You know there is value in your data. The challenge is knowing where to start, which use cases are worth pursuing, and what it would take to scale them.
The fund helps your organisation move from ideas to evidence, with a focus on real business outcomes across the value chain from demand, planning and commerce through to supply, operations, fulfilment and service.
FY27 innovation funding pot for selected organisations exploring practical Data & AI use cases on Databricks.
The Data & AI Launchpad is a £100,000 FY27 innovation funding pot for organisations that want to explore practical Data & AI use cases on Databricks.
Identify where Data & AI can improve performance across your connected business processes.
Validate the business outcome, data readiness and technical feasibility before committing to a larger programme.
Understand what it would take to scale the use case into measurable value.
The fund is for your organisation if you want to use Data & AI to improve performance across connected business processes.
Good use cases are practical, measurable and connected to business value. The fund is best suited to use cases where the outcome can be tested, measured and scaled.
Each funded engagement follows a simple path from qualification through to validation and scale planning.
We review your opportunity, business value, Databricks fit, data readiness and sponsorship.
We work with your business and technical teams to understand the problem, process, data and value case.
We define a focused engagement with clear success criteria, outputs and responsibilities.
We develop and test the agreed use case, then assess feasibility, value and scale potential.
We share findings and provide a practical blueprint for scaling the use case.
A total of £100,000 is available through The Data & AI Launchpad for FY27.
The level of funding available to your organisation will depend on the use case, eligibility, expected value, readiness and customer commitment.
If your application is successful, you can expect a structured engagement that may include a prioritised use case, value hypothesis, Databricks-aligned solution scope, validation findings and a practical roadmap for next steps.
You do not need to have everything fully defined before applying. The fund is designed to help shape the opportunity. But there does need to be a real business problem worth solving.
InspireXT helps you connect strategy, process, data and technology across the value chain.
Our focus is not just building Data & AI prototypes. It is helping you understand how those use cases can improve the way work gets done — across planning, commerce, operations, fulfilment, service and performance management.
What business outcome are you trying to improve?
What data and technology capability do you need?
What would it take to scale this into measurable value?
Quick answers for organisations considering the fund.
The Data & AI Launchpad is a £100,000 FY27 funding programme that helps your organisation explore and validate Data & AI use cases on Databricks.
Funding can be credited against approved InspireXT professional services and Databricks consumption linked to use case discovery, scoping, development, validation and scale planning.
Your organisation may be eligible if you have a relevant Data & AI opportunity, a clear business problem, access to appropriate stakeholders, and a credible path to value realisation.
Suitable use cases include supply chain intelligence, planning optimisation, commerce-to-operations visibility, manufacturing analytics, service performance, AI assistants, data platform modernisation and generative AI use cases.
No. The fund is suitable if you already use Databricks or if you are exploring whether Databricks is the right platform for your Data & AI use cases.
We will review your use case, eligibility and readiness. If there is a good fit, we will agree the right engagement scope and funding level.
You can now register your interest in The Data & AI Launchpad. Funding is limited and will be allocated based on eligibility, use case fit and readiness to engage.
