Funding
Crossover Labs – Immersive Fiction Lab
Closes on 9 October 2024The Immersive Fiction Lab is a talent development programme for creatives exploring humour in XR..
Meta Quest Lifestyle App Accelerator
Closes on 15 October 2024Meta are launching an accelerator for developers to prototype new Lifestyle applications with mixed reality, hand tracking, and AI. Selected participants will receive grant funding across three paid milestones during the six-month program to prototype their concepts with small teams.
DreamLab Future Media Residencies Funding and Support Programme (Round 2)
Closes on 24 October 2024Calling all businesses innovating with Creative Technology, AI, Realtime & Interactive Media, Immersive Experiences, Virtual Production and Games in Greater Manchester – up to £25k available plus 3 months of access and support from Dreamlab.
Mindset extended reality (XR): Digital therapeutics for mental health
Closes on 15 January 2025UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3.7 million for R&D projects that provide digital therapeutics for mental health solutions.
The Content Fund – commercial games-for-entertainment, grants of £50k-£150k
Closes on 31 March 2025This new funding will offer £50,000 – £150,000 commercial games-for-entertainment content grants. Total project costs must be at least double the requested grant. Rolling deadline, apply any time.
Funding resources
IUKBC maintains an extensive list of available opportunities across all sectors, including immersive technology and its applications.
Find the right funding and investment to suit their needs and suit their product life-cycle and company stages by using our comprehensive guide to private and public investment sources.
The London Business Hub’s Investment Readiness Programme helps to guide London-based, early-stage founders, especially from underrepresented groups, on how to access external finance.
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Applying for public funding or private investment can seem daunting and at times confusing. We can support you by giving you a range of resources and practical tips to help you develop…