Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Spring 2025 funding cycle. The deadline for submission is Monday, March 31st.
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Spring 2025 funding cycle. The deadline for submission is Monday, March 31st.
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Spring 2025 funding cycle. The deadline for submission is Monday, March 31st.
We are a startup studio turning ideas into reality.
We are a startup studio turning ideas into reality.
At Activate Studio, we help digital product founders refine their business strategy, sharpen their value proposition, and design and build exceptional products. Using the latest AI methodologies, we enhance functionality and efficiency, giving your startup an unfair advantage in creating and scaling your digital platform.
At Activate Studio, we help digital product founders refine their business strategy, sharpen their value proposition, and design and build exceptional products. Using the latest AI methodologies, we enhance functionality and efficiency, giving your startup an unfair advantage in creating and scaling your digital platform.
How we can help
How we can help
Activate Studio can help build your product and raise funds from investors.
Activate Studio can help build your product and raise funds from investors.


Strategic Investment
Strategic Investment
We invest time, expertise, and resources in digital startups, offering tailored fundraising support and dedicated product teams to help them grow and scale. Learn more about our unique approach and how we can partner with you on your journey to success.
We invest time, expertise, and resources in digital startups, offering tailored fundraising support and dedicated product teams to help them grow and scale. Learn more about our unique approach and how we can partner with you on your journey to success.


Product Build
Product Build
Partner with a product and tech team customised to your needs. From agile development to strategic planning, we co-create with you to ensure a smooth journey from concept to market. Learn more about how we help build and scale your digital product.
Partner with a product and tech team customised to your needs. From agile development to strategic planning, we co-create with you to ensure a smooth journey from concept to market. Learn more about how we help build and scale your digital product.

