The Tech Tour is a superbly organized event. The mix of strong presenting companies with excellent management teams and active investors puts the Tech Tour in a class of its own. And a great showcase for host nations too.

- Julia Bracewell, Counsel, WilmerHale, UK

Once again, the Tech Tour delivered a well organised event with a good selection of promising companies across the UK & Ireland and ample networking in great surroundings to boot!

- Don Harrington, Director, Goodbody Corporate Finance, Ireland

Great companies and impeccable logistics, the Tech Tour is a sound investment for VCs like us.

- Stephan Morais, Board Member, Caixa Capital, Portugal

The TechTour is safest way of discovering in depth a region or specific subject, once again the Irish/Scotish Techtour was spot on !

- Marc Fournier, Serena Capital, France

The Tech Tour's format allows one to not just network, but actually form relationships with top management teams and investors. Very well planned and executed, truly a pleasure attending.

- Asaf Horesh, Greylock, Israel

Tech Tour gives companies unprecedented access to a wide range of investors and advisors and advisors. Tech Tour makes sure there are plenty of opportunities for networking as well a platform to pitch your idea or business. They also mentor companies in advance of the event to ensure everyone gets the most out of it.

- Duncan Johnston Watt, CEO, Cloudsoft,

The value of TechTour for Codbod went well beyond the elevator pitch. The networking in both Dublin and Glasgow was peerless in quality and enjoyment. The chance to informally pitch the business idea and get an instant reaction was invaluable. So, thank you to all involved in TechTour for such a stimulating and well organised series of events.

- Michael Groves, Partner, Codbod Technologies, UK

I was impressed by the calibre of the investors on the TechTour and was able to effect introductions that would have been tough by other means

- Richard Boyd, CEO, Vueklar,

Enterprise Ireland was delighted to be a partner with the Ireland and UK Tech Tour as it provided an excellent platform to showcase the high quality technology companies emerging from the Irish tech scene. The event was well organised and professionally run providing a format to showcase Ireland as one of the technology capitals of Europe. It also gave the Irish teams an excellent opportunity to meet with investors from around the globe in a very effective manner.

- Tom Cusack, Director Americas, Enterprise Ireland, Ireland

The UK & Ireland Tech Tour provided an excellent opportunity to meet the key players in the local tech ecosystem, as well as the most promising start-ups, paving the way for Open Ocean to make investments in the region in the future.

- Tom Henriksson, PartnerOpen Ocean Capital, Finland