Top Investors Meet Budding Tech Entrepreneurs

Oct. 30, 2012 - PRLog -- The event was organised by Cass's Peter Cullum Centre for Entrepreneurship to connect and inspire nascent entrepreneurs, and to raise awareness of the Cass Entrepreneurship Fund, a £10million venture capital fund which finances start-up and early stage companies.

Angel investor Hussein Kanji and venture capitalist Sean Seton-Rogers were among the speakers who shared their insights on starting and growing successful tech businesses.

They were joined by James Butler, founder and CEO of Microsoft award-winning company Cloud Business, and Olli Astley, CTO of Contego Fraud Solutions, who discussed their businesses from a technology perspective. Both companies are backed by the Cass Entrepreneurship Fund.

Jane Reoch, Investment Director of the Cass Entrepreneurship Fund, said: "Our aim was to bring the tech community together with potential investors and to remind them of the support we can offer at Cass.

"As a world-class business school on the edge of east London, we are ideally located to provide the dynamic knowledge and expertise tech businesses need to grow and succeed."
The event brought together a panel of speakers to discuss the latest trends in UK tech and investment and offer tips for building a successful tech team.

Among this esteemed panel was Sean Seton-Rogers who has been investing in technology companies across both the US and Europe for more than a decade, working closely with companies including Bebo and Wonga.com.

Also on the panel was Hussein Kanji who was voted 'Most Influential European Tech Investor' in an industry poll led by PeerIndex and The Daily Telegraph.  The event was moderated by Michael Skapinker of the Financial Times.

The Peter Cullum Centre for Entrepreneurship (http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/business-services/entrepreneur...) is a focal point for budding and established entrepreneurs across the Cass network.  The Centre was the vision of Peter Cullum, a high profile Cass alumnus, the founder of Towergate Insurance and the 2005 Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner.  In December 2010, Peter was awarded a CBE for his contribution to business, entrepreneurship and charitable causes.

The Centre offers a unique range of programmes for entrepreneurs including a New Venture Creation Programme (http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/business-services/entrepreneur...) and Business Growth Programmes. These also offer privileged access to the Cass Entrepreneurship Fund (http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/business-services/entrepreneur...) for the best start up and early stage businesses.  In addition to the financial support, the Centre brings together the skills, experiences, and networks of successful entrepreneurs, financiers, and business leaders.