Interviews

Marty Reid is the director of Bristol tech hub Engine Shed . This is an extract from a talk given by Marty at the UK FinTech Week: Bristol & Bath Fintech Cluster Showcase , originally published on the Engine Shed website .

Fintech is a truly innovative sector in the West of England, not because of its potential to generate revenue for the financial services sector, but because it...

Sam Bates was a familiar name on the Bristol music scene for nearly 20 years as a DJ specialising in dubstep, grime and hip hop. He saw up close the creative spirit and talent of the city’s independent musicians – and also witnessed the struggles they experienced to share their music online to the widest possible audience.

That inspired him to start a tech business. Amplify.link , a...

A health tech firm with roots in the South West has launched a first-of-its-kind product designed to improve wellbeing by giving women greater understanding of their hormone cycles.

Forth, which is based just over the Severn Bridge in Wales, but was founded in Bristol, has developed its Female Hormone Mapping product to give women insights into how their personal hormones fluctuate...

SupplyDevon is a project that aims to help Devon’s economy bounce back and become more resilient as coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted.

The county is home to seven of the 20 districts predicted to be worst affected economically by the pandemic. Even before the virus, devon was home to the district with the lowest average wages in the UK. The effects of the pandemic on the...