Venturefest Yorkshire pitch event & showcase in Bradford
Venturefest Yorkshire, a one day festival to help innovators develop their ideas and get investment, is launching a roadshow at Bradford’s Digital Health Enterprise Zone (DHEZ) on Wednesday, July 27th 2016.
Venturefest Yorkshire, which takes place at York Racecourse on the 16th November 2016, is travelling across the county holding roadshows to tell key audiences about ‘Pitchfest’ an investment competition and the ‘Innovation Showcase’. Both competitions are open to any business or individual in the region. Pitchfest is an investment competition with a £5,000 cash prize and 12 months of support to realise the business plan.
The Innovation Showcase is an opportunity for new startups to showcase your innovative business idea at a major business event. Available are exhibition showcase stands, paid for by sponsor, Hiscox offered to 20 winners. Participation in both ‘Pitchfest’ and ‘Innovation Showcase’ is free with competition winners celebrated at the main event in November.
To book for the Bradford roadshow – booking is essential, please visit: www.venturefestyorkshire.net/roadshows/ and follow the Eventbrite link.
To book tickets to Venturefest Yorkshire 2016, visit www.venturefestyorkshire.net
About Venturefest
Venturefest is a part of KTN (Knowledge Transfer Network) funded by Innovate UK. There is a network of 12 regional events across the UK that bring together innovators (with great ideas looking for funding), investors (looking for great ideas to invest in) and entrepreneurs (putting the ideas and money together to build businesses).
Venturefest Yorkshire was created twelve years ago by York Professionals. Venturefest Yorkshire’s aim has been to provide inspiration, support and investment for entrepreneurs and business managers in science, technology, creative and high growth businesses. During that time it has welcomed over 14,000 people through its doors and generated a £5.4 million injection into the regional economy through direct outputs and an estimated £22.5 million of GVA via deals done and investments created. Make It York took over responsibility for Venturefest Yorkshire in January 2016 and have great ambitions to take the event to the next level.
About Innovate UK
Innovate UK are the national sponsors of the Venturefest network. Innovate UK is an executive nondepartmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills. They work with people, companies and partner organisations to find and drive the science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy. Since 2007 they have invested over £1.5 billion in innovation, matched by a further £1.5 billion in partner and business funding. They have helped more than 5,000 innovative companies in projects estimated to add £7.5 billion to the UK economy and create 35,000 extra new jobs.
About Make it York
Make It York (York’s Destination Organisation) has an overarching remit to market the city and its surroundings – nationally and internationally as an attractive and vibrant place to live, visit, study, work and do business. The remit covers leisure and business tourism, city centre management, festivals and events, business support and inward investment.
