Grant
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6 provides grants between £2.5 million and £20 million to UK registered businesses creating pilot or demonstration scale manufacturing facilities for zero-emission vehicle technologies.
See your fitKey facts
- Organiser
- Innovate UK
- Deadline
- January 27, 2027
- Cycles
- Drawdown 6 · deadline January 27, 2027
- Opens
- November 4, 2026
- Amount
- £20,000,000 · Grant
- Open to
- United Kingdom
- Stages
- Series A, Series B and later
- Sectors
- Climate and energy, Industry and manufacturing, Mobility and logistics
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See your fit: whether you qualify, the official application form, and Autopilot to fill it in for you. Equity, fees, format and location open with it.
See your fitKey questions about DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6
Who can apply to DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6?
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6 is aimed at startups at these stages: Series A and Series B and later. Eligible locations: United Kingdom. The company must be incorporated in United Kingdom. Only startups in these sectors qualify: Climate and energy, Industry and manufacturing, and Mobility and logistics.
When is the DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6 deadline?
The DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6 deadline is January 27, 2027. Upcoming cycles: Drawdown 6 · deadline January 27, 2027. Applications open on November 4, 2026. Next cycles: We plan to open Drawdown 7 on the next working day after this competition closes.
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