Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | IT (& TMT) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) |
Investing | United Kingdom |
Tech Nation, formerly known as Tech City UK, is an investment fund that plays a pivotal role in accelerating the growth of the UK's digital economy. This entity provides an empowering platform for tech entrepreneurs across the UK, fostering innovation and growth within the information technology and TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications), as well as the burgeoning Blockchain and Cryptocurrency sectors. The fund's core areas of focus include enhancing digital skills, smart capital investment, improving infrastructure, promoting international development, and cultivating leadership within the tech industry. Through a series of tailor-made programs and events, Tech Nation is committed to supporting tech entrepreneurs at various stages of their journey – whether they are just starting out, looking to scale, or are already at a late stage of development. One of their programs, Libra, aims to empower underrepresented tech founders, while Upscale focuses on equipping scale-ups post-series A funding. Creo champions disabled founders and entrepreneurs innovating around disability. Tech Nation also contributes to the UK talent pool through the Global Talent program, which helps individuals work, live, and thrive in the UK by guiding them through the Global Talent Visa application process and celebrating their success stories. The organization's efforts are inclusive of partnerships that synergize with their goals of establishing the UK as a hub of global tech talent and innovation.