Who's Involved
Connect Yorkshire acts as a facilitator and networking vehicle between technology companies, entrepreneurs, universities and research institutes, finance providers and business support providers:
Technology Companies
Activities are aimed at supporting the creation and growth of technology-based companies. The programme works to create an environment that understands, supports and benefits from the needs of technology-based companies.
Entrepreneurs
The alchemists that identify opportunities in technological applications, assess risk, identify and utilise the necessary resources to take a product to market.
Universities and Research Institutes
Connect Yorkshire aims to support established initiatives to provide an effective infrastructure that institutions and individuals can use to better understand the needs of technology-based companies and the financial sector to commercialise their research.
Finance Providers
Activities aim to educate participants in new companies to develop robust proposals for finance providers. Connect Yorkshire offers regular events for investors and those seeking finance to network on an informal and formal basis.
Business Support Providers
Participation of a broad range of professional service providers, including leading financial and legal practitioners from the region means that appropriate assistance can be provided to technology companies at all stages in their life cycle.
Connect Yorkshire is supported by its sponsors and its steering group and has a team in place dedicated to supporting its mission and aims.