Ben Cooper: What’s Going on with Investment Right Now?

About this episode

Professor Matt Freeman interviews Ben Cooper about the current investment landscape in the South West and its challenges.

In this latest episode of Innovate Together: The Podcast, Professor Matt Freeman’s peak behind the curtain of the innovation journey, he welcomes Ben Cooper from Angel Investors Bristol and Tech South West. We explore everyone from the current state of play for the investment landscape in the South West to which sectors are most investable, from university spinout investments to what the South West needs to do to retain talent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Professor Matt Freeman

Guest: Ben Cooper

Topics covered

• investment landscape
• South West
• university spinouts
• talent retention
• Angel investing

Keywords

• investment
• South West
• Angel Investors
• university spinouts
• talent retention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Angel Investors Bristol, Tech South West

Places: South West, university

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