1、Technology and Innovation in the UKWhy the United Kingdom Is Europes Leading Center for Venture and Startup InvestmentMay 2025AcknowledgmentsThis report was prepared by Sean Randolph,Senior Director at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute,with support from Research Associate Estevan Lopez.The Ins

2、titute wishes to thank the British Consulate General in San Francisco and the Foreign,Commonwealth,and Development Office of the United Kingdom for their support,as well as the following individuals who generously shared their time and insights.Amaan Ahmad,Co-Founder and CEO,PathFinderShawn Atkinson

3、,Partner,London Corporate Practice Leader,and Technology Companies Group Lead Partner for Europe,Orrick,Herrington&Sutcliffe LLP,UKMartin Banbury,Founder&CEO,StreetifyAlice Bentinck,CEO,Entrepreneurs FirstKieran Borrett,Director,Plug and Play UKMatthew Caron,Deputy DirectorTechnology,UK Department f

4、or Business and Trade,San FranciscoDaniel Castillo,Startup Ecosystem Platform&Partnerships Lead,DEEP EcosystemsMark Charkin,Executive Director,GBxAdam Cragg,Partner,Osney CapitalJohn Cumbers,Founder&CEO,SynBioBetaWilliam Cutler,Head of Tech Policy and Deputy UK Tech Envoy to the US,San FranciscoDani

5、el Doulton,CEO&Co-Founder,Solaris SuborbitalOliver Gunasekara,CEO and Co-Founder,Impossible MetalsVibhor Gupta,Co-Founder,Pangaea DataCole Harry,Programme Director,Imperial Global USAGeoff Headington,Managing DirectorClimate Tech,USBC Innovation BankingJennifer Keane,Co-Founder and CEO,Modern Synthe

6、sisRegis Kelly,Former Executive Director,QB3;Byers Family Distinguished Professor,University of CaliforniaSarwar Khan,Director of Government Affairs,UK&Ireland,Salesforce,Inc.Thomas Ksters,Managing Director,DEEP EcosystemsTom Morrison-Bell,Senior ManagerGovernment Affairs and Public Policy,Google UK