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Learn how to grow your business through innovation.
VentureFest Tees Valley is a one day conference dedicated to exploring new ideas. You’ll learn how innovation can help your company remain relevant, competitive and profitable in this fast-changing global marketplace.
The event brings together local businesses, investors, researchers and experts to inspire new ideas, solutions, and collaborations. Whether your business is just starting up or has a hundred years of experience behind it, VentureFest Tees Valley is packed with interesting and relevant content to boost your growth plans.
Start-up?
Launch your ideas!
Are you just starting out or running an early-stage growth company? If you’re in the midst of getting your idea off the ground you’ve found the perfect place to give you a lift.
Growing business?
Running a business looking to grow?
No matter what size or what stage you’re at, you’ll find plenty of inspiration and practical support here to take your ideas further and help your business grow into the enterprise you want it to be.
Investor?
Meet growing businesses tailored to you
Are you an angel investor, fund manager, lender or crowdfunder? Meet exciting businesses specific to your criteria in a series of 10-minute one-to-one meetings at FinanceCamp.
Partner?
Meet innovative businesses
Do you provide a service or product that could help innovative businesses? Join us as a partner and become part of the network.
Innovation Showcase!
We searched Tees Valley for some of the region’s most innovative businesses. Take a look at who joined us in 2018’s Innovation Showcase below:
Speakers
Take a look at the speakers we had at VentureFest Tees Valley 2018:
Mark Chapman
Engineering Director, Bloodhound Programme Ltd
Bill Morrow
Founder of Angels Den
Mark Wilcockson
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
Tim Ryan
Founder of Epigem
Steph Morris
Regional Manager of Innovate UK
Sharon Lane
Managing Director, Tees Components
Graham Robb
Senior Partner of Recognition Marketing & PR
Jane Turner
Pro Vice-Chancellor at Teesside University
Want to finance your ambitions?
At FinanceCamp Tees Valley you can meet lenders who want to lend and investors who want to invest. Whether you want to strengthen an existing business or launch a new one, we’ll help you to navigate your options.
VentureFest Tees Valley Highlights
VentureFest Tees Valley 2018
Nifco, Innovation Showcase finalists
How to launch new products and services in healthcare with Healthcare Innovation Centre, Quality Hospital Solution and Teesside University
VentureFest Tees Valley 2018
How to use materials and tech in your products with RTC North, CPI, Materials Processing Institute, TWI and Teesside University
VentureFest Tees Valley 2018
VentureFest Tees Valley 2018
How to better engage with customers using AI with Vodafone and DigitalCity
VentureFest Tees Valley 2018
Steph Morris, Regional Manager of Innovate UK
Bill Morrow, Chairman and Founder of Angels Den
Mark Chapman, Engineering Director, Bloodhound Programme Ltd
VentureFest Tees Valley 2018
Jamie Ollivere, Sales and Marketing Director, RTC North
Sharon Lane, General Manager, Tees Components
Graham Robb, Tees Valley LEP, Matt Hulbert, Ojee Golf, and Suhail Aslam, Innovate Tees Valley
FinanceCamp 2018
Tim Ryan, Managing Director, Epigem Ltd
Mark Wilcockson, Senior Relationship Manager, British Business Bank (NPIF)
FinanceCamp
FinanceCamp
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L-R Jamie Ollivere, Bill Morrow, Steph Morris, Simon Green, Jane Turner, Mark Chapman
Simon Green, Director of VentureFest Tees Valley
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Why it works for me
A fantastic opportunity to pitch to potential investors.
Matt Whatt
Muves
Darlington
Strong and varied speakers who open your eyes to things outside your own industry and experience.
Kate Baucherel
Galia Digital
Cleveland
Very inspiring and a great way for businesses to put themselves out there to get noticed.
Emily Bentley
Tees Valley Business Club
Tees Valley
Genuinely interesting keynote speakers to learn from.
Andrew Atkins
Resonant Strategy
North Yorkshire
Highly recommended to anyone seeking inspiration and new connections.
Felix O’Hare
NEPIC
Redcar