Corporate Partners

Why do startups fail? One of the core reasons is lack of market fit/need.

At Alacrity, we advocate demand-led entrepreneurship to prevent our graduate teams building products that no-one wants or needs.

How do we do this? We engage with private, public & third sector organisations to surface problems they are facing that our teams could solve with a software solution to become our challenge partners.

Partner Advantages

There are 4 key benefits for our challenge partners:

Accelerated Innovation

The agile Alacrity teams develop commercially viable products to solve the challenge presented within the 15-month timeframe with no costs to the partner apart from them providing their time

Exclusivity

First access to new innovative products and services

Liberate Ideas

Allowing ideas to develop unencumbered from the restrictions typical of large organisations

Corporate Social Responsibility

Supporting employment of recent graduates

Challenge Partners

We would like to thank our partners for supporting Alacrity’s entrepreneurs and the programme. Our partners are integral to bringing new projects and business to market.

Vodafone

Vodafone Group plc is a British multinational telecommunications company

Tiny Rebel Brewing

Tiny Rebel are a multi-award-winning brewery including the Champion Beer of Britain

HM Work & Pensions

The UK Governments Department for Work & Pensions (DWP)

Admiral

Admiral offers a wealth of insurance products including Car, Home, Travel and Pet

Starling Bank

Starling Bank is a digital challenger bank based in the United Kingdom.

Formula 1

Formula 1 is the highest class of international auto racing for single-seater racing cars.

IQE

IQE is the global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced semiconductor epiwafer products.

Innovate UK

Innovate UK is the United Kingdom’s innovation agency

Transport For Wales

Transport for Wales Rail Services are a Welsh train operating company.

Natwest Cymru

Natwest offers personal banking products including mortgages, credit cards and loans.

Capital Law

Capital Law is a commercial law firm based in Wales.

Brewin Dolphin

Brewin Dolphin plc is one of the largest British investment management and financial planning firms.

British Heart Foundation

The British Heart Foundation funds research related to heart and circulatory diseases.

TXO Systems

TXO Systems provides professional telecoms asset management services and consultancy.

Wales and West

Wales & West Utilities transports gas throughout Wales and the south-west of England.

Rubicon Dance

Rubicon provides exceptional dance opportunities in Cardiff, Newport and Penarth

Fabric

Fabric makes a positive difference to young people aged 16+ who are either in care or leaving care.

Brookstreet Hotel

The Brookstreet Hotel in Canada, is Ottawa’s premier hotel, dining and conference destination.

Celtic Manor Resort

The five-star Celtic Manor Resort is set in more than 2000 acres of panoramic parkland at the gateway to Wales.

Newport City Council

Newport covers an area of 73.5 square miles and stands at the gateway between England and Wales.

Challenge Partner - Brewin Dolphin