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What is Croydon: Tech City?

Croydon: Tech City is a movement making Croydon an attractive home to technical and digital startups.

Who organizes Croydon: Tech City?

Croydon Tech City is organised by a passionate group of local digital activists, lead by founder, Jonny Rose and Head of Investment, Nigel Dias. You can contact them here.

What will you find here?

As the publication of record for the Croydon: Tech City movement, no one’s coverage is more comprehensive.

Here you can explore all aspects of the movement: the stories, the start-ups and the personalities. Browse the categories below to find out more.

EVENT: Women in Tech – Thurs May 30th 7.30pm @MatthewsYard #Croydon #TechCity

On Thursday 30th May, Croydon Tech City will be hosting a ‘Women in Tech’ event to put a spotlight on the work of some...
ANNOUNCEMENT: #Croydon #TechCity alumnus @Brackin to join Thiel Fellowship and receive $100,000

It is my great pleasure to reveal that 18yo Andrew Brackin, who previously presented at Croydon Tech City, has been accepted into the 2013 Thiel...

#Croydon #TechCity April Edition – A review

On Thursday 25th, more than eighty people piled into Matthews Yard for the April Edition of Croydon Tech City. Jonny Rose...

Feast Express

Feast Express is the next generation of mobile ordering from restaurants and takeaways that lets customers order and pay for...

illustrato.rs

illustrato.rs is the brainchild of Matt Kevan and Oliver Jelf.

illustrato.rs initially started as a physical gallery in Jelf’s hometown town of...

EVENT: #Croydon #TechCity – Thurs April 25th 7.30pm @MatthewsYard

After the Q&A Tech Panel last month, Croydon Tech City is returning to a more traditional format with local tech...

HELP NEEDED: A @CodeClub in every #Croydon primary school by 2015

There are 95 primary schools in the London borough of Croydon and, unless something changes fast, we will raise a generation of...

#Croydon #TechCity: Tech Panel – March Review

After the success of February’s Croydon Tech City: Schools Edition, which signalled the beginning of a borough-wide project to get...

Why I moved my marketing agency from Shoreditch to Croydon

One of the basic concepts of marketing is of course The Four P’s:

Price Product Promotion Place

Ironically, while ‘place’ is the most permanent of...

#Croydon #TechCity: Schools Edition – A Review

Following on from our 2013 launch in January, the Croydon Tech City team is moving quickly to make sure Croydon...

EVENT: #Croydon #TechCity – Thurs March 21st 7pm @MatthewsYard

Whether you are a techie or a technophobe, there is something for everyone at March’s Croydon Tech City event…

#Croydon #TechCity: Home to Europe’s first online social network

Think Facebook, MySpace and Bebo started it all? The answer is much closer to home

You could be forgiven for...

EVENT: #Croydon #TechCity: Schools Edition – Thurs 21st 7.30pm @MatthewsYard

N.B. This is called a ‘Schools Edition’ because the intention is to have as many Croydon primary teachers, headteachers, parents...

#Croydon #TechCity: The Next Generation (or why our children need to code)

The National Curriculum isn’t doing enough for our children’s futures, says Croydon Tech City founder Jonny Rose

There are over 90...

An open letter to Amazon

Are you a monolithic multinational e-commerce company looking to tighten your grip on the UK market? Look no further.

Dear Amazon,

#Croydon #TechCity: The 2013 Launch – review

WOW.

One hundred and eighty people, three film crews, livestreaming across multiple sites – all happening in Croydon’s hottest space, Matthews...

Famberry

Famberry is a service created especially for families to provide a private community for relatives to connect, share and grow their family tree together....

Anthony Killeen

Anthony  Killeen, Head of Developer Relations

Please get in touch with Anthony if:

You are a developer who would like to find out more about Croydon: Tech City You are a developer who...
Jonny Rose

Jonny Rose, Founder of Croydon: Tech City

Please get in touch with Jonny if:

You are the Founder of a startup or an entrepreneur interested in doing...
Nigel Dias

Nigel Dias, Head of Investment Advice

Please get in touch with Nigel if:

You are a Startup Founder operating in the borough looking for funding You are looking for...
Help My Cause

 

HelpMyCause is a simple platform to assist raising funds for an idea, project or charity.

HelpMyCause think raising funds should be simple as 1-2-3 for...

The Freshers’ Cookbook

Are you a student who can’t cook? Then The Freshers’ Cookbook is for you! The Freshers’ Cookbook is a brand new app,...

Croydon Tech City – Long-term Croydon resident Terry Coleman shares his thoughts

On the eve of Croydon Tech City’s 2013 Launch Event, Terry Coleman uncovers Croydon’s sixty-year secret history

It pleases me no...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Deputy CEO Tech City Investment Organisation to keynote #Croydon #TechCity Launch

It is my great pleasure to announce that Benjamin Southworth (Deputy CEO, Tech City Investment Organisation) has agreed to keynote Croydon Tech...

#Croydon #TechCity: The Third Meeting

Many would question the sense of holding a public meeting five days before Christmas, on both Croydon’s busiest shopping night of the...

EVENT: #Croydon #TechCity – Thurs December 20th 7.30pm @MatthewsYard

It’s that time of the month when Croydon’s developers, techies, and entrepreneurs come out to play!

On Thursday 20th December, Matthews Yard will play host...

VIDEO: #Croydon #TechCity – The Second Meeting

Featuring:

Jonny Rose – Founder, Croydon Tech City Steve Bardouille – Founder, Famberry Mario Creatura – Parlimentary Researcher for Gavin Barwell MP, UK Parliament Sophie Robinson-Tillet – Business...
#Croydon #TechCity: The Second Meeting

It’s time to get this party started. And by party, I mean ‘great environment for startups’

...

EVENT: #Croydon #TechCity – Thurs Nov 22nd 7.30pm at Matthews Yard

N.B.  Thurs November 22nd is a follow-up meeting from the first Croydon Tech City event held October 4th (see below to see what was...

Oh HAI, media – #Croydon Tech City needs YOU.

I’m absolutely enthralled by tech media – by which I mean the blogs and media which report daily on the latest news amongst early...

October 4th 2012 – Croydon Tech City initiative unveiled

On Thursday 4th October, Jonny Rose (Founder, Croydon Tech City) met with members of the public to discuss flagship plans for Croydon Tech City.

Over...