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Go Global India 2019: A Start-up Journey

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Anthony Catt, December 19, 2019 — Digital

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Opportunities in India Widely recognised as a key emerging market, India has become a thriving hotbed for startups – with 1.4 billion people, even niche products have significant market potential. Businesses can gain great scale before even considering global markets, whilst still becoming well versed in international expansion due to the geographic size, diversity in…
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UK Tech Hubs: Developer Placement Programme

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International Tech Hub Team, October 2, 2019 — Digital

An exciting opportunity for UK senior technologists Applications are now open for UK-based senior technologists working in fintech, healthtech, edtech or creative tech to join the UK South Africa Tech Hub Developer Placement programme. Selected participants will act as mentors, sharing their knowledge and skills with the newly graduated developers and providing feedback for the…
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Go Global India 2019

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, September 30, 2019 — Digital

Did you know that the UK’s tech sector is growing almost three times faster than the rest of the economy? And that the UK is ranked as one of the best places globally to start and grow a business.  UK tech saw the highest venture capital investment in Europe in 2018 – £6.8 billion ($8.7bn)…
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Applications open for TeXchange 2020: Healthcare Innovation

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, September 9, 2019 — Digital

DCMS is building an International Tech Hub Network to support forward-thinking entrepreneurs around the globe; stimulate local digital economies; and facilitate innovation partnerships between local tech sectors and UK and international businesses.  We are now calling for applications from healthtech startups in India, Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria to participate in an exciting network-wide programme…
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Go Global Africa 2019: three months on

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, July 12, 2019 — Digital

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Our first International Tech Hub Network programme was a resounding success! Participants returned home armed with new skills, ideas and connections, ready to share their knowledge and positive experience of the UK tech sector with their local business networks. Building global partnerships Go Global Africa 2019 brought 18 of the most promising tech startups from…
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Go Global Africa 2019: shaping the future

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, April 6, 2019 — Digital

Our Go Global Africa 2019 programme came to a close on Thursday night with a fantastic pitching event from the entrepreneurs. Go Global is the first programme to launch across our new international Tech hub network, having run successfully in the UK Israel Tech Hub for the past four years. Sharing ideas and innovation For…
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Go Global Africa 2019: Meet the founders

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, March 25, 2019 — Digital

Twenty tech start ups based in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria are in the UK for a fortnight of intensive workshops, helping them to grow their business, networks and ideas. Find out more about the companies involved in Go Global Africa 2019: Ethredah Chao, Afya-Plan Afya-Plan is creating a digital savings platform for the many…
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Go Global Africa 2019

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, January 7, 2019 — Digital

Did you know that the UK has produced 1 in 5 of the continent’s billion-dollar tech unicorns and is home to the big European tech investors, with 7 of Europe’s 10 leading unicorn venture capital hunter funds? Did you know it is a magnet for tech talent with 1 in 5 international movers choosing the…
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