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Tackling the North-South tech funding gap – Jess Jackson, investment manager, Praetura Ventures
Season 5 · Episode 6

Tackling the North-South tech funding gap – Jess Jackson, investment manager, Praetura Ventures

UKTN | The Podcast

February 27, 202424m 23s

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Show Notes

Jess Jackson, investment manager at Praetura Ventures, discusses the challenges startups in the north face, the stark gender divide in the tech and investment industries and how the government should be supporting small businesses and underrepresented entrepreneurs. 

 

Jackson joined the Manchester-based venture capital firm in 2022 after years of managing investments in the city at GC Angels. Praetura Ventures prides itself on its commitment to backing companies in the north of England, which traditionally have less access to funding than their counterparts in the south. Jackson is also a founding member of Fund Her North, a collective of northern women investors that campaigns for better treatment and opportunities for northern women in tech. 

Topics

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