A presentation on how digital clusters all over the UK are shaping a Tech Nation. Plus case studies of how UK-based tech companies are creatively raising money at the early stage of their development.
European Technology Growth Conference (May 2015)gerardgrech
The document discusses the growth of the UK's digital economy and its key drivers. It notes that Tech City UK was launched in 2010 to support digital entrepreneurship in London and UK cities. It outlines 6 key growth drivers powering the UK's digital economy: creative talent and expertise, investment capital, a strong business environment, infrastructure, a rich ecosystem, and location/culture. It provides statistics on digital employment and trends in areas like investment and acquisitions to argue that the UK is a leading digital economy.
This document discusses the growth of the UK's digital tech economy. It provides statistics showing the sector's growth in revenue and investment. It identifies four key drivers of the UK's success: access to smart capital, a strong business environment, a rich ecosystem of talent and expertise, and the country's connectivity. The summary highlights Brexit as a potential challenge but also notes continued growth in late-stage deals and acquisitions in the UK tech sector after the referendum.
What London Has to Offer - Presentation by Gerard Grech, CEO of TechCity at the NOAH 2014 Conference in London, Old Billingsgate on the 14th of November 2014.
Wired Sussex is an independent nonprofit that supports over 1,200 digital, media and technology companies in Brighton. It helps these companies access talent, investment, workspace and clients. Wired Sussex runs the largest co-working space south of London with over 160 freelancers. It also operates an innovation space called The FuseBox. The organization recently launched the world's first cooperatively-owned digital exchange and runs an R&D program for the national digital economy. Brighton has over 1,500 digital startups growing at 14% annually and has the highest concentration of digital companies per capita in the UK. The value of Brighton's creative/digital sector grew from £713 million in 2011 to over £1 billion by 2015.
Why london for tech dit event 06.06.17William Bird
London is a major global tech hub with the largest tech startup ecosystem in Europe. It is home to over 46,000 digital technology companies that employ 240,000 people. London attracts digital talent from its 16,000 computer science students and 71,497 professional developers. The city also offers a business friendly environment for tech companies through tax incentives and visas. Convergence of talent, infrastructure, capital and cross-fertilization of ideas have made London a top destination for tech firms to grow.
European Technology Growth Conference (May 2015)gerardgrech
The document discusses the growth of the UK's digital economy and its key drivers. It notes that Tech City UK was launched in 2010 to support digital entrepreneurship in London and UK cities. It outlines 6 key growth drivers powering the UK's digital economy: creative talent and expertise, investment capital, a strong business environment, infrastructure, a rich ecosystem, and location/culture. It provides statistics on digital employment and trends in areas like investment and acquisitions to argue that the UK is a leading digital economy.
This document discusses the growth of the UK's digital tech economy. It provides statistics showing the sector's growth in revenue and investment. It identifies four key drivers of the UK's success: access to smart capital, a strong business environment, a rich ecosystem of talent and expertise, and the country's connectivity. The summary highlights Brexit as a potential challenge but also notes continued growth in late-stage deals and acquisitions in the UK tech sector after the referendum.
What London Has to Offer - Presentation by Gerard Grech, CEO of TechCity at the NOAH 2014 Conference in London, Old Billingsgate on the 14th of November 2014.
Wired Sussex is an independent nonprofit that supports over 1,200 digital, media and technology companies in Brighton. It helps these companies access talent, investment, workspace and clients. Wired Sussex runs the largest co-working space south of London with over 160 freelancers. It also operates an innovation space called The FuseBox. The organization recently launched the world's first cooperatively-owned digital exchange and runs an R&D program for the national digital economy. Brighton has over 1,500 digital startups growing at 14% annually and has the highest concentration of digital companies per capita in the UK. The value of Brighton's creative/digital sector grew from £713 million in 2011 to over £1 billion by 2015.
Why london for tech dit event 06.06.17William Bird
London is a major global tech hub with the largest tech startup ecosystem in Europe. It is home to over 46,000 digital technology companies that employ 240,000 people. London attracts digital talent from its 16,000 computer science students and 71,497 professional developers. The city also offers a business friendly environment for tech companies through tax incentives and visas. Convergence of talent, infrastructure, capital and cross-fertilization of ideas have made London a top destination for tech firms to grow.
The document summarizes opportunities in the UK ICT sector landscape. It notes that the UK has a large ICT sector turnover estimated at £190 billion annually. It also has strong clusters for technology in several cities like London, Cambridge, Manchester, and Bristol. The UK has a large market for big data, cloud computing, software and IT services. It provides funding opportunities for startups and SMEs through programs like Innovate UK and has a strong venture capital environment and many business incubators and accelerators compared to other European countries.
