Nishani Ranaweera
edocr.com Community Manager

Setting up and nurturing a tech company is not for the faint hearted, long working hours, financial burden, often at the cost of family and health, means an uphill battle for most. It is Techcelerate’s belief that recognition and celebration of tech entrepreneurship should not only arrive at the point of exit, but during the uphill journey.
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On 15th December 2010, the £185 million North West Equity and Loan Funds were launched. We held an event one month after to introduce the five equity funds to you. The Fund Managers shared their plans for the five years. Its time for us to invite them back to share their experience of the last 12 months and understand their plans for the next 48...

This workshop is brought to you by Techcelerate on behalf of ICT Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and in association with Silicon Valley Comes to UK (SVC2UK) organised by Sherry Coutu. The Workshop will discuss the following two issues, bringing on board participants from academia and businees, and hopefully ending with an action plan.
The number...

A week rarely goes by without you hearing about a merger or acquisition taking place. Your mind start to wonder; "could my tech company grow through a strategic acquisition?". A northern techstartup just acquired a company to help them find a ready market for their new product. Another thought that might cross your mind is; "Could I...

Dragons Lair provides a compelling environment for technology companies to pitch to a panel of investors. It is arranged as two sessions, each session with up to four companies pitching to a panel of 3 to 4 investors made up of venture capitalists and/or angel investors. Each company is given 5 minutes to deliver a razor-sharp pitch and the...

We all have a dream of setting up the next big technology company. Some of us actually venture out and setup our company, in most cases, into an existing market with a disruptive technology. Few of us actually makes the sales to warrant a look by the incumbents. Our topic for this month's discussion is:

How do you launch a disruptive...

Do you have a killer idea for a tech startup? Do you plan to go alone or bring co-founders on board? How do you deal with when co-founders do not contribute? Know how to structure the shareholder agreement? At what stage should you seek external investment, and from whom? Should you spend time getting the company investor ready or focus 100% on...

Cloud computing has come a long way since we explored opportunities in 2009 and 2010. Whilst others are discussing the basics, we believe that the topic has matured enough to have a sensible discussion on ecosystems emerging around major cloud computing technologies and providers.

Previous speakers included Microsoft (Bindi Karia) and Amazon Web...

Tech entrepreneurs: Isn't it time your hard work is recognised and celebrated?

Setting up and nurturing a tech company is not for the faint hearted, long working hours, financial burden, often at the cost of family and health, means an uphill battle for most. Techcelerate believes that, recognition and celebration of tech entrepreneurship...

Will be held one week after Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we will be discussing trends and opportunities in mobile sector.

Speakers

Paul Rawlings - CEO, ScreenReach

Paul co-founded ScreenReach Interactive. Paul started out creating EPOS, Sales Order Processing and Marketing systems for businesses including Burger King and Dixons. In 2009...

'Pitching for Management, Not Money' events provide a unique and cost-effective opportunity to pitch to a large prestigious audience with a range of skill sets, from sales, marketing and finance directors/managers to mentors, non-executive directors and CEOs. Present your business and the roles on offer directly to the people with the...