In recent months we have glimpsed potential opportunities for the post-Covid economy: the huge acceleration in technology adoption, both corporate and personal. And that’s good news for London’s technology and innovation space.
But to get startups’ ambitious growth plans off the ground and put the pandemic recovery into motion, equity is needed: funds that the Silicon Valley Bank provides.
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In a wide-ranging interview, Erin Platts, EMEA head and president of the UK branch at Silicon Valley Bank, sits down with City A.M. to discuss the current state of the start-up and tech sector in London and beyond.
They touch on post-Brexit market conditions and why the two fintech heavyweights are optimistic about company formation and job creation in the UK innovation economy.
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