This document summarizes Tech City UK's programs and initiatives to support the digital technology sector in the UK. It notes that Tech City UK has over 20,000 UK sign-ups and has helped train over 12,000 people. It also outlines new programs focused on early stage businesses and accelerating growth in northern England. The document highlights London and the UK's strong investment and policy environment for technology companies, with over £1 billion invested in London tech companies in 2014. It concludes that digital making and UK hardware are thriving.

1. WELCOME
TO
#HardTalk
Nov
2015
Live
&
direct
from
London
in
the
company
of:
@TechCityUK
&
@Hardware_Club

2. Who
we
are
&
our
programmes
CREATEDBY
20,000
UK
sign-­‐ups
12,000+
in
training
-­‐
£791m
raised
-­‐
£1.1bn
on
the
LSE
-­‐
5
acquisitions
1.46m
employed
in
UK
50%
companies
formed
>2008
New
programme
focused
on
early
stage
businesses
Accelerating
digital
growth
in
North
of
England
Concierge
service
for
fast-­‐growth
US
tech
companies
Dedicated
Visa
Scheme
for
hiring
exceptional
talent
Alliance
between
the
UK’s
many
thriving
tech
clusters

3. Why
London/UK?
Investment
in
London
tech
companies
in
2014
was
20x
what
it
was
in
2010.
2x
in
2014
vs
2013.
VC
investment
in
London
tech
companies
is
20x
what
it
was
in
2010
UK
companies
raised
>30%
of
all
European
VC
money
in
Q4
‘14
Source:
CB
Insights/London
&
Partners,
2015

4. More
funds
now
exist,
opening
new
opportunities
and
securing
the
growth
potential
of
talented
teams

5. 5
Policy
conditions
for
growth
are
ripe.
Even
for
exit.
The
London
Stock
Exchange
recently
introduced
the
high
growth
segment.
>£1Bn
>£1Bn
20%
corporation
tax
(joint
lowest
in
the
G7)
Seed
Enterprise
Investment
Scheme
Visas:
Entrepreneurs’
Visa,
Tech
Nation
Visa
R&D
Tax
Credits
&
Patent
Box
to
fuel
more
innovation

6. Europe
now
has
40
unicorns
(£1B
valued
digital
businesses).
17
(42%)
in
the
UK
Source:
GP
Bullhound,
2015

7. Rich
Ecosystem:
Key
HQs,
>30
tech
accelerators
&
>70
co-­‐working
spaces
and
several
support
orgs

8. • According
to
a
recent
NESTA
report,
82
per
cent
of
young
people
say
they
are
interested
in
digital
making
• 89
per
cent
of
parents
think
digital
making
is
a
worthwhile
acKvity
for
their
children
Digital
making
is
gaining
popularity
in
the
UK

9. UK
Hardware
is
Thriving!

10. Thank
you
for
your
time
@techcityuk
|
@gerardgrech
Gerard
Grech
CEO,
Tech
City
UK
Thank
you
for
your
time
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our
website
and
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our
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or
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of
our
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