Business-to-Business and Education Technology Mission. Mumbai & Bangalore

Business-to-Business and Education Technology Mission Mumbai & Bangalore

MUMBAI & BANGALORE MAYOR S INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PROGRAMME 3 WELCOME Foreword from Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London It is my great pleasure to be heading to India with 18 of London s leading Business-to-Business (B2B) and Education Technology (EdTech) companies. Through an intensive five days of meetings, networking and pitching, I am confident that strong new connections will be forged between the leading lights of London s tech sector and the businesses and entrepreneurs of Mumbai and Bangalore. London and India have great business links. Nearly 40 per cent of the fastest-growing Indian companies investing in the UK are based in London and Indian companies employ nearly 50,000 people here. India has a strong start-up ecosystem with accelerators, incubators and business opportunities in the leading cities of Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad. We therefore have much to learn from our Indian counterparts as the Digital India initiative takes shape. In showcasing the tech talent of London, I am sure this International Visit will open yet more eyes to the range of exciting investment opportunities within the innovative businesses of London s tech sector, and cement its reputation as the tech capital of Europe. We look forward to meeting with key corporates and leaders locally to collaborate further and explore the opportunities across our great cities, and to show that London is open for business #LondonIsOpen

4 5 MUMBAI & BANGALORE MAYOR S INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PROGRAMME ABOUT The Mayor s International Business Programme is proud to present our first Mayoral B2B and Edtech mission to Mumbai and Bangalore. This visit brings 18 of London s high-growth companies to identify partnerships and explore business opportunities, taking in the vibrant cities of Mumbai and Bangalore. Technology is a growing sector for India and London businesses are highly sought after coming from one of the world s leading tech centres. Our companies will enjoy five days of company visits presenting opportunities for them to scale their businesses. We will meet and network with our Indian counterparts and corporations including Infosys and BDO India, as well as participating in pitching and networking events with local business leaders, VCs and entrepreneurs. London & Partners will also play host to a flagship event at WeWork Mumbai, WeWork s newest global co-working space where we will meet with India s most innovative and high-growth companies.

6 7 MUMBAI & BANGALORE MAYOR S INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PROGRAMME The Mayor s International Business Programme helps ambitious high-growth (scale-up) companies from London s technology, life sciences and urban sectors to expand their businesses internationally. Tailored to fit a company s specific international growth ambitions, this exclusive programme provides: One-to-one and one-to-many mentoring and ongoing guidance from entrepreneurs and business leaders Focused workshops and events that provide the opportunity to learn from expert advisers Live leads for specific business opportunities in North America, Europe, China and India The opportunity to join high-profile targeted trade missions led by our team of international business experts For more information on the programme please visit gotogrow.london

8 9 THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THIS MISSION London & Partners is the Mayor of London s official promotional agency. Our purpose is to support the Mayor s priorities by promoting London internationally, as the best city in the world in which to invest, work, study and visit. We do this by devising creative ways to promote London and to amplify the Mayor s messages, priorities and campaigns to international audiences. Our mission is to tell London s story brilliantly to an international audience. We are the experts on doing business in London. We help overseas businesses set up in London, help London businesses win business overseas through the Mayor s International Business Programme, support companies to grow in London through our Business Growth Programme and attract capital investment into regeneration projects. For more information, please see londonandpartners.com BDO is a leading accountancy and business advisory firm, focused on providing services to ambitious businesses within the UK and worldwide. BDO LLP is the UK member firm of the BDO International network operating in 158 countries with more than 60,000 people in 1,400 offices worldwide. For more information, please visit bdo.co.uk DIT secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment, and championing free trade. For more information, please visit gov.uk/dit WeWork is a global network of workspaces where companies and people grow together. For more information, please visit wework.com

10 11 MUMBAI & BANGALORE MAYOR S INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PROGRAMME I am proud to be leading this mission to Mumbai & Bangalore on behalf of the Mayor s International Business Programme. Sara French Head of the Mayor s International Business Programme London & Partners, 6th Floor, 2 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2RR T: +44 (0)20 7234 5884 M: +44 (0)7722 426 874 E: sfrench@londonandpartners.com londonandpartners.com The technology scene in the UK and London is flourishing. As Europe s number one tech capital, London excels in tech research and development and big data, while hybrid sectors such as FinTech, Medtech and AdTech offer huge commercial opportunities. Edtech is one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK, accounting for 4% of all digital companies. Connecting the exceptional talent we have in London with the brightest minds in India is vital to ensuring the continued development of the global technology sector. The mission which provides the opportunity for participants to scale their business and increase capital forms a gateway to international expansion, placing London at the forefront of the B2B and Edtech market.