Tech City has emerged as a major technology hub in East London, attracting over 1,000 digital and tech companies. Major companies like Google, Amazon, and Intel have offices in Tech City, taking advantage of the vibrant community and £9 billion in regeneration investments. The UK government strongly supports Tech City through various funding and visa programs, with the goal of making East London one of the world's top tech centers due to its access to talent, capital, and connections.
London is the Capital of the Fintech Industry: Top 7 ReasonsThe Pathway Group
In recent years, London has been regarded as the 'capital' of the booming FinTech industry. But why does this city have a cut above the rest?
Our top 7 reasons will provide you with a simple breakdown.
The definitive list of the 100 fastest growing tech companies in the UK by employee headcount.
- At-a-glance profiles for the top companies
- Top ten companies by sector inside the UK
- The ten companies to watch outside the UK
Design For A Better UK. Richard Dennys, Head of Digital Business Academy & Sk...Richard Dennys FCIM
Presentation deck given to the LBS Design Club at Google's Campus London, on 22nd May 2015 Richard Dennys, Head of Digital Busines :
The London Business School D/club (Design and Innovation Club) is hosting our first Design Immersion Day at Campus London, a Google space.
We invite all entrepreneurs, designers, innovators and dreamers to join us for an inspirational series of short talks by the design industry's best and brightest. True to our D/club mission, the event is open to all members of the LBS community and the broader London design ecosystem. The event will feature three key note speakers, a Q&A panel session and a networking reception.
We are delighted to announce that IDEO, TechCity UK, ?What IF! Innovation Partners and Cisco CREATE will join us to share their insights and help us explore the role of design in the digital economy.
09:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:25 - 09:30 LBS D/club Introduction
09:30 - 10:00 Chris Grantham, IDEO
10:00 - 10:30 Maria Slowinska, Cisco CREATE
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break / Networking
10:45 - 11:15 Salil Pajwani, ?What IF! Innovation Partners
11:15 - 11:45 Richard Dennys, TechCity UK
11:45 - 12:30 Panel Discussion moderated by LBS D/club
This document provides a summary of funding opportunities, events, support programs, reports and articles relevant to UK creative and digital businesses in March 2017. Key opportunities highlighted include the Innovate UK funding calls on emerging technologies, infrastructure innovation, and nuclear decommissioning. It also summarizes the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument and the Longitude Prize challenge. Support programs featured are the IoTUK Boost accelerator and TECNIOspring PLUS fellowship.
This document provides a monthly business briefing for UK creative and digital businesses seeking support. It summarizes upcoming funding opportunities from Innovate UK, including competitions in design, rail innovation, connected vehicles, and autonomous resupply to military operations. Events and programs are also listed relating to neighborhoods of the future, immersive audio, and entrepreneurship in London. Articles discuss cybersecurity threats and building trust in the use of personal data.
The document summarizes advantages of investing and working in the UK startup ecosystem, including a vibrant VC community that invested over $800M in 2016, London being a major tech hub with over 70K software developers, and a supportive tax regime and business environment that ranks in the top 10 globally for ease of doing business. It also provides tips for newcomers on setting up accounts and living arrangements, building a network, hiring teams, finding office space, and meeting investors.
The creative and digital sectors have grown
faster in the Sheffield City Region than
anywhere else in the UK. This is thanks
to competitive property and staff costs, a
supportive business environment, the research
and teaching of our two leading universities,
and a large pool of talent.
The document discusses digital media funding in the West Midlands region of the UK. It outlines the region's strengths in digital media industries like gaming and film production. It then details the region's approach to funding digital media startups and innovations, which includes multi-million euro funds to support projects from concept to market launch, and initiatives to mentor small businesses. The key to success is identified as creating sustainable funding that provides resources for projects to succeed long-term.
This document provides a summary of funding opportunities, competitions, events, and other resources for UK creative and digital businesses in June 2017. It includes information on the following:
- A Design Foundations grant program to help businesses identify innovation opportunities through design interventions.
- A £55 million competition for connected and autonomous vehicle testing infrastructure projects.
- UK-China and UK-Malaysia industrial challenge programs investing in collaborative research projects.
- Funding of up to £470,000 for innovative projects encouraging walking and cycling.
- Investment in autonomous resupply systems for front-line military operations.
- A UK-Malaysia urban innovation challenge competition investing up to £3 million
Digital Mission NYC 2016 - Company LookbookChinwag
Digital Mission to New York 2016, organised by international tech trade experts Chinwag, ran 22-26 Feb 2016 to coincide with Social Media Week New York.
It was organised in conjunction with UK Trade & Investment New York and featured 15 of the UK's top tech startups and agencies taking part in a week-long programme of meetings, briefings, networking and pitch events.
Digital Mission trips are designed specifically for tech startups to understand the opportunities and challenges of entering or expanding into a new market and builds on over eight years of trips.
