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Meet the Investors: Birmingham

Name: Meet the Investors: Birmingham
Start: 2025-03-18T15:00:00
End: 2025-03-18T18:00:00
Location: The Lewis Building, 35 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AF

3pm – 6pm 18 March 2025 The Lewis Building, 35 Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AF

In October 2024, techUK published its UK Tech SMEs: Driving Economic Growth and Innovation report, highlighting the importance of SMEs to the UK economy and the challenges they face in achieving their growth ambitions.

Meet the Investors: Birmingham will look to address one of the key challenges identified in the report – access to scale-up finance. Through keynotes addresses and a panel discussion, you will hear from a number of investors who work in and around the West Midlands area, and have the opportunity to ask them questions.

Event details

Date and Time: 18 March, 15:00-18:00
Cost: Free
Location: Birmingham

Why you should attend

Hear about current investment trends and future opportunities
Learn what investors are looking for when they are approached by businesses seeking investment
Get tips on securing investment
Connect with peers and investors during the networking drinks reception

Who should attend

If you are a tech SME looking to raise investment to scale your business, come along and hear from investors as they discuss the finance ecosystem in the West Midlands and top tips for accessing scale-up finance.

Speakers

Agenda

15.00 - 15.05	Introduction
15.05 - 15.10	Overview of the region’s tech ecosystem and challenges/opportunities for growth in 2025
15.10 - 15.15	Overview of the investment landscape in the region and opportunities/areas of focus for 2025
15.15 - 15.25	Scaling Female-Founded Business
15.25 - 15.35	Scale-Up Story
15.35 - 15.55	Q&A
15.55 - 16.10	Break
16.10 - 17.00	Panel Discussion Ed Bevan, Head of SME Engagement, techUK (Chair) Carl Bergholtz, Director of Venture and Growth Finance, Natwest Aaron Baker, Investor, BGF Tracy Sherratt, West Midlands Senior Manager, British Business Bank
17.00 - 18.00	Networking and Drinks

UK Tech SMEs: Driving Economic Growth and Innovation

This report illustrates the critical impact of tech SMEs across the nations and regions. techUK has combined quantitative data from Beauhurst with interviews from tech SMEs to provide both the current macroeconomic picture of tech SMEs, but also the economic and social impact made by individual tech SMEs.

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Meet the Investors: Birmingham

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