Dealroom has partnered with Lancashire County Council (LCC) to create a microsite which focuses solely on Lancashire’s high-growth innovation and tech sectors.
The site was launched at the recent LIFT technology and innovation festival in Preston and captures data relating to individual Lancashire businesses as well as overarching investment trends.
Metrics and activities mapped by the Dealroom platform include startup and scaleup funding rounds, recent mergers and exits, sector analysis and geographical hotspot tracking.
The microsite also features details of investors interested in early-stage Lancashire companies, local finance and funding initiatives, university support programmes, SME-focused R&D assets, as well as other tools and resources.
Lancashire.dealroom.co has been developed as an open access platform, meaning a vast majority of the data is available for anyone to browse without requiring a paid-for subscription.
“Dealroom is a very powerful platform which will enhance Lancashire’s already thriving investment ecosystem,” saidAndy Walker, Lancashire County Council’s head of business growth
“By adding themselves to the site, businesses can significantly increase their visibility to investors, while VCs can use it strategically to identify potential funding prospects.
“It will also show us exactly what kind of ventures are getting backed, which sectors they are in, and how much funding they’ve secured; all of which will generate invaluable insights for everyone involved in boosting Lancashire’s deal flow.”
Professor Graham Baldwin, vice chancellor of the University of Lancashire, and chair of the Lancashire Innovation Board, added: “One of the key recommendations outlined in LCC’s five-year Lancashire Innovation Plan is the creation of a data observatory which gives stakeholders access to accurate and up-to-date information about the county’s innovation economy. Lancashire’s Dealroom platform is just that.
“The functionality is intuitive, the level of detail is granular, and the filtering makes it easy to find intelligence by sector and by geography.
“I would therefore encourage anyone interested in getting under the skin of Lancashire’s innovation-led economic growth to explore the site.”
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