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UKTI Korea Mission Adrian Tipper
10 -07-13
TECH CITY
WHAT IS TECH CITY?
The fastest growing digital cluster in EuropeEUROPE
TECH CITY
WHAT IS TECH CITY?
It has no boundaries but the heart is situated in East London
LONDON
TECH CITY
WHAT IS TECH CITY?
Start-ups, small companies, academic organisations, investors, large corporates
1300 + digital companies in the area
TECH TRIANGLE
TECH CITYTECH CITY
THE TRAMPERYDECODEDTECHNOLOGY STRATEGY BOARD
TECH CITY
TECH HUB
SONGKICK
YAMMER
HOXTON MIX
MODERN JAGO
MOTHER MONKEY
POKESHOREDITCH HOUSE
CULTURE LABELUSTWO
MAKIE LABMOO.COM
7 DIGITAL
GOOGLE CAMPUSMIND CANDYCENTRAL WORKINGSEEDCAMPTECHSTARS EUROPE OPEN DATA
INSTITUTE
LONDON MET ACCELERATOR
AIRBNB
HUDDLE
ROCKETLAWYER
STRONGROOM
THE BREW
SOUNDCLOUD
WHO’S
HERE?
TECH CITY
WHO IS HERE?
TECH CITY
Early Adopter, Entrepreneurial, International/Multicultural
A huge influx of 18 - 34 year old influencers, studying, and working
Creative, smart, fun and engaging - always looking for new ideas and switched on 24 hours a day!
Cutting-edge creative thinkers, data scientists, educational innovators, film makers, mobile developers
WHO’S HERE?
TECH CITYTECH CITY
• Large number of nightclubs, bars, galleries, restaurants and trendy clothes shops
• Vibrant and well established art community
• Centre of the UK’s world-beating fashion industry
• Built on a historic backbone of British culture, trade and design manufacturing (furniture, fashion)
Iconic local landmarks:
• Spitalfields Market, Tobacco Docks, The City, Petticoat Lane, Columbia Road Flower Market, Brick Lane, Truman Brewery
WHAT IS EAST LONDON?
TECH CITYTECH CITY
Vibrant EcosystemVenture Capital
Seed Funds + Accelerators
Co-Working Spaces
Talent Events Government
Tech City Tech City BreakfastBreakfast
TECH CITYTECH CITY
Business-friendly government policies:
R&D Tax Credits - up to 225%
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (CGT rate of just 10% for the first £10m profit)
Entrepreneurs Visa
Levelling of playing field to allow SME access to HMG contracts
Abolition of Stamp Duty on traded shares (AIM)
Patent Box (10% corporation tax on profits from Patent Box products)
UK ASSISTANCE
STAY IN
TOUCH
facebook.com/techcityuk
@techcityukYoutube.com/techcityuk
@techcitynews
@techcrunch
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