Exchange Leeds’ first cohort sets sail

Tech start-up support programme, Exchange, has launched in Leeds with its first cohort of ambitious businesses, following its success in Manchester.

Alongside a hot desk membership at Department Leeds Dock, the cohort will benefit from support from industry experts, workshops, funding opportunities, and a community of likeminded entrepreneurs, born from Exchange’s ever-growing alumni and partner network.

Based at the newly opened Department Leeds Dock, the start-ups can establish themselves within the successful Leeds Dock community, home to the likes of Sky Digital, Channel 4 and Journey Further. They can also tap into the talent, infrastructure, and amenities the area offers, as well as enjoy Department’s membership benefits.

The 15 technology businesses chosen to join the scheme span construction tech, ecommerce, digital wellbeing, healthtech and more.

They are: Nutral, qomodo, Nuwaay, Locio, AROai, VS1 Medical Ltd, Sentr, ANTONYM, Meeow, Salesnapp, Contribly, Live More Offline, UnidBooks and Exodus Technologies.

Alice Pickersgill, head of Exchange, commented: “Following the success of the five cohorts in Manchester, we’ve had the opportunity to see some truly innovative and groundbreaking business grow and scale. Now turning to Leeds, we have the opportunity to support these early-stage founders by giving them some of the tools to grow in confidence, knowledge, and their network.

“The city of Leeds is quickly becoming one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech cities, making it the perfect place for us to expand. We believe we can replicate the strong network and community we have developed in Manchester over the past few years and encourage valuable collaboration across the two cities.”