Thread by @hare_brain

I will be on @BBCWorld at 14.45 GMT talking with @bbcaaron about the state of technology investment in the UK this year -- in spite of everything

telegraph.co.uk/technology/202…

Global tech founders back London-based start-up fund

Support from likes of Eric Schmidt and Tim Steiner underlines momentum in Europe’s venture capital scene

ft.com/content/bbf74c…

"Globally, IPOs worth $199bn took place in 2019... concentrated in the US, which took 34% of the total, and Asia, where China and Hong Kong together took a 25% share. Only ~12.5% was in Europe, with the UK taking the largest slice: 4%" (from June 2020)

telegraph.co.uk/technology/202…

"Many UK tech start-ups that do seek to list tend to want to do so in the US on the Nasdaq or NYSE, which are viewed as a better destination for growth companies....

That is a conundrum UK market authorities need to think about."

"Brexit means London will be under more pressure to compete not only with New York and Hong Kong, both of which offer dual-class structures, but also with other European cities; dual-class structures are also possible on Euronext Amsterdam."

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