Supporting you at every stage of your growth

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Connect, innovate, grow

Discovery Park is home to Kent’s only Barclays Eagle Lab – one of the largest networks of tech focused, start-up incubators in the UK, designed to help entrepreneurs and ambitious businesses to innovate and scale.

In addition to providing modern coworking space to those who want it, all occupiers at Discovery Park can access our dedicated Ecosystem Manager who provides the technical expertise, mentoring and connections required to integrate companies into Barclays’ wider network, all free of charge.

Their investor readiness programme and demo directory – which allows businesses to upload a short pitch video and be matched with interested investors, are particularly useful to our business community, as well as their industry specialisms in health & well-being, AI & data, climate & nature, games & creative.

Start-ups and scale-ups

Investor

Corporates

Public sector

Services

Unlock Your business's full potential with tailored growth programs, meticulously crafted to help your business grow.

Growth Programmes

Unlock Your business's full potential with tailored growth programs, meticulously crafted to help your business grow.
Revolutionizing sectors by uniting major companies and emerging businesses, and collaborating with them to equip them with the necessary resources, initiatives, and opportunities they need to make a real difference.

Industry Specialisms

Revolutionizing sectors by uniting major companies and emerging businesses, and collaborating with them to equip them with the necessary resources, initiatives, and opportunities they need to make a real difference.
The funding landscape is complex. Through services, such as the demo directory from Barclays Eagle Labs, we aim to help you better navigate and understand your options when it comes to raising investment.

Investor Connectivity

The funding landscape is complex. Through services, such as the demo directory from Barclays Eagle Labs, we aim to help you better navigate and understand your options when it comes to raising investment.
Designed to cover a variety of subjects, our events aim to ignite inspiration among start-up businesses, entrepreneurs and founders.

Events & Workshops

Designed to cover a variety of subjects, our events aim to ignite inspiration among start-up businesses, entrepreneurs and founders.
Continue your growth journey with an enriching collection of educational resources, meticulously crafted to bolster your business's expansion.

Learning & Insights

Continue your growth journey with an enriching collection of educational resources, meticulously crafted to bolster your business's expansion.
Access Eagle Labs Ecosystem Managers across the UK, who have access to networks of investors, entrepreneurs, specialists and corporates.

Ecosystem Expertise

Access Eagle Labs Ecosystem Managers across the UK, who have access to networks of investors, entrepreneurs, specialists and corporates.
Whether you need advice about expanding your business or just need to talk to someone with experience, we can pair you with a mentor who can share their knowledge to support you.

Business Mentoring

Whether you need advice about expanding your business or just need to talk to someone with experience, we can pair you with a mentor who can share their knowledge to support you.
Unleash the power of innovation through our extensive network of Eagle Labs spanning across the United Kingdom.

Network of Incubators

Unleash the power of innovation through our extensive network of Eagle Labs spanning across the United Kingdom.
Unlock a world of exclusive benefits as an esteemed member of Eagle Labs. Enjoy exceptional offers on top-tier products and services that perfectly align with your needs.

Deals and Offers

Unlock a world of exclusive benefits as an esteemed member of Eagle Labs. Enjoy exceptional offers on top-tier products and services that perfectly align with your needs.

“At Eagle Labs our mission is to connect the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem through a network of business incubators, expertise and support. Whether you’re an inventor, an innovator or a mentor, our spaces are conducive to nurturing and growing your idea with support from Barclays and our network. We believe that supporting technology startups and scaleups accelerates, innovates and stimulates the right type of economic growth. Wherever possible we look to collaborate with like-minded organisations like Discovery Park, helping them support their local economies.”

Andrew Pledger , Ecosystem Manager, Barclays Eagle Labs

Banking services

We also have dedicated Barclays representatives on-site to help our community with a number of personal and business banking services – everything you would do in a branch. Services include; making a plan for your money, home buying, moving or remortgaging, reducing your outgoings, digital banking and staying safe online, fraud & scams, savings goals, lending options, personal banking, premier banking, business banking. And what’s more, you don’t need to be a Barclay’s customer to access this support.

Mentoring

Discovery Park’s Head of Innovation, Renos Savva is a highly respected entrepreneur and Bio-business programme director with a keen interest in commercialising innovation. As co-founder of award-winning CRO, Domainex, Renos knows first hand the challenges faced by life science businesses – including unlocking funding and accessing the facilities you need, which is why he’s here to support our scientific community and leverage his connections in both academia and industry to help businesses thrive.

 

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