Tech Nation joins Engine Shed Member’s Lounge

Engine Shed is pleased to welcome Tech Nation to its expanding roster of Member’s Lounge associates.

Tech Nation is a network for tech entrepreneurs in the UK. Since its launch as Tech City UK in 2011, it has offered support to thousands of tech companies across the UK. Tech Nation runs growth programmes, skills and data resources, and events to tech clusters across the UK, and aims to shape its national network to meet regional challenges.

Vicky Hunter, South West Entrepreneur Engagement at Tech Nation said:

“Being a member of Engine Shed allows me to connect with some really important key players of the South West tech ecosystem, whether based here in Bristol or coming in on the train.”

Tech Nation has engaged over 400 companies in their programmes across the UK, and has often cited Engine Shed as an exemplary ‘tech hub’ in the West of England’s tech cluster. Tech Nation’s membership with Engine Shed will bring advanced entrepreneurial support to the heart of Bristol’s tech scene. As part of our growth projects, we are constantly looking for new ways to support scaling businesses in and inclusive and innovative way. Tech Nation feeds in to each of these three strands with its mission to empower tech entrepreneurs to grow faster through knowledge and connections, and in turn build an economy that is fit for the next generation.

Nick Sturge, Director at Engine Shed said:

“Tech Nation can play an important part in strengthening the technology and digital clusters around the UK. Helping the Tech Nation team to connect with key enablers and entrepreneurs in the Bristol and Bath, and wider region is exactly what Engine Shed Members’ Lounge is designed for, and so we welcome the team with open arms.”

To find out more about our Members’ Lounge and how you could benefit from a membership, visit our website here.