11 Ventures + 1
Manoj Ranaweera
manoj.ranaweera@techcelerate.org
+44 7769734491
www.techcelerate.ventures
Tech Startups:
2004-2006: ebdex #Fintech
2007-2015: edocr.com (exited) #MarketPlace #SaaS
2012: CRMPlus (never launched) #SaaS
2013-2014: Livestax (spun out from Causeway) - on salary #SaaS
#Platform
2015-present: UnifiedVU #SaaS #Platform
2017: Unified Health (never launched) #SaaS
Non Tech Startups:
2006-2013: Techcelerate
2008: Foresight North #TechResearch
2011-2013: Northern Tech Awards (exited to GP Bullhound)
2011-2012: Tech Centre Manchester (first tech hub)
2017: Venture 9 #Advisory
2018: Techcelerate - second coming
2013
2011
2018
2013
2007
2006
Techcelerate History
Tech Growth: Accelerated
through investment + M&A
THE 2nd COMING
IoD Oxford Road
Northern Startup 2.0
Manchester, Liverpool,
Leeds & Sheffield
OpenCoffee
Celebrating Tech
Entrepreneurship in style
Northern Tech Awards
GP Bullhound acquires
Northern Tech Awards
ACQUISITION
Access to Knowledge,
Channels, Investment and
Talent
100+ Events
2006 - 2013: 2,300 tech entrepreneurs + senior managers of tech companies + investors + deal makers + service providers + academia
From San Francisco to Shanghai
Tech Centre
Manchester
Manchester is
now 5x bigger
Manoj shutdowns his
first fintech startup
+ MCR Tech Trust
+Tech MCR
+ Tech North
Advocates
TECH GROWTH
Accelerated through
Investment + M&A
(access to markets, talent and
know-how)
Creating a mini GP Bullhound to address the
early stage technology investment market
not served by them, i.e. 150k to 3m.
Working with tech companies who has the
potential to generate 100m revenues in 5 to
10 years.
#SaaS
#Fintech
#HealthTech
#MarketPlaces
#PropTech
Techcelerate Investment
(Strategy, repositioning, investment
readiness, investor introductions, deal
completion and post deal support)
Techcelerate Talent
(Plug skill gaps pre and post
investment, and business
development)
Techcelerate Research
(Tools, data and insights)
Techcelerate Network
(Leadgen and marketing channel for
customers)

Techcelerate Value Proposition
Post Investment
Support
5
3
2
1
4
Investor
Introductions
Investment
Readiness
Fix problems
Fill skill gaps
Strategy &
Positioning
Deal
Support
Talent
Open markets