[BNM] Any Web 2.0 Companies in Brighton/ East Sussex?

[Raj Anand]

Hi Jay

Nice to hear from you. I totally agree with you - really think Brighton has
the potential to be the Hub for Web 2.0ish style companies. We have the
Universities, programmers, investors (emerging slowly) and Wired Sussex :)

I saw your website - widgets are looking good I take it they are popular on
Myspace, Bebo....

We went through the first round of Business Angel funding too. Good to see
there are more companies out there in Brighton in this domain. Ill drop you
line and lets talk.

Cheers,

Raj

On 1/28/07, Jay Caines-Gooby <jay at gooby.org> wrote:
>
> On 1/28/07, Raj Anand <rajeshwar.anand at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Trust you had a good weekend. Just wondering are there any major Web
> > 2.0*(as it were) companies based in Brighton/East Sussex. Especially
> > which went through VC or Angel funding recently. I'm trying to
> understand
> > how well is Brighton placed as compared to London, Bristol etc .
> >
> > Your input is much appreciated.
>
> Hi Raj,
>
> We've done a small seed round and are currently raising our first
> round of funding.
>
> Drop me a line if you'd like a chat: jay at gooby.org
>
> One thing I would say is that the Brighton/Bristol thing is probably
> more about the ecosystem of potential partners and employees from
> other businesses and the Unis, plus support from organisations like
> Wired Sussex, than the ability to raise money per se.
>
> I like to think of Brighton itself as a great draw for new hires; most
> people have to commute to London. We want people to go the other way,
> and ideally re-locate here :)
>
> I realise that there are organisations like SEEDA and regional funding
> potential through groups like South-East Growth Fund (and in fact,
> SEGF funded my previous business) but you'll probably fund yourself
> trecking to London to speak to the usual suspects
> (http://flickr.com/photos/jaygooby/367927213/), regardless of
> location.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jay
>
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