For over half a century Scotland has consistently demonstrated global leadership in Informatics and Computer Science research, with a cluster rivaling Boston, Pittsburgh, Kyoto and Silicon Valley. Testament to this is the recent opening of a major Informatics science hub in Edinburgh by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, which is the highest-quality in the UK, biggest in Europe and in the top four globally.
Informatics Ventures has been established with funding from the University of Edinburgh, Scottish Enterprise and the European Regional Development Fund with a mission to increase the economic impact of this formidable base of research and innovation, nurturing Scottish entrepreneurs to create global software blockbusters.
Informatics Ventures seeks to engage Scotland’s high-tech serial entrepreneurs and investors for advice and wisdom. The initiative will support ambitious software startups and contribute a significant entrepreneurship agenda to the Informatics and Computer Science base across Scotland.
Informatics Ventures
Many entrepreneurs, academics and policy makers are passionate about creating and growing more software and web companies in Scotland, creating wealth and prosperity and as Guy Kawasaki would say, meaning. Informatics Ventures has been set up with catalyst funding from the following sponsors:
The Agenda
Over three years the initiative will develop and deliver an agenda of:
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growing the global aspirations of Scotland's nascent entrepreneurs;
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practitioner led entrepreneurship education (i.e. for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs);
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community networking and resources (online & face to face);
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supporting teams, leaders, mentors and management talent; and
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connecting startups to sources of venture capital and angel investment