For more information see: http://digital-mission.org
Want some help planning a trade mission, drop a line to: help@chinwag.com
The London Creative and Digital Fusion programme was designed to address barriers holding back the fusion of technology with creative industries in London. It provided support through three phases - Inspire to increase awareness of opportunities, Fuse to enable companies to share ideas, and Create to develop innovative ideas into new products and business models. The programme responded to a need to better connect London's digital and creative sectors and clusters to drive innovation and economic growth through collaboration and fusion.
Tech Nation digital scotland_2018_key_notegerardgrech
The document summarizes key findings from Tech Nation's 2018 report on the digital technology sector in the UK and Scotland. It finds that digital tech turnover and jobs increased significantly between 2016-2017 in the UK. London is a top global tech startup ecosystem, while regional hubs like Edinburgh and Cambridge are also growing rapidly. However, diversity remains a challenge as only 19% of the digital tech workforce is female. The document concludes by highlighting the growth of Scotland's £3.9 billion digital tech sector, with cities like Glasgow emerging as important meetup hubs for collaboration and innovation.
Cambridge Corporate Gateway is an event run by Cambridge Network to introduce large companies looking for new technologies to university researchers and high-tech companies in Cambridge UK through a series of confidential 1-2-1 meetings over a 2-day period
The document discusses opportunities in the digital media sector in the West Midlands region of the UK. It outlines the region's strengths in games, music, and film production. It promotes the Serious Games Institute as a thought leader and opportunities through the Channel 4 Innovation Hub. The regional development agency will invest £5 million and seek additional partners to fund digital media projects from £20,000 to £1.5 million to help businesses and create jobs.
London is a strong hub for the growing FinTech sector for several reasons:
1) It has a large, talented workforce in the financial and technology sectors and is thought to have more FinTech workers than New York.
2) It is home to many major banks, financial institutions, and technology companies, as well as numerous FinTech startups that have been able to grow into global brands.
3) FinTech investment is strong in London, which receives over half of European FinTech deals and financing, and there are several accelerators that support FinTech startups.
The document analyzes data on 3,465 AI startups globally to summarize key findings about geographic distribution and sectors/technologies represented. It finds that while the US leads with 40% of startups, Europe as a whole ranks second with 22% despite no single European country achieving critical mass individually. However, some major European industries like energy, automotive, and technologies like IoT and robotics are underrepresented among European startups compared to their economic importance. This could indicate European industries have not fully embraced the shift to AI.
This business briefing provides information for UK businesses seeking funding and support, including:
1) An upcoming event showcasing IoT innovations with discounted exhibition space and a pitching competition.
2) Details on several Innovate UK funding calls covering healthcare solutions in India, design innovation, infrastructure systems, and nuclear decommissioning.
3) Information on other funding opportunities from Horizon 2020, the Department for Transport, and Ufi for digital vocational learning.
The document discusses why London and the UK have become hubs for tech companies and "unicorns". It cites four key growth drivers: 1) strong investment capital, 2) a supportive business and policy environment, 3) a creative talent pool and expertise across many sectors, and 4) a rich ecosystem and connected networks. Examples are given of many UK tech companies that have raised funding, gone public, or been acquired. The thriving tech sector employs over 1.4 million across the UK and over 250,000 in London specifically.
The document is a manifesto outlining policy recommendations to support digital startups in the UK. It discusses how access to finance is still a major issue for startups despite costs of launching decreasing. It recommends that the government commit to keeping Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax reliefs, bring back tax reliefs for Corporate Venture Capital, and remove the cap on Entrepreneurs' Relief and lower the equity threshold to better incentivize entrepreneurship. Improving access to financing for startups is a key focus of the policy proposals.
The document summarizes opportunities in the UK ICT sector landscape. It notes that the UK has a large ICT sector turnover estimated at £190 billion annually. It also has strong clusters for technology in several cities like London, Cambridge, Manchester, and Bristol. The UK has a large market for big data, cloud computing, software and IT services. It provides funding opportunities for startups and SMEs through programs like Innovate UK and has a strong venture capital environment and many business incubators and accelerators compared to other European countries.
Tech City has emerged as a major technology hub in East London, attracting over 1,000 digital and tech companies. Major companies like Google, Amazon, and Intel have offices in Tech City, taking advantage of the vibrant community and £9 billion in regeneration investments. The UK government strongly supports Tech City through various funding and visa programs, with the goal of making East London one of the world's top tech centers due to its access to talent, capital, and connections.
London is the Capital of the Fintech Industry: Top 7 ReasonsThe Pathway Group
In recent years, London has been regarded as the 'capital' of the booming FinTech industry. But why does this city have a cut above the rest?
Our top 7 reasons will provide you with a simple breakdown.
The definitive list of the 100 fastest growing tech companies in the UK by employee headcount.
