Summarising some of the highlights from the recent Aerospace Xelerated panel on AI. — Aerospace Xelerated recently hosted a panel discussing one of our upcoming programme themes. In the ‘Demystifying AI’ panel, we welcomed some exciting guests from the field: Sitah Alotaibi: Information and Systems Analyst, and cofounder of OURZ Wasmiyah Alhayyan: Computer Teacher, and the other OURZ cofounder Gianluca Mauro: Cofounder of…

The upcoming Aerospace Xelerated programme is investing into startups building autonomous and AI solutions for aerospace — and it’s a particularly great opportunity for founders in Scotland. — As an entrepreneur who cofounded a business in Scotland, I know how amazing the ecosystem is and what brilliant support structures the country offers. The Aerospace Xelerated programme (formerly known as the ATI Boeing Accelerator) is grateful for being able to continue benefitting from the Boeing Scotland Alliance for its…

To nudge or not to nudge? Metta talks to Divya Sukumar, behavioural scientist at Signol. — Behavioural science is an exciting field that is developing quickly. During the recent ‘Behavioural Science in the Wild’ episode on the Metta Talks podcast, I had a fascinating chat with Signol’s behavioural scientist Divya Sukumar. …

Metta hosts an honest conversation between a corporate startup champion and a founder. — Collaboration between startups and corporations can enable large-scale innovation. In a recent episode of the Metta Talks podcast, we heard from both sides of this relationship to discover what makes a successful startup and corporate relationship. A 2016 MassChallenge study conducted with 233 startups and 112 corporations highlighted that for…

Metta talks to Dr. John Waite, Co-Founder and CEO of Phycobloom, about the future of sustainable fuels. — Everyone agrees that the environmental impact of today’s aviation industry (and transport more generally) needs to be addressed. Research shows that replacing fossil fuels with biofuels — fuels produced from renewable organic material — has the potential to reduce some of the undesirable aspects of fossil fuel production and use…

Thoughts from the ABA team on Cohort Two and the pilot as a whole. — The ATI Boeing Accelerator was created by the ATI (supported by BEIS), and its industry stakeholders Boeing, GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce, as a way of testing the viability of bringing startups together with the UK aerospace industry. Could the stakeholder group, using startup accelerator programmes as the tool to test…

Programme leads Alistair Donaldson and Ben Von Bertele tell us about innovation, startups and much more… — Tell us about Rolls-Royce and why you decided to join the ATI Boeing Accelerator as partner. We had first-hand experience of what the accelerator was like in the first cohort in 2020, because we were already working with some of the startups involved. We particularly noted the quality of the applicants and how much value they delivered over the 12 week programme. …

We’re excited to announce the second cohort of companies to join the ATI Boeing Accelerator programme! The 10 startups were selected from nearly 200 applications from more than 40 countries. The second cohort are from all over the world; from Hull to Queensland, from the US to Germany. It’s also…

An advocate for collaboration between startups and corporations. — Nichola leads the ATI Boeing Accelerator efforts for platinum sponsor Boeing and has been a valuable mentor and connector for our startups. She and the team at Boeing HorizonX Global Ventures offer a £100k equity investment into each cohort company and supports the teams throughout their programme experience. Nichola joined…