Dave Tansley, UK vice chair at Deloitte , shares his insight on the inaugural South West Tech Analysis Report and why this report will galvanise the tech community in a journey of collaboration for growth.
Involvement as headline sponsor in the commissioning of this report was an obvious choice for Deloitte. Mapping out and understanding the existing ecosystem has never been as...
The Heart of the South West (HotSW) Local Enterprise Partnership has announced a new funding call for projects to tackle key economic and societal challenges through data analytics and digital innovation, a priority in the region’s Build Back Better plan.
The Heart of the South West LEP has identified ‘Digital’ as the highest priority for investment to deliver clean and inclusive...
Data Duopoly today announced it opened a fundraising bid for £600k EIS for its large seed round.
Driven by data and creativity, Data Duopoly create the best possible visitor experience through the development of mobile applications. Its products aim to solve the issue of congestion and frustrations experienced by visitors by facilitating personalised incentives to actively disperse...
FounderCatalyst is a supporting partner for the Tech South West StartUp Studio, a virtual accelerator for early stage tech companies in the South West.
Whether your business reaches its goals in 2 years or 10 years will probably come down to the availability of cash. At one end of the scale you can bootstrap, sweat the business for all it’s worth and insist everyone brings their own...
Clue , a SaaS platform for managing investigations, today announced growth investment of £5 million from Frog Capital, a leading investor in European scale-up software.
Demand for Clue has more than doubled over the last two years, driven by co-owners Clare Elford, CEO, and Thomas Drohan, CCO. From its roots in policing, the platform is now used across government, private and non-...
Founders who are considering external funding sources will often be concerned about the impact of taking on investment, particularly about losing some control of a business they may have invested many years in building.
On the flip side, an investor may be concerned about writing a big cheque and not having any ongoing control over or involvement in your business.
SETsquared has been guaranteed an additional £2m funding from Innovate UK, a non-departmental public body providing support to companies by way of finances and business support.
The funds will be used to run a second phase of the Regional Angel Investment Accelerator (RAIA) scheme, a process which will be supported by the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) in partnership with...
Tech firms in the South West received a boost in Rishi Sunak's budget with the announcement of a £200m investment fund to support fast-growing businesses across the region.
The Chancellor announced £1.6bn in increases to regional financing programmes , including £200m to "provide a new fund for businesses in the South West of England". It is the first government fund to stretch...
The South West is lagging behind other regions when it comes to opportunities for growth finance, a new report has revealed.
The British Business Bank’s first annual Regions and Nations Tracker , published today, explores the geographic patterns seen in UK smaller business finance. It reveals that more than four in ten businesses in the UK were using external finance in 2021, but a...
Nikki Hawkes, co-founder of investment app Stratiphy , discusses the recently-closed crowdfunding campaign that saw her company raise more than £440,000 from 700 investors in 53 countries.
Stratiphy, which came through the South West’s SETsquared accelerator programme, lets users build trading strategies according to their risk appetite and sustainability criteria.
