreaTech Cornwall
CreaTech Cornwall is a dynamic new initiative designed to support the next wave of creative digital innovators in Cornwall. Backed by a powerhouse partnership – Real Ideas, Creative UK, Screen Cornwall, Tech Cornwall, and TecWomen – the programme delivers targeted incubation for early-stage individuals and start-ups working at the cutting edge of creativity and technology.
Whether you’re exploring immersive media, coding, digital storytelling, film, animation, games, e-sports, AI, or VR/AR, CreaTech Cornwall is here to help you move from concept to company. This fully funded programme offers bespoke support tailored to your unique needs and ambitions.
CreaTech Cornwall is all about empowering early-stage creatives—recent graduates, freelancers, and new ventures—to gain traction in a fast-growing sector. Participants benefit from one-to-one mentoring with sector specialists, access to cutting-edge facilities like immersive domes and digital fabrication tools, targeted workshops on IP, finance, and sustainable business models, plus micro seed funding to help develop their ideas.
The programme also champions diversity in tech, with dedicated support for female founders through TecWomen’s UPLIFT initiative and provides high-profile opportunities to pitch and showcase at industry events such as Slush’d Cornwall, Imagination Unleashed, and the Creative UK Summit.
By uniting expertise from across Cornwall’s creative and tech sectors, CreaTech Cornwall is creating a supportive, inclusive environment where early-stage talent can flourish. The programme goes beyond one-size-fits-all business support—it offers a tailored pathway designed to meet the real-world needs of emerging creatives, helping them navigate the challenges of starting out and find their footing in a competitive landscape.
Whether you’re prototyping your first idea or seeking the right connections to grow, CreaTech Cornwall gives you the tools, mentorship, seed funding, and momentum to move forward with confidence.
Mentoring
World-class facilities
Exciting events
Space to develop your practice
Seed funding
Networking
About our partners.
CreaTech Cornwall is built by a unique partnership, each bringing unique expertise to support and grow Cornwall’s creative tech ecosystem.
Real Ideas is at the heart of Cornwall’s immersive and creative tech community, providing mentoring, powerful networks, access to cutting-edge facilities, and intensive incubation support to help early-stage ventures thrive.
Creative UK are a national leader in the UK’s creative industries, Creative UK brings a wealth of experience, offering access to their national mentor bank, expert insights, industry networks, marketing support, and opportunities to participate in high-profile events like the Creative UK Summit.
Screen Cornwall Dedicated to the sustainable growth of the screen sector across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Screen Cornwall offers tailored mentoring, specialist networks for screen-based start-ups, and the chance to showcase at Imagination Unleashed 2026.
TecWomen CIC is tackling the underrepresentation of women in tech through their UPLIFT programme. They provide targeted incubation, mentorship, and supportive networks to empower female founders in creative technology.
Tech Cornwall is building a vibrant, collaborative tech community in the region. They deliver expert mentoring and support to help early-stage businesses prepare to pitch and connect at major events like Slush’d Cornwall.
Hertzian & Newquay Orchard will offer spot purchased specialist support, including bespoke AI expertise and access to digital fabrication tools, enabling participants to explore innovation through technology and sustainable design.