Tech Nation

14 results about this entity

Period: 05 Sep 2019 - 25 Apr 2023

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Founders Forum Group acquires Tech Nation

Entrepreneurial network Founders Forum Group has acquired Tech Nation, rescuing the quango from oblivion after a decade of championing UK startups.

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Tech Nation’s final report defines future progress for UK tech firms

UK tech network, Tech Nation, has released its final report ahead of its closure at the end of March, stating that the UK tech ecosystem will require support in future growth.

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Barclays Eagle Labs wants to support UK tech

In an interview with UKTN, Barclays Eagle Labs’s head of implementation, David Hamilton, said that the bank intends to allocate a “big chunk” of the £12 million Digital Growth Grant toward the UK’s tech industry.

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Tech Nation to wind up operations

The UK's Tech Nation is shutting up shop after the loss of its £12.09m Digital Growth Grant to Barclays Bank.

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Tech Nation selects 34 climate tech startups for Net Zero 3.0 programme

Tech Nation, the UK’s leading growth platform for tech scaleups, today announces the 34 climate tech companies who have been accepted into Net Zero 3.0 - the third iteration of the Net Zero growth programme.

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Tech founders comprise 25% of Tech Nation’s Global Talent Visa endorsements

Tech Nation’s Global Talent Visa Report 2022 reveals that international tech leaders are rolling into the UK and strengthening the sector.

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Tech Nation accepts 51 fintechs into fifth growth programme

Tech Nation, the UK’s leading growth platform for tech scaleups, today announces the 51 companies who have been accepted into Fintech 5.0 - the fifth iteration of Tech Nation’s sector-specific growth programme for fintech entrepreneurs to enable their startups to scale, both at home and abroad.

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35 startups tapped for Tech Nation’s diversity-driven Libra 2.0 programme

Tech Nation has selected 35 tech startups to join their second Libra programme for underrepresented tech founders. Libra 2.0 is focused on promoting diverse tech leaders in the UK by choosing companies founded by Black, South Asian, East Asian, and Arab leaders in the industry.

Leading insurance firms sign Fintech Pledge

In celebration of UK Fintech Week, Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, has today announced new signatories of the Fintech Pledge.

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EBAday 2021: VC investment fuelled European fintech throughout 2020

While total investment across EMEA dropped from $61.5 billion in 2019 to $14.4 billion in 2020, VC investment remained robust, propelling the region to an annual record high of $9.3 billion. Europe saw the majority of the region’s VC investment with $4.8 billion flowing directly into European fintechs throughout the year.

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UK's Tech Nation announces latest fintech cohort

Thirty one UK scaleups have been selected to participate in the third cohort of Tech Nation's fintech programme.

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UK banks sign Fintech Pledge

Some of the UK's biggest banks have signed a government-backed pledge to improve collaboration with fintech firms.