A £1m pitching competitors for West Midlands-based founders has been launched to uncover promising new tech startups within the area.
The One to Win competitors was launched at London Tech Week by TechWM – a startup help organisation for the West Midlands – and a bunch of stakeholders together with the Rigby Group, SCC, Haatch and the West Midlands Co-Make investments Fund from Future Planet Capital.
The competitors might be accepting purposes from July, with chosen candidates successful the chance to pitch for the grand prize throughout Birmingham Tech Week in October.
“The One to Win is the fruits of all the pieces we’re doing to nurture, platform, and develop the unbelievable tech scene right here within the West Midlands,” mentioned TechWM CEO Yiannis Maos.
“All events concerned share the idea that the area is the sleeping big of the tech panorama, and we’ve been working extremely laborious to let the world know what it has to supply.”
Steve Rigby, co-CEO of Rigby Group, added: “The West Midlands has all of the qualities wanted to turn into a number one tech powerhouse.
“We’re enormously pleased with our roots and are delighted to help TechWM and their work to place our residence area on the worldwide stage. I very a lot imagine One to Win will shine a light-weight on our homegrown tech expertise and supply game-changing help to the successful enterprise.”
Additionally at London Tech Week, the West Midlands Progress Firm, an funding promotion company within the area, launched its UK market entry programme.
The programme will present help to worldwide tech corporations seeking to increase into the West Midlands.
“We’re trying ahead to supporting an entire new cohort of corporations, as we proceed to advertise and strengthen the area’s world-class innovation ecosystem,” mentioned Neil Rami, CEO of West Midlands Progress Firm.
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