- At-a-glance profiles for the top companies
- Top ten companies by sector inside the UK
- The ten companies to watch outside the UK
Design For A Better UK. Richard Dennys, Head of Digital Business Academy & Sk...Richard Dennys FCIM
Presentation deck given to the LBS Design Club at Google's Campus London, on 22nd May 2015 Richard Dennys, Head of Digital Busines :
The London Business School D/club (Design and Innovation Club) is hosting our first Design Immersion Day at Campus London, a Google space.
We invite all entrepreneurs, designers, innovators and dreamers to join us for an inspirational series of short talks by the design industry's best and brightest. True to our D/club mission, the event is open to all members of the LBS community and the broader London design ecosystem. The event will feature three key note speakers, a Q&A panel session and a networking reception.
We are delighted to announce that IDEO, TechCity UK, ?What IF! Innovation Partners and Cisco CREATE will join us to share their insights and help us explore the role of design in the digital economy.
09:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:25 - 09:30 LBS D/club Introduction
09:30 - 10:00 Chris Grantham, IDEO
10:00 - 10:30 Maria Slowinska, Cisco CREATE
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break / Networking
10:45 - 11:15 Salil Pajwani, ?What IF! Innovation Partners
11:15 - 11:45 Richard Dennys, TechCity UK
11:45 - 12:30 Panel Discussion moderated by LBS D/club
This document provides a summary of funding opportunities, events, support programs, reports and articles relevant to UK creative and digital businesses in March 2017. Key opportunities highlighted include the Innovate UK funding calls on emerging technologies, infrastructure innovation, and nuclear decommissioning. It also summarizes the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument and the Longitude Prize challenge. Support programs featured are the IoTUK Boost accelerator and TECNIOspring PLUS fellowship.
This document provides a monthly business briefing for UK creative and digital businesses seeking support. It summarizes upcoming funding opportunities from Innovate UK, including competitions in design, rail innovation, connected vehicles, and autonomous resupply to military operations. Events and programs are also listed relating to neighborhoods of the future, immersive audio, and entrepreneurship in London. Articles discuss cybersecurity threats and building trust in the use of personal data.
The document summarizes advantages of investing and working in the UK startup ecosystem, including a vibrant VC community that invested over $800M in 2016, London being a major tech hub with over 70K software developers, and a supportive tax regime and business environment that ranks in the top 10 globally for ease of doing business. It also provides tips for newcomers on setting up accounts and living arrangements, building a network, hiring teams, finding office space, and meeting investors.
The creative and digital sectors have grown
faster in the Sheffield City Region than
anywhere else in the UK. This is thanks
to competitive property and staff costs, a
supportive business environment, the research
and teaching of our two leading universities,
and a large pool of talent.
The document discusses digital media funding in the West Midlands region of the UK. It outlines the region's strengths in digital media industries like gaming and film production. It then details the region's approach to funding digital media startups and innovations, which includes multi-million euro funds to support projects from concept to market launch, and initiatives to mentor small businesses. The key to success is identified as creating sustainable funding that provides resources for projects to succeed long-term.
This document provides a summary of funding opportunities, competitions, events, and other resources for UK creative and digital businesses in June 2017. It includes information on the following:
- A Design Foundations grant program to help businesses identify innovation opportunities through design interventions.
- A £55 million competition for connected and autonomous vehicle testing infrastructure projects.
- UK-China and UK-Malaysia industrial challenge programs investing in collaborative research projects.
- Funding of up to £470,000 for innovative projects encouraging walking and cycling.
- Investment in autonomous resupply systems for front-line military operations.
- A UK-Malaysia urban innovation challenge competition investing up to £3 million
Digital Mission NYC 2016 - Company LookbookChinwag
Digital Mission to New York 2016, organised by international tech trade experts Chinwag, ran 22-26 Feb 2016 to coincide with Social Media Week New York.
It was organised in conjunction with UK Trade & Investment New York and featured 15 of the UK's top tech startups and agencies taking part in a week-long programme of meetings, briefings, networking and pitch events.
Digital Mission trips are designed specifically for tech startups to understand the opportunities and challenges of entering or expanding into a new market and builds on over eight years of trips.
For more information see: http://digital-mission.org
Want some help planning a trade mission, drop a line to: help@chinwag.com
The London Creative and Digital Fusion programme was designed to address barriers holding back the fusion of technology with creative industries in London. It provided support through three phases - Inspire to increase awareness of opportunities, Fuse to enable companies to share ideas, and Create to develop innovative ideas into new products and business models. The programme responded to a need to better connect London's digital and creative sectors and clusters to drive innovation and economic growth through collaboration and fusion.
