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Venture Capital for Bristol & Bath’s Best
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“We believe this is the most exciting tech cluster outside London”The Bristol and Bath area of the UK has developed into a leading ecosystem of technology innovation and growth. A missing ingredient has been, until now, venture capital…
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£25bn economyHome to the only fast-growing and globally-significant tech cluster in the UK (McKinsey & Co/Centre for Cities 2014)The UK’s largest digital cluster outside London according to TechCityUK (TechNation 2015)The 7th strongest region of the future in Europe (FDI Intelligence 2014/15)A significant research cluster with 4 universities, and 72,000 studentsTwo of the world’s leading business incubators - SETsquared Bristol & Bath (UBI Global Ranking 2015)
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Great Western Ventures focuses on higher risk/higher potential return investment opportunities located in the Bristol and Bath area.We will invest in the start-ups of today that will be the rocket ships of tomorrow, and these are the areas the area is strong in. We have the inside knowledge of where those start-ups are and what they need.
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Great Western Ventures is seeking to kick start local investment to give a return to investors but stimulating local growth – and re-investing for the long-term through our partnership with Engine Shed.
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Bristol & Bath is the UK’s only fast-growing, globally significant Tech Cluster, and the largest digital cluster outside LondonThe tech market is global. The markets for capital outside of Silicon Valley are only just starting to catch up. London has led the way in the UK. The South West centred around Bristol & Bath, is the recognised second UK centre.
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Bristol & Bath’s best start-ups are raising money, but there is an opportunity to improve local funding in Bristol & BathGreat Western Ventures is seeking to leverage local knowledge of the start-up community to target investments into the best of them and avoid them have to travel to find investment.
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We consider now is a fantastic time to be investing in the technology sectorIt’s our view that our personal and business lives are now heavily influenced by technology, almost all the time. We believe that every hour someone, somewhere starts a new technology company that aims to enhance what we do and how we live our lives.We believe the infrastructure is now in place for technology companies to deliver on the early promise of the Internet.
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