Scan Springboard UK Accelerated by NVIDIA
A New Kind of Developer & Startup Community
ABOUT SPRINGBOARD
What Scan Springboard brings to your start-up journey.
A selective UK community of AI developers, startup founders and industry leaders, designed to provide technical acceleration, peer collaboration and direct routes to venture funding, without the noise.
Peer connections
Exchange insights and solve shared challenges with fellow builders.
VC & angel funding
Introductions to venture capitalists, angels and funders.
Scan & NVIDIA Cloud
Discounted compute, DLI courses and expert engineering support.
Go-to-market support
Route your solution through Scan's commercial channels.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
SIX WAYS WE HELP YOU SCALE
Structured support from people who build with AI every day, not another feed to scroll.
01
Peer collaboration platform
Exchange insights, tackle shared challenges and ask the questions that lead to breakthroughs.
02
Cross-industry partnerships
Collaborate vertically across sectors with developers, AI professionals and business owners.
03
Funding connections
Introductions to venture capitalists, angel investors and funders.
04
Quarterly in-person events
Curated physical meetups across major UK tech hubs.
05
Annual pitch event
An exclusive showcase where members pitch directly to investors.
06
Go-to-market support
Route your solution through Scan's trusted customer and commercial channels.
SCAN SPRINGBOARD
MANCHESTER 2026
WHO IT'S FOR
BUILT FOR BUILDERS
Developers
Looking for peer collaboration and technical depth.
AI professionals
Sharing innovations and learning from each other.
Startup founders
Needing resources, funding routes and momentum.
Small business owners
Ready to scale with AI technology.
WHAT YOU GET AS A MEMBER
Exclusive Networking
Connect with like-minded AI developers, founders, and innovators across the UK.
Pitch Opportunities
Exclusive pitch opportunities in front of VCs and angel investors, and access to fellow founders that can share their experience and expertise.
NVIDIA Inception
Early access to partnerships, services, and hardware discounts through the NVIDIA Inception programme.
Physical Meetups
Four curated physical meetups per year in major UK tech hubs.
Market Access
Direct routes to market through trusted commercial channels, helping you reach customers faster, and scale your business when the time is right.
Access to Data Scientists and Software Engineers
Utilise SCAN's technical teams to complement your own internal expertise and build out a full compliment of technical capabilities to drive your project forwards
Hardware & Software consultancy
Work with Scan's specialists to identify the right hardware and software for your project, with access to the latest GPUs, AI platforms and technologies from our technology partners.
Access to Scan Cloud
Access flexible, high-performance GPU infrastructure through Scan Cloud, giving you the compute you need to develop, test and scale AI projects.
NEXT MEETUP
You're invited to a new kind of AI community event.
Ready to connect with like-minded AI developers, founders, and innovators across the UK? Join our selective community and gain access to technical resources, funding connections, quarterly meetups, and direct routes to market through trusted commercial channels.
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