Tech Nation digital scotland_2018_key_notegerardgrech
The document summarizes key findings from Tech Nation's 2018 report on the digital technology sector in the UK and Scotland. It finds that digital tech turnover and jobs increased significantly between 2016-2017 in the UK. London is a top global tech startup ecosystem, while regional hubs like Edinburgh and Cambridge are also growing rapidly. However, diversity remains a challenge as only 19% of the digital tech workforce is female. The document concludes by highlighting the growth of Scotland's £3.9 billion digital tech sector, with cities like Glasgow emerging as important meetup hubs for collaboration and innovation.
Cambridge Corporate Gateway is an event run by Cambridge Network to introduce large companies looking for new technologies to university researchers and high-tech companies in Cambridge UK through a series of confidential 1-2-1 meetings over a 2-day period
The document discusses opportunities in the digital media sector in the West Midlands region of the UK. It outlines the region's strengths in games, music, and film production. It promotes the Serious Games Institute as a thought leader and opportunities through the Channel 4 Innovation Hub. The regional development agency will invest £5 million and seek additional partners to fund digital media projects from £20,000 to £1.5 million to help businesses and create jobs.
London is a strong hub for the growing FinTech sector for several reasons:
1) It has a large, talented workforce in the financial and technology sectors and is thought to have more FinTech workers than New York.
2) It is home to many major banks, financial institutions, and technology companies, as well as numerous FinTech startups that have been able to grow into global brands.
3) FinTech investment is strong in London, which receives over half of European FinTech deals and financing, and there are several accelerators that support FinTech startups.
The document analyzes data on 3,465 AI startups globally to summarize key findings about geographic distribution and sectors/technologies represented. It finds that while the US leads with 40% of startups, Europe as a whole ranks second with 22% despite no single European country achieving critical mass individually. However, some major European industries like energy, automotive, and technologies like IoT and robotics are underrepresented among European startups compared to their economic importance. This could indicate European industries have not fully embraced the shift to AI.
This business briefing provides information for UK businesses seeking funding and support, including:
1) An upcoming event showcasing IoT innovations with discounted exhibition space and a pitching competition.
2) Details on several Innovate UK funding calls covering healthcare solutions in India, design innovation, infrastructure systems, and nuclear decommissioning.
3) Information on other funding opportunities from Horizon 2020, the Department for Transport, and Ufi for digital vocational learning.
The document discusses why London and the UK have become hubs for tech companies and "unicorns". It cites four key growth drivers: 1) strong investment capital, 2) a supportive business and policy environment, 3) a creative talent pool and expertise across many sectors, and 4) a rich ecosystem and connected networks. Examples are given of many UK tech companies that have raised funding, gone public, or been acquired. The thriving tech sector employs over 1.4 million across the UK and over 250,000 in London specifically.
The document is a manifesto outlining policy recommendations to support digital startups in the UK. It discusses how access to finance is still a major issue for startups despite costs of launching decreasing. It recommends that the government commit to keeping Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) tax reliefs, bring back tax reliefs for Corporate Venture Capital, and remove the cap on Entrepreneurs' Relief and lower the equity threshold to better incentivize entrepreneurship. Improving access to financing for startups is a key focus of the policy proposals.
The document discusses the growth of the UK's digital economy. It highlights several success stories of UK digital companies that have been acquired or grown significantly, such as Unruly, Fanduel, Nutmeg, Magic Pony, Deliveroo, and Farfetch. It identifies four key drivers of the UK's digital economy growth: 1) smart capital/investment funding; 2) a strong business and policy environment; 3) a rich ecosystem and connected networks; and 4) creative talent and expertise. The document promotes the growth of the UK's digital sector and economy.
Tech City Launchpad 2: London and Cambridge - Internet of Things. Competition Overview and Application Process from Matt Sansam & Matthew Brown from Technology Strategy Board
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.
Digital Catapult is a UK nonprofit organization that aims to advance digital ideas and technologies to create new jobs, services, and economic growth. It works in four challenge areas - closed organizational data, personal data, creative content, and internet of things. Digital Catapult establishes centers and platforms to enable collaboration between large organizations and startups to unlock proprietary data through pilot projects. Its goal is to contribute £365 million to the UK economy and help 10,000 organizations by 2018 by convening open innovation across sectors.
The document discusses the United Kingdom's digital tech sector and its connection and collaboration with the global tech industry. It finds that the UK tech sector has grown significantly faster than the overall economy in recent years due to its strong global connections. London in particular has established itself as a leading global tech hub, with 33% of its tech companies' customers located overseas. However, the document emphasizes that digital tech growth is occurring across the UK, not just in major cities, and all of the country's tech ecosystems can contribute to strengthening the UK's position internationally through increased collaboration.
The document provides information about the UK technology sector and why it is an attractive location for investment. It summarizes that the UK has many technology industry clusters located near universities, with major clusters in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, and Scotland. The UK offers a skilled workforce, transparent legal system, and government incentives for investment such as tax reductions. UKTI can provide support to foreign investors throughout the investment process.
