Climb27 · 30 June & 1 July 2027 · The Festival for Business Growth
Your research, in front of business and investors
The University Zone, the expo and the Forging Ahead partnership: a stage for your spinouts, a stand for your commercialisation team, and the businesses that want to work with you.
No fixed tiers. All prices are plus value added tax (VAT).
Partner with Climb27
Built around your goals
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Research that reaches the market
A stage for your spinouts.
The University Zone showcase puts spinouts in front of investors here to find their next deal.
A stand for your team.
Commercialisation teams on the expo floor, where industry partners and growing businesses pass between sessions.
Partners for your programmes.
Business schools and business support programmes find the companies they exist to serve.
In their words
In their words
A huge thank you to Gordon Bateman and the ClimbUK team for bringing together such a diverse and impressive group of people from across the UK's innovation ecosystem.
There is no reason why we can't create more venture-backed scaleup successes from across the whole of the UK, and ClimbUK was a great indicator we have the right components to make this a reality.
All of the NW CyberCom projects benefited greatly from being introduced to the business and investment world - quite a shift from the academic environment.
Exclusive partner
Forging Ahead
ClimbUK is the exclusive event partner of the Forging Ahead project and the universities associated with it, the Midlands Innovation programme that puts university research and spinouts on the road to market. The University Zone agenda is curated with Forging Ahead, so what happens on its stage is what commercialisation teams asked for.
How it works
You bring the team. We build the rest.
1
Book a call
Thirty minutes with your Partner Manager on what you want from the two days. Choose your level, then the spaces, moments and reach that carry your name.
2
Build it together
Your Partner Manager shapes the package with you and runs it with you, through to the festival. Order your options and send your artwork through our website.
3
We build it, you show up
Your branding is printed, installed and checked before the doors open. Day one opens with the grand opening; day two runs into the after parties. Bring your team and start meeting people.
4
See what it did
After the festival you get your leads and an engagement report, then plan what comes next with your Partner Manager.
Straight answers
Your questions, answered straight
Yes. Universities in the Forging Ahead project have their own route into the University Zone: talk to the Partner Manager and say you are part of it.
Yes. The universities page has the tickets for spinout founders and commercialisation teams; this page is for a stage, a stand or a programme partnership.
Your package is priced on the call, from the options you choose. Some have set prices: a workshop or roundtable is £5,000 per session, a ClimbAwards category £3,000, a pitching event £2,000 and the drinks mixer £1,000 per 100 drinks. All prices are plus VAT.
As early as you can. The earlier a partnership is agreed, the more of the run-up it appears in, and the exclusive options, the splash screen and the kiosk podiums, go to one partner each.
Still on the fence?
Three in four people who come leave with follow-ups that matter: a sale, a partnership, an investment or funding.
Thirty minutes with the team answers the rest. Ask anything, from the agenda to who else is coming.
Put your research in the room.
30 June and 1 July 2027. Talk to the Partner Manager about the University Zone.