Webstart Bristol Bristol's Internet Incubator Webstart Bristol Bristol's Internet Incubator Toggle navigation Home Portfolio About Contact Webstart Bristol Bristol's Internet Incubator Toggle navigation Home Portfolio About Contact Home Welcome to the home of Bristol's internet incubator. We are now well established as part of the exciting Engine Shed development at the historic gateway to Bristol - Brunel's Temple Meads Station. This exciting new hub also houses the Bristol SETsquared Centre, a co-working space, business lounge and the offices of Invest Bristol Bath. In 2014 we ran two programmes of 10 fresh new startups with exciting ideas for new apps and web services and give them a home, some money and 10 weeks of intensive mentoring from a diverse team of Bristol based experts. At the end of each programme we co-hosted a demo day where each startup pitched their world changing idea to a room full of potential investors, the first real step in a journey that could lead to becoming the next big thing.... Having completed two busy programmes in 2014 and incubated 20 great startups our 2015-16 programme is up and running with five new companies. Stop press - great articles on Techcrunch and the Bristol Post and again Bristol Post and TV Points West Portfolio Fund 1 Jan 2014 Fund 2 April 2014 Fund 3 Nov 2014 About Webstart Bristol is the brainchild of Bristol based entrepreneur Mike Jackson. Since selling his previous company and moving to Bristol from London in 2005 Mike has looked at many different investment opportunities. With a strong tech background having built and run web sites for Microsoft since 1994, Mike saw that investing in a single app or web service can be very high risk. Reading an article about the original Silicon Valley Internet Incubator, Y-Combinator, in 2011 convinced him that this was the safest route for investing. He then found that existing UK based incubators were mainly in London and required investment through a funding vehicle, not directly into the startups themselves, making it difficult for investors to benefit from the all important SEIS tax relief. With the establishment of the Engine Shed, Mike saw that Bristol now had the perfect venue for an internet incubator and after assembling a team of top Bristol based mentors and business advisors, Webstart Bristol was born. Contact Engine Shed Temple Meads Bristol BS1 6QH info@webstartbristol.com © 2016 Webstart Bristol Limited Designed by MageeWP Themes. TOP This site uses cookies in order to enhance your experience. If you continue to use this site, we will assume you accept cookies. Learn more No problem