Northern StartUp 2.0 News Roundup
Dragons Lair IV Tech Investment Series 9th Dec
To get your chance to pitch in front of the dragons register at http://www.nwstartup20.co.uk/dec09
The Dragon’s Lair format was first introduced a year ago in Dec 08. Started as an experiment, Dragons Lair is now a regular feature of Northern StartUp 2.0 Calendar. The Dragons Lair II in Mar 2009 saw an investor making two offers. Dragons Lair III in June 2009 run as part of Tech Mission 09 attracted angel investors such as Michael Birch of Bebo fame.
Past companies have sought from £50,000 to £2 million in the past and included DataNovata, Image Alchemy, LocallyCompared.com, Phonefromhere.com, Ibexis, CompetitiveUrge, TalentOnView, FaceTec, Robotics, InstantTicketSeller, PostDox, RecycleLocal, TourDust, DCS, CaptivePortals, mapme.at, Slicethepie, Siondo, theWeddingVine.com, 15SecondTV, BitCoin, et al.
Northern Startup’s Previous Event
Northern Start-up 2.0’s Managing Growth – Tech Entrepreneur Series was a great success with Chris Allen (Sold laterooms.com for £120m), Steve Purdham (sold SurfControl for £201m), Peter Jones (exited from 5 startups before becoming a VC) and Barry James (TakeWare).
Blog coverage of the event:
- Personal Insights from the Trenches: Principles for Success
- The secret of success for growth business
- We7: Spotify’s silent killer?
Future Events from Northern Startup 2.0
Few more days for your calendar:
- 13 January – Augmented Reality
- 24 February – Mobile 2.0 Revisited
- 24 March – Dragons Lair V
- 14 April – Cloud Computing Revisited
