Venture Further Awards

Celebrate Your Success: Win Funding, Gain Recognition, and Accelerate Your Startup, Social Enterprise or Venture.

Enter this prestigious competition to showcase your venture and take it to the next level.

How Venture Further Awards Will Help You Succeed

Reached a milestone with your venture? Compete for significant funding to fuel your next stage of growth.
Want visibility? Gain recognition in a high-profile competition backed by Masood Entrepreneurship Centre and University of Manchester.
Need credibility? Elevate your venture’s profile with validation from industry experts, investors, and experienced judges.
Looking to expand your network? Connect with influential mentors, investors, and fellow innovators.
Seeking inspiration? Follow in the footsteps of past winners who have launched successful startups in AI, climate tech, healthcare, and social enterprise.

What You’ll Gain

Access to funding to accelerate your growth.
High-profile exposure and recognition.
Connections with investors, mentors, and innovators.
Enhanced credibility to attract future opportunities.

Designed For You

Open to students and recent graduates at University of Manchester.
Multiple categories including tech, healthcare, social, and environmental ventures.
Expert judging panel and feedback.
Prestigious awards ceremony celebrating your achievements.
Pathways to advanced MEC programmes and support.

From first idea to flourishing startup — the Venture Further Awards give you the funding, profile, and connections to make your next big leap.

My co-founder Harvey and I started Arcube as first-year students, and winning the Venture Further Awards was a meaningful milestone as we concluded our time at university. The support from the Masood Enterprise Centre played a pivotal role in shaping our direction and guiding us through the initial stages of building the company. The award also helped raise our profile within the Manchester tech ecosystem and beyond, contributing to the momentum behind our $1.5 million seed round.
Prithveesh Reddy / Co-Founder & CEO, Arcube Limited

The Venture Further Awards exist to recognise entrepreneurial excellence and is a fantastic opportunity for start-ups to begin their growth journeys and make a positive impact on the world. The competition was of great value to UrbanChain, leading to a successful spin-out in 2017. We'd like to congratulate all the finalists on their achievements so far and wish them the very best for the final and the future.
Somayeh Taheri / Founder CEO, UrbanChain