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TechHub and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) have announced the winners of the GREAT Tech Rocketships Initiative 2015. The initiative was a UKTI activity run in partnership with TechHub and supported by Ispirt with partnership from UKIBC, Indian Angel Network and other Tier I Investors.
This ambitious initiative was launched on 20th January 2015 with a global call for ideas and submissions from entrepreneurs who want to change the world, aimed at impressive emerging companies with ideas in India, the UK and around the world that have the potential to be fast growing “Rocketships”.
The initiative was run across 5 cities (Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad and New Delhi) in the format of a demo night where the companies who participated/registered were shortlisted and invited to present their idea/technology at the demo Nights in each of the cities. A total of 289 applications were received and 5 companies were announced as winners.
The five companies from India are winners of the GREAT Tech Rocketships initiative that fit the 3 Fs criteria- good Founders, strong Fan-base and Funded. The startups chosen are:
Congruent Solutions Pvt Ltd
Tone Tag
Talview
Agrima Infotech Pvt Ltd
The winners were invited to visit UK as part of a UKTI delegation to present their products at one of the TechHub Demo Nights on 3rd March 2015 in London and also tour Media City in Manchester as a part of the UK programme.
The visit enabled the winners to immerse themselves into the local technology ecosystems; meet other entrepreneurs, identify funding options and build product propositions to fit those markets.
Sharad Sharma, Co-Founder and Governing Council Member iSPIRT said, “Great Tech Rocketships to the UK is an excellent platform for Indian companies to explore UK as a business destination. It provides access to a set of resources that can assist Indian companies go global. We are hopeful that the partnership between iSPIRT, UKTI and Tech Hub will create strong connections between the entrepreneurial eco-systems in India and the UK. To execute the first event of this initiative in record time was possible due to the commendable commitment from a multi-country team comprising of volunteers & individuals from iSPIRT, UKTI and Tech Hub.”
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