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London Technology Week 2015 & Innovate Finance: Money talks Keynote
1. London
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Week
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 Innovate
Â
Finance:
 Money
 talks:
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VCs
 take
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 stage
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Snapshot
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Funding
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Gerard
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CEO,
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@techcityuk
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2. 2!Tech
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Who
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Launched
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 Prime
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Cameron,
 in
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entrepreneurship
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Our
 aim
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 to
 help
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 the
 optimum
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Â
conditions
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cities
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1.⯠Delivering
 programmes
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 ďŹll
 market
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gaps
 across
 the
 whole
 lifecycle
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 digital
Â
businesses
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Â
Academy)
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2.⯠Providing
 an
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 and
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feedback
 loop
 to
 government
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 help
Â
shape
 the
 right
 policies
 (e.g.
 Visas)
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3.⯠Championing
 and
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digital
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 the
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 and
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internationally
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 Tech
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3. Investment
 in
 London
 tech
 companies
 in
 2014
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 20x
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what
 it
 was
 in
 2010.
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 in
 2014
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200
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400
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600
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800
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2010
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Amount
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+$1.35bn
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VC
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 London
 tech
Â
companies
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 20x
 what
 it
 was
 in
 2010
Â
UK
 companies
 raised
 30%
 of
 all
Â
European
 VC
 money
 in
 Q4
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Source:
 CB
 Insights/London
 &
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 2015
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4. More
 funds
 now
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 and
Â
securing
 the
 growth
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 talented
 teams
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5. 5
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Policy
 conditions
 for
 growth
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 for
 exit.
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Â
London
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 recently
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 the
 high
Â
growth
 segment.
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Â
>ÂŁ1Bn
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20%
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Â
lowest
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Â
Seed
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Scheme
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Visas:
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 Visa,
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Exceptional
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Â
Â
Investor
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Â
R&D
 Tax
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 Patent
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Â
to
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6. Europe
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 40
 unicorns
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 valued
Â
digital
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 in
 the
 UK
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Source:
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8. Our
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 in
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22
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Rounds
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months
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4
 IPOs
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17,000
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employed
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9. 2
 scale-Ââup
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$1bn
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valued
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Est.
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Â
>50M
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registered
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users
Â
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10. 92%
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Avg.
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Â
companies
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Â
London
Â
!
!
companies
 surveyed
Â
nationwide
Â
1.46m
Â
employed
 in
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across
 the
 UK
Â
50%
Â
of
 digital
Â
companies
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founded
 since
Â
2008
Â
!
!
Big
 Data:
 47K
Â
companies
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>200K
Â
employed
 in
 tech
 in
Â
Inner
 London
Â
Londonâs
 notable
Â
strengths:
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Data
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Â
Analysis,
 Software
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Development,
 AI
Â
Â
 Marketplace,
 E-Ââ
commerce,
 Creative
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industries
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 music,
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fashion),
 FinTech
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Â
AdTech
Â
Â
Â
Â
2500+
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Core
 Research
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London
 is
 at
 the
 heart
 of
 a
 wider
 UK
 digital
 ecosystem
Â
where
 investment
 opportunities
 exist
 across
 a
 Tech
 Nation
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11. Rich
 Ecosystem:
 Key
 HQs,
 >30
 tech
 accelerators
 &
Â
>70
 co-Ââworking
 spaces
 and
 several
 support
 orgs
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12. Thank
 you
 for
 your
Â
time
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@techcityuk
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@gerardgrech
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Gerard
 Grech
Â
CEO,
 Tech
 City
 UK
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 you
 for
 your
 time
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