Tech firms in UK has attracted close to £3bn in venture capital funding in year 2017, according to report by London & Partners, which is the Mayor of London's official promotional agency.
Despite the uncertainty of Brexit, last year’s investment in tech sector was almost double of the previous year’s £1.63bn investment. The data from London & Partners also revealed that UK firms attracted four times more funding than Germany, France, Ireland and Sweden.
London attracted the biggest portion of the investment, accounting for 80% of all venture capital funding in 2017. Game development company Improbable, food delivery service Deliveroo and mobile network Truphone, received the biggest fundings.
“Today’s record investment figures are further proof that London is the undisputed tech capital of Europe, and I am committed to ensuring we take over from Silicon Valley as the world’s leading tech hub,” said Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
“Technology entrepreneurs and businesses are attracted to our great city for its diverse talent pool and unique business ecosystem and I am determined that London remains open to investment and the best tech talent from all over the world,” he added.
London & Partners also noted that many global tech giants have pledged their long-term commitment to London last year. These include Amazon, Apple, Google and Spotify.
英国ハイテク部門への投資増加という結果に
英国のEU離脱に伴う懸念にもかかわらず、昨年の英国のハイテク部門には、（特に、ベンチャーキャピタリストがロンドンに現金を投下したことによる）記録的な金額が流入したという最新のデータが明らかに。ロンドンの公式プロモーションエージェンシーであるロンドン＆パートナーズ（London＆Partners）のデータによると、12月末までにベンチャーキャピタルの資金調達額は30億ポンド近くにまで到達。2016年に獲得された16億6300万ポンドの約2倍で、同国の新記録となりました。ロンドンは2017年にベンチャーキャピタル技術資金の約80％を占めました。最大の資金調達ラウンドとしては、ゲーム開発プラットフォームImprobable、食品配送サービスDeliveroo、モバイルネットワークTruphoneにより達成されたものが挙げられます。
また、2017年の英国企業はドイツに比べて4倍近くとなる、（フランス、アイルランド、スウェーデンを合算した額よりも多くの）資金を集めたことも明らかになりました。London＆Partnersは、首都のハイテク企業は他のどのヨーロッパの都市よりもベンチャーキャピタルを大幅に増やしたと語っています。投資会社Passion CapitalのパートナーであるEileen Burbidgeは、数字は「驚きではない」とコメント。「これは、英国の技術部門が人工知能やフィンテックなどの最先端技術の開発をリードする企業を引き続き生み出しているという証拠です。この環境とイノベーションのエコシステムは、投資家にとって大きな機会をもたらし、今後数年間、英国のデジタル経済へのグローバル投資を誘致するのに役立ちます」と彼女は付け加えました。
英国科技行业2017年资金流入量创历史新高
一项新数据显示，尽管英国脱欧的影响具有不确定性，英国科技行业去年的资金流入量仍旧创出了历史新高。
据伦敦市政府官方宣传机构London & Partners的数据显示，在截至十二月底的12个月里，英国科技企业吸引了近30亿英镑的风险投资。
伦敦市长萨迪克汗表示：“如今的创纪录投资数据进一步证明，伦敦是欧洲无可争议的高科技之都，我将致力于推动伦敦替代硅谷，成为世界领先的科技中心。”
London & Partners表示，伦敦的科技公司所吸纳的风险投资，相比任何其他欧洲城市，都要多得多。
London & Partners也指出，去年有数家全球科技巨头承诺将对伦敦进行长期的投资。
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