April Newsletter

Welcome to the April edition of Vikela’s monthly technology & business development newsletter. The past month has seen a promising start to Quarter 2, and as Northern Ireland celebrates #ManufacturingMonth we are excited to be sharing some great tech industry traction this month as well as some upcoming events. ??

UKII Intelligence Report

?? 500 companies

?? 30 categories

?? 1 mission: Innovation for a better, brighter future

The UK is home to a vibrant innovation ecosystem, forging solutions to the biggest challenges of our time.

The newly launched UKII platform is the first-of-its-kind, dedicated to raising the visibility of this powerhouse of pioneering activity and visionary talent. One nation. One incredible mission.

"The UK is home to an incredible ecosystem of innovation and talent, across industry sectors; built on a rich heritage and focused on finding solutions to forge a better future for everyone." - Lucy Johnston, Founder of We Are Incandescent

We are delighted to be featured as part of the Intelligence report, which provides a rich overview of the UK industry landscape, what is being achieved at the cutting edge of industry, and what the future holds.

?? Do have a look at our profile on the website at the link below!

For the first time ever in one place the UKII Intelligence Report - sponsored by Verizon Business and produced by We Are Incandescent - is bringing exceptional stories together, from across sectors and across the nation, from companies of all sizes, to spotlight the collective vision and future potential of UK industry.

More April Highlights

?? Tech Nation Rising Stars Regional Finalists

?? In April we received the wonderful news that we have been selected as one of the regional finalists for Scotland and Northern Ireland in the Tech Nation Rising Stars competition!

? Rising Stars is one of the UK’s top pitching competitions, identifying and showcasing emerging talent within the tech sector, based on USP, traction, milestones and founder team.

?? xTechInternational Virtual Technology Pitches

? In further exciting news for April we have been selected to pitch our deployable manufacturing technology in the next stage of the xTechInternational competition, run by the U.S. Department of Defense.

?? This competition will help the Army better understand how commercial technologies from international innovators can solve its toughest mission challenges. The Virtual Technology Pitches will take place in May, and you can read more about the competition here??: https://lnkd.in/eDyK3czC

Upcoming Events

? Tech Nation Rising Stars Regional Final

??? Friday 10th May, Edinburgh

Vikela will be pitching alongside the other top founders from across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Join us at this exciting event if you are in the area to hear the pitches, find out who has won the regional heat, and get the opportunity to network with the local tech ecosystem in a post-event social.

?? Insider Media Made in Northern Ireland Awards lunch

??? Friday 17th May, Titanic Museum

Vikela is shortlisted for the Made In Northern Ireland Manufacturing Start-Up category, with the winners revealed at the awards lunch taking place later in May.

Thank you for reading our newsletter - as always get in touch with us if you want to book a chat or have any questions.

We’ll be back with our next newsletter at the end of May,

The Vikela Team ??