venture capital financing: The UK was ranked fourth globally, behind the US, China and India, when investors were asked to name their first-choice investment destination, leaping over Brazil to move one place up the rankings from the previous year, according to The Guardian. This raises two important questions. London & Partners, the mayor promotional company, recently announced that London technology companies received a record-breaking £1.5bn in venture capital financing in the first six months of the year, and EY 2015 UK attractiveness survey of more than 400 investors highlighted once again that the UK is the first-choice investment destination in Europe. The second is what needs to happen to continue the trend and ensure the rest of the UK benefits. The capital is also within one hour travel of four of the world top 10 universities: Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial and University College London, with 20,000 students undertaking computer science as a study focus. But let start by focusing on the first: what has driven London success World class talent According to London & Partners, London has 155,600 digital tech professionals from across the globe.
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