UTEW Tech Tribe meetup: “Entering the UK market with your startup"

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The UK’s digital tech sector is thriving on a global scale, according to a Tech Nation report. London is performing particularly well and has secured its position as the third tech startup ecosystem and the second most connected ecosystem in the world. Across the world, entrepreneurs reported having a relationship with two or more entrepreneurs in London. The UK outpaces other European countries in terms of tech startup funding, with €7.1 billion raised in 2017 alone The British capital is able to compete with Silicon Valley when it comes to attracting world-class entrepreneurs. If you are one of them, you definitely keen to know how to enter the UK market, what are the cultural nuances, where to find investors and who shapes the startup community in London. We’ll tell you more at the UTEW Tech Tribe meetup.

Technology

STARTUPGUIDE
TOTHEUK
TECH ECOSYSTEM
KEY FACTS AND NUMBERS

THEUKTECHECOSYSTEM:KEYNUMBERS
UK tech sector grows 2.6 times faster than the rest of the economy
$7.1B
tech startup funding, with €7.1
billion raised in 2017
2ndlargest concentration
of fintech startups
in the world
60Unicorns
since 1990
London receives 39 percent of total European VC funding despite ongoing Brexit uncertainties (in 2018)

THEUK’STECH
COMMUNITY*
▪ 3,527 UK TECH GROUPS
▪ 1.6 MILLION MEMBERS
▪ 283 LOCATIONS
*BY MEETUP.COM

Coworkingspaces
Where to start, connect and grow
Google for startups,
Rise by Barclays,
Level39,
Rocket Space
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Mindspace,
LABS,
Runway East,
Huckletree
Workspace,
Work.Life,
TechHub,
WeWork
TheWing, a female-focused co-working space and community hub

ENABLERS
PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT
FACILITATE LOCAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Tech Nation
Enterprise for London
Global Entrepeneur Programme
Innovate UK
London First
London and Partners
Tech LondonAdvocates

ACCESSTOFINDING
Events & accelerators
Events
▪ Capital Enterprise
▪ Business Funding Show
▪ London Innovators (by
invitation)
▪ UK BusinessAngelsAssociation
▪ StartupbootcampDemo Days
▪ BVCA
▪ Runway EastVCOffice Hours
▪ TechHub InvestorCoffee
Mornings
▪ StartupGrind Europe
▪ TableCrowd
7
Accelerators
& accelerating programs
▪ TechstarsLondon
▪ Founders Factory
▪ Founders Institute
▪ SeedCamp
▪ Corporate accelerators
of Microsoft,Visa,
Barclays

LONDON
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
LONDONTECHWEEK,
UNBOUND,
STARTUP GRIND EUROPE,
TECH. FESTIVAL
INVITE-ONLY GROUPS AND
COMMUNITIES: SHARING
ECONOMY UK,
THE ENTREPRENEURS NETWORK
FINTECH CIRCLE
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THANKYOU
Alexandra Govorukha
alexandra@techukraine.org
www.techukraine.org

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