Friday, February 3, 2017

Invest NI Request Response

Chris from BrewBot has promised an update today regarding the cancellation of the January Town Hall and the "January 31 is a deadline for a funding conversation and should know more about a couple of other options."

This AM I received the attached response to an initial request from Invest NI. I have some follow up questions in to them and I have a couple of significant posts in draft for release next week.

Stay tuned here and the forum for Chris' promised update...

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Mr Ken Koch




Invest Northern Ireland 
Bedford Square 
Bedford Street 
BT2 7ES

Telephone:
028 9069 8427  


Email:


Our Ref:
  FOI 978


Date  3rd February 2017


Dear Mr Koch


Freedom of Information Act 2000


I can confirm that Invest NI has now completed its search for the information which you requested on Wednesday 11th January 2017.

Was the [Brewbot] funding a cash grant, services or combination?

Between 2013 and 2017 Invest NI offered Brewbot a range of financial support (grants) towards R&D, market research and export activity.

Brewbot also received investment in 2014 through Techstart NI, an independently managed Invest NI Access to Finance fund.

A total of £ 88,257 was offered in assistance of which £ 43,973.30 has been drawn down.


Were there specific milestones/deliverable and if so were they met as part of this?


As with all Invest NI support, funds are only released on completion of key activity/delivery against agreed milestones, as set out in our Letter of Offer.  All claims to draw down against offers are vouched against these agreed milestones before funds are released.

Did Invest NI receive any value from this? (such as a share of BrewBot)


Invest NI has not received a share in Brewbot in return for grants offered.

The TechstartNI investment was part of the $1.5m investment round which has not yet resulted in any of these investors receiving shares in the company.

Were any intellectual property rights developed, owned or transferred to BrewBot as part of this engagement?

Invest NI did not obtain or transfer any Intellectual property rights as part of its engagement with Brewbot.

If you feel that the information we have provided does not fully meet your request please contact me on 028 9069 8427 in the first instance. You have the right to request a formal review by Invest NI within two calendar months of the date of this letter and if you wish to do so, please write to the Information Governance Manager, Bedford Square, Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7ES or email ‘foi@investni.com’.

If after such an internal review you are still unhappy with the response, you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, who will undertake an independent review.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely



John Miller

Client Manager

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