10th Anniversary Festival of Innovation!
From first spark to full scale.
VFS is a not-for-profit platform, built for shared growth and fuelled by purpose.
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Join the hub for innovators, investors, organisations, and anyone passionate about what’s happening in the South’s innovation ecosystem.
Are you one of the South's leading innovators?
Venturefest South is on the hunt for brilliant innovators to join its Innovator Showcase at the 10th anniversary Festival of Innovation.
If you’re building something bold, we want to hear from you. Selected innovators will receive a fully funded support package from the VFS Partners, including entry into the Innovator Awards, a premium showcase slot at the Festival of Innovation, media promotion, and access to our network of investors, experts and leaders.
Partner and Rumble Events
MEET is a series of relaxed, informal get-togethers for people working in — or curious...
MAKE is a series of fast-paced events for people at - or interested in - the intersection...
The Festival of Design and Engineering 2026 will take place on Friday 19 June...
Open Mic on Tour! Join us for a dynamic one-hour pitching showcase at Pioneers...
The VFS Community Engagement Group is a bi‑monthly doing group that shapes and delivers...
The VFS Community Engagement Group is a bi‑monthly doing group that shapes and delivers...
Meet Brilliant Innovators
Meet some of the fabulous Innovators that showcased their weird businesses at the #VFS Festival of Innovation.
Check out the latest news
Venturefest South has been named a finalist in the Outstanding Startup Support...
We’re proud to be supporting the University of Southampton Science Park and SETsquared...
Creative agency Carswell Gould has launched its annual research programme, The Forecast...
Meet the VFS Partners
Meet the people who make Venturefest South possible! Our wonderful Partners who work together to fund and deliver a year round programme of support and the annual Festival of Innovation.
