Followon Funding Richard Young Manchester Technology Fund

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Follow-on FundingRichard YoungManchester
Technology Fund

• Family of Companies 3rd Feb 2005

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• Sources of venture funding
• Regional funds
• Angel investors
• National funds
• How to access them

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North West VC Funds
84m to invest over 2-4 years
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Business Angel Networks

• Beer Partners
• Chris Webber 01625 879777
• The Private Capital Club
• Martin Robinson - 0161 819 5800
• TechInvest
• Vivienne Upcott-Gill 01925 400301

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National Funds2.3bn in Europe/ 16bn US in 2004

• Some funds visiting Manchester

3i Accell Ventures Albany Venture Managers Atlas
Venture Avlar Bioventures Amadeus BioVeda Care
Capital Crescendo Ventures Delta Partners
Healthcap Ventures Intel Capital JP Morgan
Partners Pond Venture Partners Merlin
Biosciences MTI Ventures NIF Ventures Schroder
Ventures LS Scottish Equity Partners Temasek
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How to access their cash

• Always seek an introduction
• Its all about people
• Establish your authority on the market
• Technical detail explained clearly
• Ownership IP Neat tidy
• Inspire trust
• Be patient!