Have you recently raised money for your startup or SME? Or are you about to start a funding round?
The group that bought you the Silicon Gorge Investor Pitches are currently undertaking some research in the region to identify the amount of money that has been invested into the region’s tech businesses over the last three years, and also what these companies are currently looking for, to help plan investment activities and demonstrate the potential in the region to investors from further afield.
“As one of the UK’s largest and fastest growing Tech Clusters we’re attracting an awful lot of interest from outside investment”
Nick Sturge (pictured right), Director of Engine Shed and SETsquared, is one of the drivers behind the research. He says “As one of the UK’s largest and fastest growing Tech Clusters we’re attracting an awful lot of interest from outside investment. It’s important to be able to demonstrate how far we’ve already come in terms of the companies that have been supported– and what the likely funding needs will be over the next 12- 24 months”
What will the data be used for?
The aim of the data arising from this survey will not only be to help the Silicon Gorge team plan the next best time to hold their pitching competitions, which see companies competing to win the chance to Pitch to a room full of carefully curated investors, but also to provide enough information upon which local or regional investment funds can be developed to further support local Tech businesses.
So, if your company has recently raised money – or is looking to do so over the next couple of years, please do fill in this short survey. It will help both your business and others secure investment in the region.
However aspirational your plans are – we’d like to hear them. The more money there is available, the more your aspirations are likely to be realised!
To add your views and experience to the survey, it can be found here: South West Investment Survey
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