12 13 MEET THE TEAM Arbinder Chatwal Head of India Advisory Services BDO Southampton, Arcadia House Maritime Walk - Ocean Village, Southampton, SO14 3TL T: +44 (0)23 8088 1940 E: arbinder.chatwal@bdo.co.uk bdo.co.uk Arbinder heads up the India Advisory Services Group for BDO LLP*. He specialises in advising companies on all aspects of doing business in India and has helped in designing their India entry & growth strategy. His cultural awareness and knowledge of the regulatory and accounting regime has been beneficial in advising multinationals on cross border transactions with India. He works closely with leading trade & investment organisations, contributing to strengthening bilateral business exchange between India and the UK. His extensive experience of working across a range of sectors helps companies identify their key business drivers for operating in the Indian market. He has been leading focused trade missions for exploring opportunities and mutually viable partnerships through a wide network of relationships in India. David Slater Director of Trade & Investment London & Partners Alban Remy Technology and Life Sciences Specialist London & Partners Evie Griffin Project Manager London & Partners Louisa McNally Business Marketing Manager London & Partners Phil Nettleton Media & PR Project Manager London & Partners *BDO is a delivery partner of the Mayor s International Business Programme

14 MEET OUR COMPANIES MEET OUR COMPANIES 15 Melinda Nicci CEO David Bainbridge CEO Kavita Kapoor Asian Markets Strategy Sheetal Sachdev Founder & CEO M: +44 (0)7899 990419 E: melinda@baby2body.com @baby2body baby2body.com Baby2Body is a data-driven, personal health and wellbeing coach for pregnant women and new mothers. All women want information on how to optimise their health during pregnancy and the early stages of motherhood. Baby2Body offers a solution to this pertinent pain point through providing women with the precise information they need, exactly when they need it. Baby2Body coaches women with its proprietary and evergreen content, tailored to the exact day a of woman s pregnancy or stage of early motherhood, with personalised content including her fitness, beauty, nutrition and psychological wellbeing as well as information on the baby s growth. M: +44 (0)7801 180155 E: david@boclips.com @boclips boclips.com boclips makes it easy for education providers to find, license and use video from some of the world s largest and most respected content producers. boclips aggregates over 2 million rights ready video clips onto a single cloud based platform. Proprietary algorithms then map these clips to the curricula and courses used by education providers around the world - ensuring relevant search results for courseware designers, instructors and students. All videos are rights-ready for education and updated daily - so there s no confusion and no delays. M: +44 (0)7817 953404 E: kavita.kapoor@tido-music.com @tidomusic tido-music.com Tido presents the music you love to play in simple, elegant apps for your ipad. With powerful tools to help you learn, its agile platform immerses you in the exploration and performance of music through exclusive content from the world s leading music publishers and musicians. Tido reimagines music for today s digital world, seamlessly connecting sheet music, video, audio, tutorials and historical context in one beautifully designed space. E: sheetal@treniq.com @treniq treniq.com Treniq is a trade platform for trade buyers and sellers of luxury interior products. At Treniq, we enable interior designers, stylists, architects, and retail buyers discover and source exclusive furniture, lighting and decor from around the world hassle free!

16 MEET OUR COMPANIES MEET OUR COMPANIES 17 Naheed Afzal Founder Paul Singh CEO Venu Tammabatula Founder & CEO Nelson Sivalingam CEO M: +44 (0)7946 758601 E: naheed@contractsit.com @ContractsIT13 / @womenintech_cit / @naheedafzal contractsit.com We love working with businesses and governments who recognise the value that tech diversity can bring to an organisation. We ve been connecting exceptional technologists with some of the most innovative companies in the world for the past eighteen years helping them to build stronger and more successful workforces. M: +44 (0)7983 446425 E: paul@equaleducation.co.uk @Eeducationuk equaleducation.co.uk Equal Education is a social enterprise with a mission to narrow the education gap. We believe that academic attainment, advancement and achievement are opportunities that should be available for everyone. We feel that the disparity in access and availability of education is a complex technical, political and social issue. We are of the mind that technical innovation can drive social innovation and real change. M: +44 (0)7891 059797 @Gamar gamar.com Gamar allows museums and local attractions to easily create engaging tours with augmented reality to engage visitors. M: +44 (0)7939 742772 E: nelson@learnhownow.com @HowNowLive learnhownow.com HowNow is a cloud-based platform that provides enterprise-level software to educators of all sizes, to create their own self-branded online school and deliver a native digital learning experience at scale. This includes smart tools from easy-to-use virtual classrooms and an innovative multi-layered course builder to advanced learner management and AI as a Teaching Assistant.

