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Texas' leading digital companies heading to London’s Tech City

24/01/2012

By Maximilian Clarke

A group of innovative digital media and gaming companies from Austin, Texas are embarking on a two-day showcase of London’s Tech City; one of the fastest growing tech clusters in the world and the largest in Europe.



The delegation will be headed by The City of Austin, Texas, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO) and the British Consulate-General in Houston, in order to fuel two- way investment and further help nurture the UK’s creative industries.

Representatives from nine Austin-based companies, including Appconomy, the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), Phunware, Portalarium, Replay Games, Ricochet Labs, Small World Labs, Spredfast, and Third Cousins Media will participate in the visit.

“Austin attracts talent and innovation; as a result we are on the cutting edge of digital trends that could spread worldwide. The visit will allow some of Austin’s entrepreneurs to experience London’s Tech City, Austin’s digital media and gaming counterpart, first-hand,” said Mayor Leffingwell. “We look forward to working with and further improving trade and economic relations with the UK.”

The group will participate in a two-day programme that will introduce them to Tech City and their UK digital media and gaming counterparts, as well as attend workshops about setting up operations in London and hear from some US-based companies that have successfully entered the UK market.

“We are proud to be representing the best of Austin’s start-up scene to our London counterparts,” said Andy Jones, Business Development Director at Small World Labs. “This will be a great opportunity not only to showcase what we’re doing and explore potential new business opportunities here in the UK, but to learn and take some ideas back with us to Austin.”

The visit is timed to coincide with a pre-South By Southwest Interactive briefing for 40 UK-based companies... continued on page two >

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