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SVC2UK exists to support tech entrepreneurs and leaders on their journey to scale, removing barriers and opening up the international tech ecosystem.
The community was founded by Sherry Coutu, Reid Hoffman and Ellen Levy in 2006 with the aim of inspiring and creating opportunities to support the next multi-billion pound tech companies beyond Silicon Valley. A 3 day annual summit has been held every year in November to gather and connect world-leading investors and serial tech leaders and entrepreneurs to academics, students, policy makers and first time founders.
Now in our fourteenth year, not only do our SVC2UK alumni and community span the globe, but our events now run throughout the calendar year. SVC2UK run a series of invitation-only events throughout the year that culminate in to the 3-day summit held in the UK during November.
The community was founded by Sherry Coutu, Reid Hoffman and Ellen Levy in 2006 with the aim of inspiring and creating opportunities to support the next multi-billion pound tech companies beyond Silicon Valley. A 3 day annual summit has been held every year in November to gather and connect world-leading investors and serial tech leaders and entrepreneurs to academics, students, policy makers and first time founders.
Now in our fourteenth year, not only do our SVC2UK alumni and community span the globe, but our events now run throughout the calendar year. SVC2UK run a series of invitation-only events throughout the year that culminate in to the 3-day summit held in the UK during November.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
51-200
Founded date
2006
Mentions in press and media 17
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| Jun 16, 2021 | Britain's tech industry needs to address its gender gap and invest in women | Writing in City AM, Check Warner, Partner at Ada Ventures, and Alexsis de Raadt St James, founder and managing partner at Merian Ventures, a UK-US venture fund that invests in female-led technology, discuss the need to engage the brightest ... |
| Nov 11, 2020 | London and SF have become Impact Tech hubs, with 280% increase in VC in 5 years | New research has found that San Francisco and London have become two of the world’s leading hubs for VC investment into tech solutions that address one or more of the 17 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), more commonly referred to as... |
| Mar 16, 2020 | 63 UK tech companies with £100m revenue potential named | Silicon Valley Comes to the UK has today revealed the British tech companies it predicts will hit £100m in revenues in the next three to five years. Based on the soundings of major tech investors and entrepreneurs, including SVC2UK co-chair... |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Silicon Valley Comes to the UK announces 2018 Scale Up Club | Silicon Valley Comes to the UK announces 2018 Scale Up Club 09-11-2018 Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) has today announced the 75 high-growth technology companies joining the 2018 ‘Scale Up Club’, which annually celebrates the most-... |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Silicon Valley Comes to the UK announces 2018 Scale Up Club | Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) has today announced the 75 high-growth technology companies joining the 2018 ‘Scale Up Club’, which annually celebrates the most-promising businesses from across the UK who are scaling fast. The list ... |
| Oct 16, 2018 | 'Silicon Valley Comes to the UK' returns for the twelfth year | 'Silicon Valley Comes to the UK' returns for the twelfth year 16-10-2018 This November some of America’s most successful tech entrepreneurs will be visiting the UK to take part in ‘Silicon Valley Comes to the UK’. Part of London & Partn... |
| Oct 5, 2016 | SVC2UK final call for applications for CEO Summit | SVC2UK final call for applications for CEO Summit 05-10-2016 Bailey Fisher Executive Search is partnering with Silicon Valley Comes to the UK and would like to share information on a fantastic opportunity for CEOs of high-growth companies t... |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Leading tech entrepreneurs line up for 10th Silicon Valley Comes to the UK | Leading tech entrepreneurs line up for 10th Silicon Valley Comes to the UK 16-09-2016 Some of America’s best-known tech entrepreneurs will visit the UK in November to take part in ‘Silicon Valley Comes to the UK’. Returning for its 10th yea... |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Bailey Fisher partners with Silicon Valley Comes to the UK to host Scale Up event | Bailey Fisher partners with Silicon Valley Comes to the UK to host Scale Up event 11-09-2015 Bailey Fisher Executive Search is delighted to be partnering with Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) as the prestigious entrepreneurial event ... |
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FAQ about SVC2UK
When was SVC2UK founded?
SVC2UK was founded in 2006.
What has the press written about SVC2UK?
Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning SVC2UK, among them “Britain's tech industry needs to address its gender gap and invest in women” (Jun 16, 2021) and “London and SF have become Impact Tech hubs, with 280% increase in VC in 5 years” (Nov 11, 2020).
Is SVC2UK still active?
Yes, SVC2UK is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 18, 2021.