18 MEET OUR COMPANIES MEET OUR COMPANIES 19 Monika Wilczynska Director Oliver Cummings COO Nikhil Saigal International Growth Ralitsa Vasilovska Director Business Development M: +44 (0)7462 488916 E: monika.wilczynska@medicalrealities.com @medicalrealities M: +44 (0)7825 339211 E: oliver.cummings@nurole.com @ojmcummings M: +44 (0)7599 041676 E: nikhil.saigal@onfido.com @onfido M: +44 (0)7400 101551 E: ralitsa.vasilovska@principleglobal.com @PrincipleGlobal medicalrealities.com nurole.com onfido.com principleglobal.com Medical Realities is an innovative group offering medical training products, specializing in virtual reality, augmented reality and serious games. By using consumer-level virtual reality devices, Medical Realities can reduce the cost of training, and provide a safe learning environment for students. Founded in 2014, Nurole has become the international marketplace for board and C-level roles. Nurole connects over 10,000 leaders across more than 100 countries to roles that match their interests. Whether a public company chair, a private equity CEO or a chief digital officer, Nurole enables individuals to put themselves forward, and recommend others, for career defining positions with iconic public and private companies, as well as exciting VC-backed start-ups and pro-bono roles in government and not-for-profit organisations. Onfido delivers next-generation identity verification, helping businesses across the world verify anyone, anywhere. Powered by machine-learning technology, Onfido is the solution of choice for businesses seeking to verify identities remotely and at scale. Onfido works with over 1,000 clients globally including companies such as Revolut, Couchsurfing, ZoomCar & Blablacar. We work with brand owners and their partners to solve the unique challenges of managing and implementing consistent brand environments anywhere in the world. Based from the UK, we have 16 offices across the world and have a proven track record of working with the telecoms, banking, retail and corporate sectors.

20 MEET OUR COMPANIES MEET OUR COMPANIES 21 Emily ffrench Blake Global Head of Partner & New Market Sales E: emily@spotify.com @Spotify Wendy Robertson COO & Founder M: +44 (0)7738 281690 E: wendy.robertson@thrivepartners.co.uk @thrivepartner Viraj Ratnalikar Founder M: +44 (0)7766 315200 E: viraj@carquids.com @CarQuids James Hardcastle Head of Business Development M: +44 (0)7750 20589 E: james.hardcastle@tandf.co.uk @colwiz / @wizdomai spotify.com thrivepartners.co.uk carquids.com colwiz.com With Spotify, it s easy to find the right music for every moment on your phone, your computer, your tablet and more. There are millions of tracks on Spotify. So, whether you re working out, partying or relaxing, the right music is always at your fingertips. Choose what you want to listen to, or let Spotify surprise you. We provide fast, focussed and agile on demand coaching, mentoring and training support via an app or pc and real-time insights for the organisation so you know where to focus your energy and attention. Our enterprise platform allows you to host your own internal management or coaching community to easily reach one another as well as give you insight into what is preoccupying your people on a daily basis. Car Quids crowdsources outdoor advertising that is targeted, trackable and measurable by turning your car or van into a GPS-tracked moving billboard and offering real time insights into ad views and analytics pre and post campaign. colwiz is an award-winning digital research services startup launched through the University of Oxford s software incubator. With a mission to accelerate research globally; colwiz empowers researchers with robust and intuitive reference management tools and enables real-time insights into the research landscape through big data analytics.

22 MEET OUR COMPANIES Marc Zornes Founder M: +44 (0)7879 633968 E: marc.zornes@winnowsolutions.com @WinnowSolutions winnowsolutions.com Winnow is a tech company making cutting edge technology to help chefs measure, monitor and dramatically reduce food waste. Kitchens using Winnow know exactly what they re putting in their bins. The kitchen team use a touch screen tablet to identify what they re throwing away. An electronic scale records the weight and sends a message to the user, giving the cost of the food they ve put in the bin. The meter is connected to cloud software which records and analyses the day s waste. Harmeen Birk Founder M: +44 (0)7940 709613 E: hbirk@zenkaiconsulting.com @HarmeenBirk zenkaiconsulting.com Zenkai Consulting is digital client experience consultancy. We create voice of Client programmes for financial companies with predictive analytics and big data visualised in interactive award winning dashboards. We focus on commercial banks in the B2B space and deliver frontline cultural change with board level KPIs to drive revenue growth.

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