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

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WELCOME  TO  #HardTalk  Nov  2015  

Live  &  direct  from  London  in  the  company  of:    

   @TechCityUK  &  @Hardware_Club  

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Who  we  are  &  our  programmes  

CREATED BY

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  

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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  

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

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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        

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Europe  now  has  40  unicorns  (£1B  valued  digital  businesses).  17  (42%)    in  the  UK  

Source:  GP  Bullhound,  2015  

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

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•  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  

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UK  Hardware  is  Thriving!  

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Thank  you  for  your  time        @techcityuk    |  @gerardgrech  Gerard  Grech  CEO,  Tech  City  UK  

 Thank  you  for  your  time  

 Visit  our  website  and  

download  our  reports  or  join  one  of  our  programmes  

 techcityuk.com  @techcityuk