Activate Intelligence
Activate Intelligence
Activate Intelligence is our latest venture, designed to help businesses harness the power of generative AI. Our AI experts provide innovative services to fully leverage these cutting-edge technologies.
This new wave of AI is transforming user experiences and digital product development. Startups must adapt and seize the opportunities it offers. Activate Intelligence supports founders through this transition, helping them use AI to create more engaging, efficient products and stay ahead of the curve.
Activate Intelligence is our latest venture, designed to help businesses harness the power of generative AI. Our AI experts provide innovative services to fully leverage these cutting-edge technologies.
This new wave of AI is transforming user experiences and digital product development. Startups must adapt and seize the opportunities it offers. Activate Intelligence supports founders through this transition, helping them use AI to create more engaging, efficient products and stay ahead of the curve.
Our Portfolio Companies
Our Portfolio Companies
We've partnered with ambitious founders and existing companies to define their digital business strategy, create compelling experiences for their customers, and take their vision to market.
We've partnered with ambitious founders and existing companies to define their digital business strategy, create compelling experiences for their customers, and take their vision to market.
In Their Words
In Their Words
“The Activate Studio team’s active involvement at every step ensured we were heading in the right direction, which was crucial for securing nearly half a million in investment and earning recognition.
We were selected for the Creative Catalyst SXSW Programme, won the Best AI for Good Startup in Edinburgh University’s AI Accelerator Programme, and received the Gold Award for Tech Innovation in Cannes”
- Fiona Gillies, Christine Hartland and Mahesh Ramachandra, SMASH founders
"Activate Studio was a real turning point for EcoHedge. It helped us to better articulate our value proposition and our suitability for investment. The support provided by the team was instrumental in taking our initial concept from zero to one, and I have no doubt that the company would not have grown to where it is today without this guidance and mentorship.
I would recommend the programme to any early-stage startup founders looking to take the next step and work with partners who really care about growing your business."- Rob Smallcombe, EcoHedge co-founder
“Activate Studio didn’t just help us build our product, they really got our vision from the start and became a tech partner. Their support went way beyond tech; they helped us refine our strategy, understand our customers better, and figure out the right path forward with invaluable design sessions.
The whole team has been incredible, always there to guide us through challenges and big decisions. It’s been amazing having a partner we can truly rely on as we grow.”- Yuru Guo, Hey! Food is Ready founder
“The Activate Studio team’s active involvement at every step ensured we were heading in the right direction, which was crucial for securing nearly half a million in investment and earning recognition.
We were selected for the Creative Catalyst SXSW Programme, won the Best AI for Good Startup in Edinburgh University’s AI Accelerator Programme, and received the Gold Award for Tech Innovation in Cannes”
- Fiona Gillies, Christine Hartland and Mahesh Ramachandra, SMASH founders
"Activate Studio was a real turning point for EcoHedge. It helped us to better articulate our value proposition and our suitability for investment. The support provided by the team was instrumental in taking our initial concept from zero to one, and I have no doubt that the company would not have grown to where it is today without this guidance and mentorship.
I would recommend the programme to any early-stage startup founders looking to take the next step and work with partners who really care about growing your business."- Rob Smallcombe, EcoHedge co-founder
“Activate Studio didn’t just help us build our product, they really got our vision from the start and became a tech partner. Their support went way beyond tech; they helped us refine our strategy, understand our customers better, and figure out the right path forward with invaluable design sessions.
The whole team has been incredible, always there to guide us through challenges and big decisions. It’s been amazing having a partner we can truly rely on as we grow.”- Yuru Guo, Hey! Food is Ready founder
“The Activate Studio team’s active involvement at every step ensured we were heading in the right direction, which was crucial for securing nearly half a million in investment and earning recognition.
We were selected for the Creative Catalyst SXSW Programme, won the Best AI for Good Startup in Edinburgh University’s AI Accelerator Programme, and received the Gold Award for Tech Innovation in Cannes”
- Fiona Gillies, Christine Hartland and Mahesh Ramachandra, SMASH founders
"Activate Studio was a real turning point for EcoHedge. It helped us to better articulate our value proposition and our suitability for investment. The support provided by the team was instrumental in taking our initial concept from zero to one, and I have no doubt that the company would not have grown to where it is today without this guidance and mentorship.
I would recommend the programme to any early-stage startup founders looking to take the next step and work with partners who really care about growing your business."- Rob Smallcombe, EcoHedge co-founder
“Activate Studio didn’t just help us build our product, they really got our vision from the start and became a tech partner. Their support went way beyond tech; they helped us refine our strategy, understand our customers better, and figure out the right path forward with invaluable design sessions.
The whole team has been incredible, always there to guide us through challenges and big decisions. It’s been amazing having a partner we can truly rely on as we grow.”- Yuru Guo, Hey! Food is Ready founder
Your questions answered
Your questions answered
Your questions answered
We thought you’d have some questions.
We thought you’d have some questions.
We thought you’d have some questions.
How are you different to other accelerators?
What is your selection criteria?
Do I need to be based in London?
I cannot work full-time on my startup. Is this a problem?
How long would it take to hear back about the application?
How much do you invest in each company?
How are you different to other accelerators?
What is your selection criteria?
Do I need to be based in London?
I cannot work full-time on my startup. Is this a problem?
How long would it take to hear back about the application?
How much do you invest in each company?
How are you different to other accelerators?
What is your selection criteria?
Do I need to be based in London?
I cannot work full-time on my startup. Is this a problem?
How long would it take to hear back about the application?
How much do you invest in each company?
Got an idea for a business based on a digital platform?
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Spring 2025 funding cycle. The deadline for applications is Monday, March 31st.
Got an idea for a business based on a digital platform?
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Spring 2025 funding cycle. The deadline for applications is Monday, March 31st.
Got an idea for a business based on a digital platform?
Activate Studio is accepting startup applications for the Spring 2025 funding cycle. The deadline for applications is Monday, March 31st.
Contact
For other questions, reach us at
Looking for an investment opportunity?
Studio Address
42 The Grove, Suite B
Ealing, London
W5 5LH
© 2025 Activate Studio
Contact
For other questions, reach us at
Looking for an investment opportunity?
Studio Address
42 The Grove, Suite B
Ealing, London
W5 5LH
© 2025 Activate Studio
Contact
For other questions, reach us at
Looking for an investment opportunity?
Studio Address
42 The Grove, Suite B
Ealing, London
W5 5LH
© 2025 Activate Studio