The Digital Catapult is a UK organization that aims to advance digital ideas and technologies to create new jobs, services, and economic growth. Specifically, it focuses on unlocking proprietary data through building platforms and convening open innovation projects around key challenges like closed organizational data, personal data, creative content, and the Internet of Things. By 2018, it aims to help 10,000 organizations and add £365 million to the UK economy by focusing on these areas of the data value chain and unlocking the potential of closed and personal data.
The document provides an overview of the strong technology sector in the UK. It notes that the UK is the digital capital of Europe, with over £118 billion contributed annually to the economy from tech. The sector is growing rapidly, outpacing other industries, and creating jobs 2.8 times faster than the rest of the economy. The UK has a highly skilled workforce and world-leading universities that fuel the talent pipeline for the dynamic tech ecosystem. The document highlights several areas of world-leading UK expertise, including AI, communications, cloud computing, cyber security, data analytics, and semiconductor design. It promotes the many advantages of investing in the growing UK tech sector.
The document provides a 5-point plan to maintain the UK's position as a global leader in fintech. It recommends (1) creating a new regulatory framework for emerging technologies, (2) supporting firms focusing on scaling innovative technology, (3) ensuring alignment across government on digital issues, (4) integrating fintech into trade policy, and (5) increasing access to skills training and global talent. The UK currently has a strong fintech sector but faces threats from increased international competition, Brexit uncertainty, and COVID accelerating digital adoption globally. The review aims to seize opportunities in jobs, international trade, and increasing financial inclusion to support economic recovery.
Tech City UK is an organization that works to accelerate the growth of the UK's digital economy through three main programs: training and education programs, convening stakeholders for policy discussions, and advocacy work. The UK has a strong and growing digital economy, with over 1.5 million tech jobs and high levels of investment, a talented workforce, and business-friendly policies that have led to many successful tech companies. Tech City UK analyzes the digital economy and works to support its continued expansion.
This document outlines the Smart London Plan, which aims to harness new digital technologies to help London grow sustainably and improve lives. Some key points:
- London's population is growing rapidly and will reach 9 million people by 2021, placing pressure on infrastructure like transport and services.
- The plan aims to use data and innovation to help London adapt and better manage challenges like traffic, waste, and demand for energy and water.
- It wants to bring together London's world-class research, talent pool, and existing smart city projects through networks and challenges to solve problems at scale.
- The goal is for data and technology to help City Hall and other agencies work more efficiently and effectively to serve Londoners' complex needs
As London Tech Week begins, new figures prepared by Dealroom and Tech Nation for the Government’s Digital Economy Council illustrate the extent to which the UK is outpacing other European countries such as Germany and France.
Io t roadmapping 11-12 july 2012 - welcome pres by tsb v1 maurizio pilu grahamhitchen
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is the UK's innovation agency that invests over £300 million per year in business innovation. The TSB has invested over £2 billion total with partners in over 3000 projects. The TSB has launched the #tsbiot programme, a £5 million investment, to help the UK gain an early advantage in Internet of Things adoption, applications, and services. The programme activities include building an IoT community, preparatory studies on challenges and opportunities, and planning for a £4 million IoT convergence demonstrator project in 2012. The TSB aims to inform research councils and organizations on key IoT research challenges from a UK perspective.
Simon carter tech city presentation (non us)eventsbbaa
Tech City has emerged as a major cluster for technology innovation and growth in London's East End, near the site of the 2012 Olympics. It offers a dynamic environment and access to funding that helps turn ideas into successful businesses. Major technology companies like Google and Facebook have offices in Tech City, attracted by its talented workforce, buzzing atmosphere, and support from the UK government. The government is investing heavily in Tech City's continued development and promoting it as a top global hub for technology entrepreneurs and industry.
Similar to UK British Business Angels Association Keynote (20)
A presentation on FinTech investment globally including Europe and the UK as well as lots of case studies of startups doing interesting things in FinTech from open banking to digital payments and from buy now, pay later to APIs
This document provides an overview of the UK startup sector and technology jobs market based on several reports. It summarizes that digital tech jobs in the UK have doubled over the past decade. Demand for software developers and other tech roles is high, though qualifications requirements are loosening. Non-traditional pathways into tech careers, such as bootcamps, are increasingly common and successful at training people from various backgrounds. Reskilling and upskilling existing employees is seen as important for retaining talent in a competitive market.
- Tech Nation has supported over 5000 startups and scaleups in the UK, raising over $30B and generating over £600M in economic value.
- The UK tech sector has shown resilience during a global pullback in venture capital, raising $30B in 2022 compared to $41B in 2021.
- Emerging areas of strength for the UK include fintech, with over $11B raised, and deep tech, with over $4.7B raised.
- The government has committed over $3B to areas like quantum technology, AI, and the future of computing to support the UK becoming a global science superpower.
