Community Portal
Ecosystem Partners

We’ve built an ecosystem of partners to help the community solve problems quicker

Trusted, vetted, reliable and honourable partners form a key role in our ecosystem.

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Business partners

Help with the things every startup needs

From legal and accounting to R&D tax credits, non-exec directors and a desk to work from.

Notion

One workspace for every team. Write, plan and organise in Notion, the AI-powered workspace.

Try Notion

Behind Login

Competitor intelligence that unlocks your rivals’ digital strategies.

RD Vault

UK R&D tax credit platform. Low cost, expert advice and a no-nonsense approach to R&D claims.

Boston New Technology

Where aspiring entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts thrive.

British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce

Trade and business relations between the UK and Portugal.

Visit BPCC

Idea Spaces

Co-working in Lisbon.

International Study Programs

Custom study trips and consulting projects that connect business school students from around the world with startups and companies.

Visit International Study Programs

PKF Francis Clark

Accounting advice in the UK.

University partners

We’ve also built an amazing network of university partners

The collaboration with these universities brings value to everyone in the community. You’ll see startups and spinouts from these universities at Demo Nights and in the community forums.

Members of the Canopy In Residence team also provide guest talks, mentoring and support to various programmes at each university.

We also see it as a key part of our role to help create internship opportunities, both with Canopy and within our community, for students and early stage entrepreneurs.

City Ventures

We’ll get you moving. From sparking your curiosity to helping you build a business, City Ventures is making start-up success accessible to everyone.

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SETsquared Bristol

Growing global tech businesses out of Bristol.

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Nova SBE

Giving guest talks at the Haddad Entrepreneurship Institute is a real joy. Amazing students with deep curiosity and amazing questions.

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University of Surrey

A public research university based in Guildford, Surrey, in the south of England.

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University of Derby

A public university based in Derby, in the East Midlands of England.

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Northeastern University

A private research university based in Boston, with campuses in the USA, Canada and the UK, including London.

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It’s a true pleasure to combine forces with these amazing teams and institutions.

Incubators and accelerators

Partner incubators and accelerators

There are a lot of amazing incubators and accelerators around the world. We’ve found some to be truly special and aligned with our values at Canopy, so we’ve formed closer partnerships with them. If you’re looking to join a programme this year, we recommend you look at these ones first.

1000 Black Voices

Empowering inclusive perspectives. Gain access to an inclusive global community with unrivalled access to local and global capital, talent, connections and innovation.

Founded by Dr Elizabeth Shaw

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G Camp Taiwan

International acceleration programme run by Taiwan’s Institute for Information Industry. Since 2018 it has helped more than 190 Taiwanese startups expand into 47 countries, and G Camp founders have joined our Demo Nights.

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Work with us

Want to partner with Canopy?

If your organisation shares our values and wants to support founders, we would love to hear from you.