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digiLab at the Tech South West Awards

South West scaleup named one of UK's best tech firms

Exeter-base scaleup digiLab , a Tech South West One to Watch, has been named by Tech Nation as one of the brightest and best early-stage tech companies from all areas of the country.

As one of the winners of Tech Nation’s Rising Stars 5.0 competition, the fast-growing AI company will receive a bespoke package of support, including an opportunity to showcase the company to investors,...

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Tech Nation announces Rising Stars regional winners

Tech Nation has announced the 33 Regional Winners in the fifth iteration of its early stage scaleup competition Rising Stars.

The companies represent "the brightest of UK tech" with the most potential to scale in the year to come, selected by judges from across the UK tech ecosystem. Regional Winners will benefit from profile raising, masterclasses and networking opportunities to put...

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Tech Nation to cease operations following funding withdrawal

Tech Nation , the government-backed supporter of the UK tech ecosystem, has today announced that it will cease operations from 31 March 2023.

The news follows a controversial decision last year by the UK government to award a £12.09m Digital Growth Grant to Barclays tech incubator Eagle Labs instead of the non-profit Tech Nation.

Tech Nation has described the closure as “a...

Audio and ebook app xigxag named Tech Nation 4.0 Rising Stars winner

Cornwall-based audio and ebook app, xigxag, has been announced as a Tech Nation 4.0 Rising Stars winner.

It is the first time that a business associated with the publishing industry has won with Tech Nation. The win acknowledges xigxag’s unique proposition in modernising audio and e-books. Tech Nation’s annual award, now in its fourth year, ‘recognises the brightest and best early...

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Rising Stars: Top five early-stage tech companies in SW revealed

Tech Nation has today announced the 5 South West Regional Winners of its fourth Rising Stars competition, which recognises the brightest and best early-stage tech scaleups from every area of the UK. In total, 55 fast-growing tech companies from across the UK have been named this year’s Regional Winners - 5 within each UK region. Previous years’ Rising Stars Regional Winners have included...

Two Bristol firms were named on the Future Fifty

South West scale-ups follow Deliveroo on Tech Nation's Future Fifty

Three South West firms have been accepted on to Tech Nation’s prestigious Future Fifty growth acceleration programme.

Bristol cybersecurity business Immersive Labs and the city’s interactive technology company Ultraleap are joined by Bath-based renewable energy supplier Pure Planet in the 22 new entrants to join the accelerator this year.

Future Fifty is designed for late-...