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Autonomous boat scale-up charts rapid growth

Online Oceans received Catapult support to build autonomous work boats, and is now attracting investment and starting to generate a profit.

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Quiet operation propels sales of electric motors for boats

Marine technology specialist RAD Propulsion – a participant of two Catapult-led programmes – recently secured £4.4 million of investment, and is looking to achieve £25 million annual revenue within the next three years.

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Ocean tech developer prepares for rapid growth on land

JET Connectivity developed technology and accelerated its ambitions thanks to advice and support from Connected Places Catapult. Now the Hampshire-based scale-up is looking to grow to £10 million turnover over the next 18 months.

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AI service developed with freight programme eyes seven figure target

Data management specialist Zizo expects to make £1 million from its AI platform in the next year; created with help from the Freight Innovation Fund accelerator.

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Meet the innovator scaling a business to make roads and sites safer

Concern with zebra crossing safety led one entrepreneur to take his technology idea from Powerpoint to product in under a year, with support from Connected Places Catapult.

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Using wearables to protect personal safety on sites

Innovators showcasing their emerging technologies at the Connected Places Summit included start-up firm SpatialCortex, from the Freight Innovation Fund accelerator programme.

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Goods delivery innovator boosts productivity for cycle couriers

Innovators showcasing their emerging technologies at the Connected Places Summit included start-up firm SLANT, from the Freight Innovation Fund accelerator programme.

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Better Connected: why businesses should pay attention to the new integrated transport strategy

Better Connected sets out a more joined-up vision for transport and signals where new opportunities may emerge for UK businesses. In this article, Sameer Savani, Managing Director for Transport at Connected Places Catapult, shares his thoughts on what that means in practice.

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Supply chain security firm scales activities with infrastructure clients

Security software specialist Risk Ledger has secured over £9 million in investment and quadrupled its annual revenues since completing the HS2 Innovation Accelerator.

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Innovation will be vital says rail transition lead

How railway reform will impact the landscape for innovators was debated at the Connected Places Summit.

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Charging specialist powers up towards commercialisation

Rapid and reliable charging for electric commercial vehicles is now offered by TUAL, a participant of the Freight Innovation Fund accelerator delivered by Connected Places Catapult.

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Meet the innovator growing an EV charge management business

Serial entrepreneur Michael Gibson is CEO – or ‘Chief Explorer of Opportunities’ – of Fuuse, an electric vehicle charge point management specialist which continues to double in size each year, and has raised over £18 million of investment since receiving support from Connected Places Catapult.