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Four tech startup founders on why they chose the West Midlands

West Midlands startup founders
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For years, London was the go-to place for founders to set up a tech startup. But tech hubs have sprung up across the UK’s regions to challenge the capital’s hegemony, with the West Midlands crowned the country’s fastest-growing area last year due to the high number of tech roles and large volumes of venture capital funding raised by startups.

That momentum has continued. The West Midlands tech sector was recently valued at £15bn, with startups based there collectively raising more than £850m in venture capital funding since 2020.

But what are the reasons that more than 2,300 startups are choosing to base their tech operations in the West Midlands? UKTN asked four founders of high-growth tech startups based in the region to find out....