CBM's Intro to the London Startup Scene
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Courtney Boyd Myers gave a presentation on the London startup scene. She provided statistics showing that while London has the largest tech ecosystem in Europe, Silicon Valley is still much larger. She discussed major tech companies, startups, exits, investors, accelerators, coworking spaces, and networking events in London. She concluded by highlighting areas that could be improved and ways to stay connected with the London startup community.
CBM's Intro to the London Startup Scene
- 1. Courtney Boyd Myers Founder of audience.io & 3460 Miles INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE Tuesday, July 30, 13
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- 3. INTRODUCTION ‣ Director of Audience Development, General Assembly Europe ‣ Member of #10’s Tech City Advisory Group ‣ Mentor at BBC WorldWideLabs, Ignite100 ‣ Recovering Technology Journalist ‣ The Next Web, The Huffington Post, Forbes ‣ @CBM COURTNEY BOYD MYERS FOUNDER, AUDIENCE.IO CO-FOUNDER, 3460 MILES 3 Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 4. AGENDA ‣ Facts & Figures ‣ Startups You Need to Know ‣ VCs, Angels, Media ‣ Accelerators, Incubators, Coworking Spaces ‣ Networking events ‣ Need a job? ‣ Keeping up with London ‣ Q & A 4 Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 5. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 5 FACTS! ‣ London is the largest technology ecosystem in Europe. But... Silicon Valley’s ecosystem is currently 3X bigger than New York City, 4.5X bigger than London + 12.5X bigger than Berlin. Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 6. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 6 ‣ London is the largest technology ecosystem in Europe. But... Silicon Valley’s ecosystem is currently 3X bigger than New York City, 4.5X bigger than London + 12.5X bigger than Berlin. ‣ In 2010, the Internet accounted for more than 8% of UK GDP, more than any other G20 nation, including the US (at 5.4%) and China (6.9%). MORE FACTS! Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 7. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 7 ‣ London is the largest technology ecosystem in Europe. But... Silicon Valley’s ecosystem is currently 3X bigger than New York City, 4.5X bigger than London + 12.5X bigger than Berlin. ‣ In 2010, the Internet accounted for more than 8% of UK GDP, more than any other G20 nation, including the US (at 5.4%) and China (6.9%). ‣ There are 2,000 startups & 143 investors on AngelList.co based in London EVEN MORE FACTS! Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 8. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 8 STARTUP GROWTH IN LONDON Tuesday, July 30, 13
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- 10. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 10 BIG TECH COMPANIES IN LONDON Source: Duedil Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 11. $2.4B IPO IN 2010 SOLD TO CBS FOR $280 MILLION IN 2007 INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 11 LONDON’S BIG EXITS SOLD TO SABRE FOR $1.1B IN 2005 SOLD TO AMAZON.COM FOR $317 MILLION IN 2011 SOLD TO AOL FOR $850 MILLION IN 2008 Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 12. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 12 LONDON’S TOP STARTUPS Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 13. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 13 LONDON’S TOP FASHION STARTUPS Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 14. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 14 LONDON’S RISING FIN TECH SCENE Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 15. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 15 U.S. TECH COMPANIES IN LONDON Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 16. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE VENTURE CAPITAL ‣ Index Ventures ‣ Accel Partners ‣ Balderton Capital ‣ DJF Espirit ‣ Hoxton Ventures ‣ Connect Ventures ‣ Octopus Ventures 16 Scott Sage Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 17. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE ENTREPRENEUR FUNDS ‣ PROfounders ‣ Atomico ‣ Passion Capital ‣ Notion Capital 17 Brent Hoberman Eileen BurbidgeNiklas Zennstrom Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 18. THE WHO’S WHO INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 18 Joanna Shields CEO of Tech City Investment Organisation Rohan Silva Former Senior Policy Adviser for Technology to the Prime Minister now EIR at Index Sherry Coutu Angel Investor Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 19. THE WHO’S WHO INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 19 Eric Van Der Kleij Ex-CEO of Tech City, now Advisor to the Canary Wharf Group Benjamin Southworth Former Deputy CEO of Tech City Dale Murray Serial entrepreneur and angel investor Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 20. ‣ Wayra UK ‣ Seedcamp ‣ TechStars (formerly Springboard) ‣ The Bakery ‣ BBC Worldwide Labs ‣ Entrepreneur First ‣ FinTech Innovation Lab ‣ HealthBox ‣ Accelerator UK INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE INCUBATORS + ACCELERATORS 20 Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 21. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 21 Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 22. ‣ White Bear Yard, Clerkenwell ‣ Google Campus, Shoreditch ‣ The Trampery, Multiple Locations ‣ TechHub, Shoreditch ‣ Innovation Warehouse, Farringdon ‣ The Cube, Shoreditch ‣ The Hub: Kings Cross, Westminster, Islington ‣ Central Working, Shoreditch ‣ Rainmaking Loft, Tower of London ‣ Warner Yard, Clerkenwell INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE COWORKING SPACES 22 ‣ And if you can’t remember... Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 23. ‣ Hire My Friend ‣ Built in London ‣ Silicon MilkRoundabout ‣ Escape the City ‣ The Fetch ‣ WorkInStartups.com ‣ 3 Beards ‣ StackOverflow INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE NEED A JOB? 23 Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 24. @TheNextWebUK @MartinSFP @PSawers @MikeButcher @IngridLuden @Nero @AlexWoodCreates @OliviaSolon @iRowan @drjmederios @BenJRooney @IanSanders @jemimakiss @charlesarthur INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE TECH MEDIA 24 Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 25. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 25 NETWORKING EVENTS Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 26. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE WHAT NEEDS WORK 26 ‣ Geographical Disparity ‣ Engineer Wages ‣ Investor Battles ‣ Hiring Time Period ‣ It’s Friday, where is everyone? ‣ Fear of Failure ‣ Scaling from the Start Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 27. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE SYNC UP WITH LONDON 27 ‣ General Assembly’s Mailing List ‣ 3460 Miles ‣ The Fetch ‣ 3 Beards ‣ Escape the City ‣ Startup Digest ‣ Tech City News Mailer ‣ The Albion London ‣ Facebook Groups: London Startups & London Startup Events Tuesday, July 30, 13
- 28. INTRO TO THE LONDON STARTUP SCENE 28 GENERAL ASSEMBLY LOVES LONDON Tuesday, July 30, 13