Geovation Open Calls
Open or will open again
environment
Health, wellbeing and sport
Natural environment and climate
World issues
Antrim & Newtownabbey
Ards & North Down
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon
Belfast City
Causeway Coast and Glens
Derry City and Strabane
England
Fermanagh and Omagh
Great Britain
International
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Mid and East Antrim
Mid Ulster
Newry, Mourne and Down
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Large (over £60,000)
Medium (up to £60,000)
Overview
Accelerator Programme
The Autumn 25 Accelerator Programme starts on 15th October 2025, successful applicants will receive 6-months of intensive support followed by 6-months of hands-off support, that includes:
- Equity-Free Funding: participants receive up to £20,000 in funding.
- Tailored Support: tech & data advice, plus business & subject matter expertise.
- Data Access: proprietary datasets from programme partners Ordnance Survey & HM Land Registry.
- Industry Exposure: opportunities to present at industry events & engage in wider communication activities.
- Workspace: 12 months of desk space & bookable meeting rooms at the Geovation Hub in London.
The application is split into two tracks:
- GeoTech - is for startups tackling any real-world challenge using location data (e.g. energy, transport, fintech, etc.)
- PropTech - is for startups using land or property data in the property industry (e.g. planning, buying, managing, etc.)
They're looking for:
- Early-stage: Preseed startups with a well-validated idea
- Data: Founders looking to use location, land, or property data
- Market: Founders based and launching go-to-market in Great Britain
Challenges
Challenges and awards published here for various thematic areas.
Challenge funding - circa up to £100,000.
Open to startups as well as larger companies working on specific projects in the geospatial industry who can apply to one of more of their categories. The awards are international, so you can apply from anywhere in the world. You can nominate yourself, your company or someone you think deserves to be recognised. Register your interest for the 2025 Awards
Key dates
Accelerator Programme open call deadline 29/08/2025