Tech City Investment Organisation

The Tech City Investment Organisation was established by UKTI to support the growth of the tech cluster in East London

Our aim is to help Tech City become Europe’s centre of innovation and the location of choice for tech and digital companies and investors. We bring new companies and investors to East London, and provide support to local companies seeking to expand internationally.

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Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, an established blue-chip firm or an investor looking for new deal-flow, we can help

Venture-backed, high-potential companies like Airbnb and Yammer have landed in Tech City as a result of our support, and we have worked to secure investment from leading international technology firms including Cisco, and Intel. World-leading academic institutions like UCL and Imperial College, London are also setting up here.

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Silicon Roundabout in Shoreditch is becoming the Tech City of Europe

Alongside the start-ups and small businesses like EDITD and Songkick, are leading international tech companies like Google. A well-established network of incubators like Seedcamp and White Bear Yard provide early stage funding and support, and are joined by top international investors including Accel and Index.

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  • Huddle, founded in London in 2006 , is a cloud-based content collaboration platform with a large global client base and a London office overlooking Silicon Roundabout huddle website
  • Intel has created a High Performance Computing cluster to be used by companies located in Tech City. In May 2012, Intel launched the Intel Collaborative Research for Sustainable Connected Cities in partnership with Imperial College London and University College London. Intel website
  • Cisco's National Virtual Incubator in Tech City is the latest development in its British Innovation Gateway (BIG) initiative. BIG is a five-year investment of cash, technology and human resources to the projected value of $500 million, aiming to develop Britain’s innovation eco-system and create an environment in which start-up digital businesses and their ideas can flourish. Cisco website
  • The New York-based company General Assembly has opened a brand a new campus for technology, design and entrepreneurship in Clerkenwell, providing start-up focused training and support to the local entrepreneurial community. General Assembly website
  • Google has set up Campus, a new seven-storey centre of flexible work spaces for the tech and media community in Tech City. Google Campus website
  • Airbnb, from San Francisco, opened its UK HQ in Tech City in January 2012. Airbnb website
  • Amazon is opening a new global Digital Media Development Centre in Tech City. It will house teams of software development engineers, user-interface experts and graphic designers who will to design and develop the next generation of TV and film services for a wide range of digital devices. Amazon website
  • Seedcamp moved to Tech City in July 2011 bringing it closer to its target market of technology entrepreneurs and start-ups. Seedcamp website
  • Yammer set up its EMEA HQ in Tech City including its first developer centre outside Silicon Valley. Yammer website
  • Eventbrite from San Francisco opened its European HQ in Tech City which oversees operations for the whole of Europe. Eventbrite website
  • Interxion worked with TCIO and London & Partners to expand their data centre in Tech City. Interxion website
  • Basho has been working with TCIO and London and Partners to speed the launch of its European-based operation from Tech City, further enhancing its ability to meet and service growing demand for its distributed database and cloud storage software platform. Basho website
  • SAE Institute moved its HQ from Australia to Oxford and has opened its second Tech City facility, making it one of the largest creative media colleges in the UK. SAE Institute website
  • UCL website
  • ustwo, based in Tech City and Malmö, Sweden, have recently been helped by TCIO to set up a studio in New York City. ustwo website
  • Imperial College website
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