Great updates from the #QIBriefing today

VC funds in Europe hold a record $39bn of dry powder ready for investment - double that of 2016 levels according to Best crypto exchange at #QIBriefing - more good news for startup founders!

What a brilliant box of B Corp bounties! Thanks so much Storm Consultancy - and congrats on a fab agency win Creative Bath awards last night ❤️

Looking forward to hearing from 3 brilliant female tech founders at tomorrow’s event with Storm Consultancy - pop along to Revolutions Bar for a network, a drink and a slice of pizza to top it off!

A fabulous panel talking about how they founded and grew their tech businesses.. thanks Storm Consultancy - a fantastic celebration of female founders for #InternationalWomensDay techSPARK

For next week's Third Thursday we have a theme of Artificial Intelligence.A chance to get all your questions answered! Grab a ticket for a drink and network at Revolutions Bath eventbrite.co.uk/e/third-thursd… @Bristol_BathRD @bathbid SETsquared Bath Rosie Bennett Storm Consultancy @TheStudioinBath

Free 12 week Digital Marketing Bootcamps provided by Bath Spa University, Bath College and @techsparkuk thanks to West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. Next one starts 6th June! Mix of online and in person learning. Apply and find out more here :- bathspa.ac.uk/courses/digita… 3SG The Women's Work Lab

Last month 10 companies raised £34M in equity investment 📈 Read Briony Phillips's most recent roundup on South West investment 👉 hubs.li/Q01cWHgr0 #IAP #investment Tumelo neighbourly.com Gone Wild Festival

What a great space in which to hear about these brilliant companies funding journeys @CyNamHub “Connect with other entrepreneurs who’ve just been through it” - fab tip..

Some brilliant pitches tonight SETsquared Bristol #techxpo22 #- and special congrats to InClued.ai - a fabulous winner!!

This is the last week to apply for Silicon Gorge Investor Showcase to pitch to a room full of investors on 10 November. For #tech, #cyber and #creative #startups and scaleups across the South West and South Wales, looking for between £100k-£3m in equity #investment.

96% of SMEs have under 10 people. So how do they cross the digital divide to stay competitive. Fascinating topic at one of the first events of #bristoltechfestival @TechSPARKuk

Another brilliant panel session to close the first day of #bristoltechfestival - Can tech help you achieve both profit and purpose? @TechSPARKuk

Todays been all about Cyber on Protect day at #bristoltechfestival - and a final panel about how we build a Supercluster.. it’s going to happen.. exciting times are ahead. @TechSPARKuk

Bath Digital Festival 2023 is the 10th - 14th of July, we have created some themes to inspire you, & some amazing locations are ready to host What we need now are events/ workshops/ meetups/ creative get-togethers - interactive/ collaborative/ engaging/ challenging - over to you

Bath Digital Festival is back! 10th-14th July.. we want your events, your help, your sponsorship! Help us to put on an amazing week of tech and digital events for the whole community.. and bring on July 🎉 ❤️ techSPARK Bath techSPARK techspark.co/bdf/?fbclid=PA…

Amy Newton from Inclusive Angels sharing the ever-jarring statistics when it comes to the balance of funding across the startup ecosystem at #swinvest Packed event showing lots of momentum for change 🤘✊🚀

The Bath Digital Festival is officially back this July 🎉 If you want to be part of a fantastic week long event that celebrates the very best of digital innovation, creativity and community, get involved 👉 hubs.li/Q01H16JM0 #BathDigiFest #BDF2023 #BathDigitalFestival

It’s Day 3 of #bdf23 and it’s all about collaboration.. Thanks to TEKTowr for sponsoring today! We’re just setting up for the Immersive Tech Showcase at Newark Works in Bath - and it’s looking FAB!

“The Geek shall inherit the earth - and we need to use those powers for Good to help others who are digitally excluded, whether by age, gender or geography” Learnings from Day 5 or #bdf23 Tech4Good South West techSPARK