UK Tech Investment Overview - BNP Paribas gerardgrech
The UK tech ecosystem raised $30 billion in 2022, down from 2021 but still 72% higher than 2020. The total value of UK tech companies reached $1 trillion. The UK and France were the top two countries in Europe for climate tech funding in 2022, each raising $2.9 billion. While the UK remains a leader in Europe, neighboring countries like France and Sweden are catching up.
A slice of trends and patterns of UK Tech, based on the Tech Nation Report 2021, including jobs, investment, sub-sector development, and growth opportunities.
The document summarizes key findings from the Tech Nation 2018 Report on the state of technology and AI in the UK:
1) London ranks 3rd globally in startup ecosystem rankings and is the 2nd most connected tech hub globally.
2) The UK's digital tech sector grew faster than the overall economy in 2017, with turnover increasing to £184 billion and over 1.87 million digital tech jobs.
3) AI and blockchain are emerging trends in the UK, and AI is predicted to generate 2.3 million new jobs but make 1.8 million obsolete, particularly in manufacturing and transportation.
Tech Nation, Global Ecosystems Summit Keynote 2018gerardgrech
- Tech Nation is an organization that works to support tech entrepreneurs and grow the UK's tech sector through programs, skills development, visas, and media promotion.
- London ranks 3rd globally in tech startup ecosystem rankings, and is the 2nd most connected due to relationships between entrepreneurs. Specializations are emerging across the UK, including fintech in London, app development in Manchester, and AI/IoT in Cambridge.
- The UK tech sector grew faster than the overall economy in 2017 and accounts for 13 of Europe's 34 unicorns. Jobs in digital tech are increasing and pay higher salaries on average. However, diversity remains a challenge with only 19% of the digital tech workforce being female.
Tech Nations - Paris KeyNote March 2018gerardgrech
The document discusses the growth of tech ecosystems in the UK and Europe. It notes that the UK digital tech sector has grown at twice the rate of the wider economy, attracting billions in investment and creating over 1 million high-paying jobs across the country. However, it says Europe still has work to do to keep up digitally with growth in other regions like China. The presentation outlines key drivers of tech ecosystems like talent, funding, policy support and highlights emerging sectors in the UK showing strong growth.
This document provides information from Gerard Grech, CEO of Tech City UK, about inspiring technology startups and opportunities to get involved. It shares stories of 15 tech startups, including their founding year, founders, funding raised, and social media handles. Grech encourages the reader to consider what they will do with emerging technologies and provides information on Tech City UK's Digital Business Academy courses to help people explore opportunities.
This document summarizes key findings from a Tech Nation report on the state of the UK's digital economy. It finds that the digital tech sector grew 30% between 2013-2015 and is now worth £170 billion annually. The sector employs over 1.5 million people across the UK and accounts for 60% of the country's productivity growth. London is highlighted as the top destination for tech investment and talent in Europe, attracting over £13 billion in funding since 2011. However, digital tech jobs and businesses are growing across all UK regions, demonstrating nationwide sector expansion. The report identifies opportunities to further support the sector through improving access to skills, finance, infrastructure and promoting gender diversity.
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1. The
Network
Effect:
The
Importance
of
Clusters
for
Startups
and
Angels
in
the
UK
Keynote:
UK
Business
Angels
Association
Gerard
Grech
CEO
Tech
City
UK
@techcityuk
|
@gerardgrech
July
2015!
2. 2!Tech
City
UK
Who
are
we?
Launched
by
the
UK
Prime
Minister,
David
Cameron,
in
2010
to
support
digital
entrepreneurship
in
London.
Our
aim
is
to
help
create
the
optimum
set
of
conditions
for
entrepreneurs
in
London
&
cities
in
UK
by:
1. Delivering
programmes
that
fill
market
gaps
across
the
whole
lifecycle
of
digital
businesses
(e.g.
Digital
Business
Academy)
2. Providing
an
agile
and
responsive
feedback
loop
to
government
to
help
shape
the
right
policies
(e.g.
Visas)
3. Championing
and
connecting
the
digital
sector
in
the
UK
and
internationally
(e.g.
Tech
Nation)
3. Tech
City
UK
Presentation
Title
Who
are
we?
Launched
by
the
UK
Prime
Minister,
David
Cameron,
in
2010
to
support
digital
entrepreneurship
in
London.
Our
aim
is
to
help
create
the
optimum
set
of
conditions
for
entrepreneurs
in
London
&
cities
in
UK
by:
1. Delivering
programmes
that
fill
market
gaps
across
the
whole
lifecycle
of
digital
businesses
(e.g.
Digital
Business
Academy)
2. Providing
an
agile
and
responsive
feedback
loop
to
government
to
help
shape
the
right
policies
(e.g.
Visas)
3. Championing
and
connecting
the
digital
sector
in
the
UK
and
internationally
(e.g.
