Address: 18 Lower Byrom St, Manchester M3 4AP

ABOUT EXCHANGE

Exchange at Department is an accelerator programme providing support for early stage tech businesses. Visit the website here.

  • Cohorts run twice a year:

    • March until the end of August

    • September until the end of February

  • Early stage tech businesses.

  • Visit the Exchange website.

FAQs

What does Exchange offer?

Exchange at Department empowers early-stage tech & digital businesses to grow & scale. Ideally the business or entrepreneur should have an MVP or product or service ready to launch, and is looking to take their business to the next level. Exchange provides wrap around support of six key themes which have been identified as barriers to growth. Each month focuses on a different topic to help the business to grow and scale.

Topics covered include:

  • Tech & tech stack for technical and non technical founders

  • Operations & setting goals

  • Sales & Go-To-Market Strategy

  • Value Proposition

  • Finance

  • Legal Investor Readiness

What sets Exchange apart as a tech hub?

Exchange at Department is unique as everyone within Department are also tech or digital businesses, which helps create its own ecosystem within the building.

As our programme identifies the barriers to growth for early-stage tech businesses, we are able to foster and create a community that creates genuine networking and opportunities to help those businesses to scale & grow.

Working with a "black book" of mentors, partners & our entrepreneur in residence, we have created a real network of alumni and innovators who are ready to help our cohort.

Winning the Accelerator of the Year award at the Prolific North Tech Awards in 2023 and becoming a finalist for the same title from the UK British Angels Association demonstrates the dedication and passion of both past and present Exchange team members in showcasing the best tech talent within Manchester.