SETsquared-Bristol

HellyHolly interview

By SETsquared-Bristol / 25th June 2018

This is an interview with Lisa Matthews of HellyHolly, a startup in the AI/chat space and  a productivity platform for managing the competing demands of all the different domains of your life – work, social, home, family. “I’m an engineer by background – Civil and Architectural, with a PhD in computational fluid dynamics (which involved…

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The University of Bristol launches programme to power high-growth UK companies

By SETsquared-Bristol / 25th June 2018

The University of Bristol, as part of the SETsquared Partnership, today have announced the launch of a programme to enable some of the UK’s best tech scale-up companies become the sector giants of tomorrow. It is expected to generate over £25bn for by 2030, create an additional 30,000 high-skilled jobs in the tech sector, and…

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SETsquared Bristol reflect on Global No 1 News

By SETsquared-Bristol / 25th June 2018

The team at SETsquared Bristol were thrilled when it was announced in February that SETsquared partnership had held on to the top position as the world’s leading business incubator. Ranked for its outstanding contribution to developing the next generation of UK tech entrepreneurs, SETsquared’s win comes as a result of the world’s most extensive benchmark…

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Exhibitors announced for SETsquared Bristol’s annual Tech-Xpo 2018

By SETsquared-Bristol / 25th June 2018

The annual tech showcase event will be held at Circomedia on 28th June 2018 20 Bristol tech companies have been announced as exhibitors VWV, ForrestBrown, Bristol Private Equity Club, and Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator are confirmed as sponsors SETsquared Bristol has announced 20 exhibitors from Bristol’s world-leading tech scene for this year’s Tech-Xpo 2018 line-up.…

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Rick Chapman, Entrepreneur-in-Residence

It’s all about the people…

By SETsquared-Bristol / 25th June 2018

I am often asked what is the secret sauce at SETsquared – what is it we do that wins us the awards and gives our companies the best springboard for success? I think it’s essentially very simple – it’s the people involved and the people-centric approach. Being an entrepreneur is tough. There’s a lot to…

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Is your tech business ready for an incubator?

By SETsquared-Bristol / 22nd June 2018

Emma Thorn, Centre Director of SETsquared Bristol, reflects on what the tech business incubator looks for when selecting new members and the questions to ask yourself before you apply. We’re experiencing exciting times at SETsquared Bristol. We currently have 85 high tech, high growth members that we are working with and membership applications are growing.…

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Leadership: which hat to wear today?

By SETsquared-Bristol / 21st June 2018

Each month, we publish a SETsquared Bristol blog written by the Centre Director and members of her team. This month Centre Director, Emma Thorn, explores the topic of leadership, and the many guises it can take for business founders and CEOs. One of the themes that frequently comes up as an area our members would…

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Paul Forster, Community Manager

Don’t believe the hype – tech sector diversity isn’t a trend, it’s embedded

By SETsquared-Bristol / 20th June 2018

As much as any other industry the tech industry is obsessed with trends. Figuring out what verticals or emerging tech is at the start of their hype cycle is investor pixie dust and predicting what will be ‘the next big thing’ means it is wise to keep your eyes trained to incubators and accelerators –…

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