About Techcelerate Ventures
Tech Investment and Growth Advisory for Series A in the UK, operating in £150k to £5m investment market, working with #SaaS #FinTech #HealthTech #MarketPlaces and #PropTech companies.
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Agenda
●
Introductions
● Building of Central Province and Kandy Tech Startup
Ecosystem
● UK Tech Investment Landscape
● Going Global
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Ecosystem development
● Tech Entrepreneurs: Die-hards willing to take
unprecedented risks.
● Know how of how to build and scale tech companies.
●
Investors willing to back unproven tech founders and
concepts.
● Easy access to resources.
● Government incentives.
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Building of Manchester’s Tech Ecosystem
●
In 2006:
○ There were no networks to bring the community together.
○ Government didn’t recognise the potential of tech startups.
○ No investment appetite.
● Positives in 2006:
○
I failed and was determined to learn.
○ Discovered other tech startups
○ Discovered curious investors.
Growth of Manchester’s Tech Ecosystem
Growth of Manchester’s Tech Ecosystem
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UK Tech Investment landscape
● Deal Lite has tracked:
○ 3,307 tech companies
○ Raised over £55.5 billion since 2019
○ Through 2,893 Venture Capitalists (VCs) and Corporate
Venture Capitalists (CVCs) and 1,319 angel investors.
● Deal Lite is a great way to find venture backed tech companies to
target and sell your products and services.
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UK Tech Investment landscape
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Going global through SkilledUp Life
● Us:
○ Start by Manoj in Aug 2020
○ Mithun joined in Nov 2020
○ Now have a team of 95 SkilledUp Lifers
● For you:
○ 36,500+ skilled volunteers
○ From 124 countries
○ Build functional teams
Techcelerate Group
visio
n +dr
ive
know-how
tal
en
t
intelligence
Capital
Founding
Team
https://skilledup.life
https://techcelerate.ventures
https://deallite.uk
Positioning in 2023
Techcelerate
Know how in building
tech companies
●
Experienced Tech
Founders with Exits
●
Peers
●
Specialists
●
Partners
Deal Lite
Intelligence to build tech
companies
●
Identify competitors
●
Find investors
●
Find customers
● Understand valuations
SkilledUp Life
Unlimited Free talent to
build tech companies
●
Free talent
●
Build functional teams
● Go global
Techcelerate Community Hub
Techcelerate Community Hub
SkilledUp Life + Techcelerate
Grow from £0 to £10k MRR and beyond
Idea Validation
Product
Development
User/Customer
Acquisition
Customer
Support
HR and team
performance
Operations
Management
Revenue growth
& metrics
● Brand building
● Demand generation
● Product Launch
● Product refinement
● User/customer acquisition acceleration
● Operational efficiency
improvement
● Cash flow management
● Capital adequacy
● Market analysis
● Competitor analysis
● Surveys
● Digital marketing
● Social media marketing
● Content marketing
Concept
Validation
Techcelerate Community Hub
Building Tech Companies since 2004 and
Supporting others to do the same since 2006
Manoj Ranaweera
manoj.ranaweera@techcelerate.ventures | +44 7769734491
https://techcelerate.ventures
https://deallite.uk
https://skilledup.life
Copyright: Techcelerate Ltd
Agenda
●
Introductions
● Building of Central Province and Kandy Tech Startup
Ecosystem
● UK Tech Investment Landscape
● Going Global
Copyright: Techcelerate Ltd
Ecosystem development
● Tech Entrepreneurs: Die-hards willing to take
unprecedented risks.
● Know how of how to build and scale tech companies.
●
Investors willing to back unproven tech founders and
concepts.
● Easy access to resources.
● Government incentives.
Copyright: Techcelerate Ltd
Building of Manchester’s Tech Ecosystem
●
In 2006:
○ There were no networks to bring the community together.
○ Government didn’t recognise the potential of tech startups.
○ No investment appetite.
● Positives in 2006:
○
I failed and was determined to learn.
○ Discovered other tech startups
○ Discovered curious investors.
Growth of Manchester’s Tech Ecosystem
Growth of Manchester’s Tech Ecosystem
Copyright: Techcelerate Ltd
UK Tech Investment landscape
● Deal Lite has tracked:
○ 3,307 tech companies
○ Raised over £55.5 billion since 2019
○ Through 2,893 Venture Capitalists (VCs) and Corporate
Venture Capitalists (CVCs) and 1,319 angel investors.
● Deal Lite is a great way to find venture backed tech companies to
target and sell your products and services.
Copyright: Techcelerate Ltd
UK Tech Investment landscape
Copyright: Techcelerate Ltd
Going global through SkilledUp Life
● Us:
○ Start by Manoj in Aug 2020
○ Mithun joined in Nov 2020
○ Now have a team of 95 SkilledUp Lifers
● For you:
○ 36,500+ skilled volunteers
○ From 124 countries
○ Build functional teams
Techcelerate Group
visio
n +dr
ive
know-how
tal
en
t
intelligence
Capital
Founding
Team
https://skilledup.life
https://techcelerate.ventures
https://deallite.uk
Positioning in 2023
Techcelerate
Know how in building
tech companies
●
Experienced Tech
Founders with Exits
●
Peers
●
Specialists
●
Partners
Deal Lite
Intelligence to build tech
companies
●
Identify competitors
●
Find investors
●
Find customers
● Understand valuations
SkilledUp Life
Unlimited Free talent to
build tech companies
●
Free talent
●
Build functional teams
● Go global
Techcelerate Community Hub
Techcelerate Community Hub
SkilledUp Life + Techcelerate
Grow from £0 to £10k MRR and beyond
Idea Validation
Product
Development
User/Customer
Acquisition
Customer
Support
HR and team
performance
Operations
Management
Revenue growth
& metrics
● Brand building
● Demand generation
● Product Launch
● Product refinement
● User/customer acquisition acceleration
● Operational efficiency
improvement
● Cash flow management
● Capital adequacy
● Market analysis
● Competitor analysis
● Surveys
● Digital marketing
● Social media marketing
● Content marketing
Concept
Validation
Techcelerate Community Hub
Building Tech Companies since 2004 and
Supporting others to do the same since 2006
Manoj Ranaweera
manoj.ranaweera@techcelerate.ventures | +44 7769734491
https://techcelerate.ventures
https://deallite.uk
https://skilledup.life
Copyright: Techcelerate Ltd