Entrepreneurship in the Midlands @BetaDenUK
Local – Regional – National The Vision & Story for BetaDen To create a dynamic launch pad for tech entrepreneurs and scale up businesses in Worcestershire To launch 100 tech start ups across Worcestershire by 2021 To support and grow all our scale up businesses to deliver further success Local – Regional – National
Areas of Focus Industry 4.0 - Smart Factories – Driving Industry 4.0 into SME 5G - Leading 5G test bed focused in productivity & security Cyber Security - 15% of top 600 cyber companies within 30 miles of Malvern Our Partners Huawei, BT, O2, Telefonica, EE, Nokia, QinetiQ, Bosch, Mazak, Wireless Broadband Alliance, 5GIC
Betaden Management Company The Model Target Sectors Entrepreneurs Natural Competition Growth start -ups Midlands Engine Betaden Management Company Betaden Wayra Huawei x labs Coaching Mentoring Lectures Financial Investment Support for new and existing businesses via university + online community
Development So Far Cohort 1 – Opening 2nd October 2018 (9 Month programme) 8 Entrepreneurs Academic partners agreed Coventry University (Engineering/Computer Science Faculty) International Collaboration (Midlands Cyber/Cybertech Israel) Tech Midlands Cyber Winner in Residence https://aurayasystems.com/ (support mentoring BetaDen)