Deepbridge Capital is a world away from millennial venture capitalists drinking flat whites in East London. For a start, it’s based in unfashionable Cheshire city of Chester. Second, founder and managing partner Ian Warwick is an ex Royal Navy officer who has a no-nonsense northern attitude when it comes to raising money for tech-start-ups.
Given his oil rig engineer background, Warwick likes to roll his sleeves up and get under the bonnet of companies he invests in.
In that, it’s different from most EIS fund managers, who come purely from financial services.
“There’s an argument that you just invest in as many companies as possible and cross your fingers,” Warwick shrugs. “We don’t see ourselves as a typical fund manager per se but are more hands on, assisting management to build their companies. It was about helping companies commercialise.”
Advanced Worker in the National Education System
Meritorious Teacher in Zhejiang Province
Mr Ye served as the Principal of Hangzhou No.2 High School for 17 years and currently plays a highly active role in Zhejiang Province s education system. He is a research fellow for the Zhejiang Provincial People s Government. He also serves as deputy director of the Chinese Society of Education s Academic Committee; president of the Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy s High School Professional Commission and vice president of the Chinese Society of Education s High School Professional Commission. Mr Ye is also a part-time professor at Xinan University, Zhejiang Normal University and the National Training Center for Secondary School Principals, Ministry of Education.
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UK Budget Includes Support for Tech, Special Economic Zones and More. Government Seeks to Attract Scientific Superstars
Earlier today,
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak presented the budget for 2021. Obviously, the government policy on spending comes at a difficult time as COVID-19 is still very much with us yet glimmers of relief are showing as the vaccine takes hold. The Chancellor noted that:
“Since March, over 700,000 people have lost their jobs. Our economy has shrunk by 10% – the largest fall in over 300 years. Our borrowing is the highest it has been outside of wartime.”
All in all, rather gloomy but the Chancellor assured us that the UK will recover while reiterating his ongoing commitment to protecting jobs and supporting the populace. Expectations are for the economy to return to pre-pandemic levels by mid-2022, six months earlier than previously anticipated.