{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/manchester-tech-firms-raised-ps532m-in-2022/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Manchester tech firms raised £532m in 2022","slug":"manchester-tech-firms-raised-ps532m-in-2022","createdLocal":"2023-02-08 14:31:01.118204","publishDate":"2023-02-07 20:54:48+00:00","feedName":"Connected Car","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/manchester-tech-firms-raised-532m-in-2022/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Manchester tech companies raised a record £532m of funding in 2022 – a 50 per cent increase on 2021’s figures.\nThe new data came during a visit to Manchester by Tech Minister and co-chair of the Digital Skills Council Paul Scully for the Digital Skills Festival.\nCollectively these companies have raised over £1.8bn in venture capital funding in the past five years and last year tech companies in the city raised more than European capital cities including Lisbon, Rome, Brussels and Warsaw.\nThese are just some of the businesses in Manchester that have been named as futurecorns – fast-growing tech companies that are expected to be worth over $1bn in the future.\nDigital skills companies also provide training in the soft tech skills companies of all sizes need.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"manchester-tech-firms-raised-ps532m-in-2022"}}}