Nascent Semi | Exotopic

Delivered market analysis of niche Silicon Carbide electronics industry.
Identified university intellectual property and developed exploitation plan.
Performed technology roadmapping and created commercialisation plan.
Development of business plan and business model to spin-out a semiconductor business in the North East of England.
Established an investment plan and identified earl-stage funding.
Obtained university board approval for spinning out.

Advised on the incorporation of the spin-out business.
Establish business operations:
- Accounting
- Recruitment
- Systems and processes
Built a laboratory space to support R&D and project delivery.
Invested £24k in pre-seed funding to kick-start the business.
Obtained grant funding to support early-stage development.

Secured 100% funded grant for delivery of specialist training course for future Electric Aviation.
Established an industrial collaboration with Rolls Royce.
Created interactive content and highly modular learning to support both in-person and virtual training.
Delivered in-person training courses and created online training environment.
Secured follow-on funding through another 100% funded grant expanding the course to Electric Vehicles.
Expanded industrial collaboration to include MBDA.