Tech
Nation)
IOT
LaunchPad
4. 21
clusters
identified
and
studied
!
! Company
respondents
nationwide
sectors
profiled
1.46m
employed
in
tech
across
the
UK
50%
of
digital
companies
founded
since
‘08
!
!
Big
Data
Analysis:
47K
>200K
employed
in
tech
across
Inner
London
EG.
London’s
notable
strengths:
FinTech,
Data
Management
&
Analysis,
Marketplace,
E-‐commerce,
Software
Development,
Creative
industries
(Eg.
music,
fashion)
2500+
Core
Research
Partners:
A
growing
Tech
Nation:
1.46M
in
digital
employment
8. Tech
City
UK
Presentation
Title
A
ranking
of
cities,
where
digital
companies
felt
part
of
a
cluster
(Cluster
Association)
SOURCE:"
Feb 2015, ONS categorization !
0.00%!
10.00%!
20.00%!
30.00%!
40.00%!
50.00%!
60.00%!
70.00%!
80.00%!
90.00%!
100.00%!
CLUSTER ASSOCIATION!
9. 9!
0.00%
2.00%
4.00%
6.00%
8.00%
10.00%
12.00%
14.00%
Digital
Employment
as
a
%
of
Total
Employment
in
the
area
LEAD SOURCES:"
November 2014, ONS !
10. 0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
18
17
15
13
12
10!
1.
Bristol
/
Bath
3.
Reading
4.
Leeds
5
6
7,8
9
10
11
14
16
19
2.
Greater
Manchester
1.
Bristol
/
Bath
2.
Greater
Manchester
3.
Reading
4.
Leeds
5.
South
Wales
6.
Northumberland,
Tyne
&
Wear
7.
Cambridgeshire
8.
Oxfordshire
9.
South
Yorkshire
10.
Birmingham
11.
Glasgow
12.
Edinburgh
13.
Norfolk
14.
East
Yorkshire
15.
Worcestershire
16.
Liverpool
17.
Brighton
&
Hove
18.
Bournemouth
&
Poole
19.Dundee
Digital
Employment
v
Number
of
digital
companies
(exc.
London)
(larger
established
firms
vs
startups)
No.
of
Companies
Digital
Employment
SOURCES:"
November 2014!
11.
4
quick
case
studies
to
demonstrate
evolving
landscape
12. Tech
City
UK
Presentation
Title
Fashion
Tech
and
eCommerce:
Grabble
recently
raised
£1.2M
raised
from
angels
“We
believe
that
angel
investment
adds
a
huge
amount
of
value
as
you
can
strategically
gain
insight,
contacts,
and
regular
feedback
from
people
who
have
a
wealth
of
experience”:
Daniel
Murray,
Co-‐
Founder,
Grabble
13. Tech
City
UK
Presentation
Title
Prop
Tech:
Hubble
connects
businesses
with
office
space,
and
had
the
challenge
of
finding
angels
“Finding
the
angels
also
wasn't
all
that
easy
as
we
wanted
people
with
particular
expertise
to
offer
the
business
-‐
not
just
money”
Tom
Watson,
Co-‐Founder,
Hubble
14. Tech
City
UK
Presentation
Title
GreenTech:
Pavegen
are
raising
money
via
crowdsourcing
(but
also
to
drive
brand)
“We
decided
to
seek
crowdfunding
after
our
angel
rounds
due
to
the
brand
uplift
provided
by
the
crowdfunding’s
marketing
campaigns
and
OOH
advertising”
Archie
Wilkinson,
Head
of
Marketing,
Pavegen
15. Tech
City
UK
Presentation
Title
FinTech:
PiP
Payments
relocated
their
business
from
Ireland
to
the
UK
&
are
raising
£2M
“It’s
the
time
required
our
end
to
get
a
investment
across
the
line
-‐
we’ve
found
with
PiP
(and
on
previous
projects)
the
time
required
to
get
investment
really
distracts
from
running
the
business
itself”
Ollie
Walsh,
Founder,
PiP
Payments
16. Tech
City
UK
Presentation
Title
Many
local
clusters
networks
are
in
place
to
ease
networking
opportunities
17. Tech
City
UK
Presentation
Title
While
an
expansive
range
of
investment
vehicles
and
options
available,
which
didn’t
exist
5
yrs
ago
18. Tech
City
UK
Presentation
Title
1
8!Pls
don’t
hesistate
to
give
your
feedback
to
UKBAA
and
govt
about
what
can
be
improved:
e.g.
SEIS
• Since
SEIS
launch
in
’12,
over
2,700
companies
raised
over
£240m
in
investment
(to
date:
May
2015)
• Average
investment
per
company
£88,000
Source:
Gov.uk
–
EIS
and
SEIS
Review
How
can
we
improve
it
further?
19. 19!
Thank
you
so
much
for
listening!
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CEO
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