Having championed and nurtured the United Kingdom’s startup and scaleup ecosystem for almost a decade, Tech Nation effectively disappeared from view earlier this year when government funding was withdrawn. Now the organization has re-emerged under new ownership and with a promise to direct £10 billion in private investment towards cutting-edge startups. Many within the startup sector will welcome its return but with public money no longer on the table, what role will the reconstituted and privately owned Tech Nation play within the innovation economy? I spoke to Carolyn Dawson, CEO of new owner Founders Forum, to find out.
Tech Nation was established in 2014 with a brief
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