The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) funds and accelerates innovative technologies that address UK defence and security challenges. Ethicronics was selected for DASA's Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) to develop hardware assurance technology in partnership with Thales

(05/2024 to 10/2025)

The British Business Bank improves access to finance for innovative UK SMEs through loans, guarantees and investment programmes. Its initiatives help technology companies scale, commercialise research and attract private investment. 

(Q4 2025)

Ethicronics is a Cohort 3 graduate of the Silicon Catalyst UK (ChipStart) accelerator, which supports ambitious semiconductor and deep-tech start-ups with mentorship, technical expertise and industry connections.

(04/2025 - 03/2026)

Thales is a global leader in defence, aerospace and digital security technologies. Through the DASA DTEP programme, Ethicronics has been collaborating with Thales to develop trusted hardware integrity solutions for defence

(05/2024 to 10/2025)

Panmnesia develops next-generation memory and interconnect technologies for high-performance AI computing. Panmnesia is partnering with Ethicronics and the University of Oxford under a £2.5M Collaborative Research and Development InnovateUK project Ethicronics lead

(11/2024 - Present)

Cambridge Judge Business School supports technology entrepreneurship through its innovation ecosystem, commercialisation expertise and enterprise programmes. Ethicronics is an EntrepriseTECH, TECHSTAR and Accelerate alumni 

(2021 / 2022)

EPSRC is the UK's main public funder of engineering and physical sciences research. Its investment in semiconductor, cyber security and electronics research underpins many technologies that later become commercial start-ups. Ethicronics came out of an EPSRC IAA Partnership Award hold at the University of Cambridge (half industry funded)

 (01/2022 - 10/2022)

Innovate UK provides grant funding and business support to help innovative UK companies develop and commercialise new technologies. Ethicronics has delivered a first small grant and is now lead on a CR&D UK-South Korea programme, funded by Innovate UK

The University of Oxford is a world-leading research institution with a thriving innovation ecosystem spanning AI, cyber security and engineering. We are partnering under the InnovateUK CR&D UK South Korea £2.5M program

 (12/2024 - present)

The NCSC for Startups programme helps cybersecurity companies refine products, understand customer needs and engage with government and industry. Alumni become part of a trusted network developing technologies that strengthen UK cyber resilience.

(09/2022 - 12/2022)

Ethicronics is the the only non-US Fuse Ventures Supply Chain 2026 Dual Use Cohort members, hosted in Bentonville, Arkansas. The program seeks to provide go-to-market strategy, mentorship, and market access. 

 (05/2026 - 08/2026)