Discover Raise: 10 Weeks to Investment Readiness (Online)
For science founders ready to raise in Spring 2027.
Your technology has potential. Now it's time prove the opportunity. Raise is designed to help ambitious science founders take that next step.
Conception X helps scientists translate ambitious research into ventures that can improve lives, transform industries and solve some of the most critical problems of our time.
Over 10 weeks, we’ll help you turn breakthrough research into an investible company – sharpening your story, proving key milestones from customer validation to early traction, and connecting you with investors aligned with your technology and ambition.
You’ll work closely with experts, coaches, exited founders and investors who understand what it takes to build defensible deeptech companies from research.
At the end of Raise, you’ll have the opportunity to pitch for up to £300k from the Conception X Angel Syndicate and XTX Ventures.
What to Expect in the Session:
Raise Overview - Learn about Raise, who it's designed for, key dates and how it compares with our fellowship VS100.
Alumni Insights - Hear directly from founders who’ve completed Raise and how they launched companies from their academic work
Application Walkthrough - Get a clear, step-by-step guide to the application process and what we’re looking for
Live Q&A - Ask your questions directly to our Head of Portfolio, Olivia Ash
Why Conception X?
Since 2018, we’ve helped 800+ scientists find out whether their research has venture potential. We back the UK and Europe’s best academic founders with the right support at the right time, wherever they are – to build, launch and scale deeptech faster.
Here’s what to expect from CX Raise:
Access up to £300k in funding - Opportunity to pitch to the Conception X Angel Syndicate and our partner XTX Ventures.
10 weeks of tailored coaching - Sessions focused on your company's specific needs.
Pitch training and deck refinement - Translate complex research into compelling investor stories.
Optional co-building sessions - Join expert-led workshops designed to accelerate your fundraising journey.
Investment readiness guidance - Learn how to structure your raise and approach investors
Introductions to 700+ investor network - Connections to deeptech investors when you're ready
What Our PhD Founders Have Built:
The first quantum ML platform for faster drug discovery
Affordable vaccines to stop life-threatening cancer recurrence
Open-source infrastructure for secure, private GenAI deployment – and it all started out with quantum physics and satellites
An AI‑powered microfluidic chip for early disease detection
Lab-grown plants to clean polluted land and recycle heavy metals
And more – explore our portfolio here
What Our Alumni Say:
“We knew what we wanted to do but we weren't sure how to operationalise it. That’s what Conception X gave us – a framework, contacts, and access to money and resources…”
Jonathan Kwok, Infinitopes
“The confidence I’ve gained over the past year has been unprecedented.”
Jana Stella, NeuWave Technologies
“Conception X helped me so much across different areas. All of a sudden, I was chatting to founders of large organisations, and had VCs reach out to me about my idea.”
Jakub Dziegielowski, Bactery
Please note this event will be recorded.
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