Visiting a new city for work and pleasure? Each month, GCV publishes its Investor's Guide to..., as we get the inside track from local VCs.
Have you ever had to travel for work and found that the Rough Guides and Lonely Planets only give you half the picture?
Well, GCV decided to remedy that by getting local corporate venturers and VC firms from each city to give us the lowdown on where to visit and which sights to see, but also where to eat and drink and who you should make sure to meet while you’re in town. Here is the complete, and frequently updated collection of our Investor’s Guide to… features. Enjoy, and bon voyage!
Singapore, the “gateway to Southeast Asia” and home to dedicated biotech and Industry 4.0 hubs as well maybe the best view from a bar you’ve ever seen, courtesy of Singtel Innov8’s Sharan Makhija
London, where software, fintech and life sciences expertise meets top-class universities and the creative industries, and where you can get a great takeaway coffee practically anywhere, by Channel 4 Ventures’ Vinay Solanki
Chicago, an ecosystem with a grounded, collaborative culture focusing on real-world industries, and a lakefront so vast you could be gazing into an ocean, according to Madelyn Rutter of TechNexus Venture Collaborative
Frankfurt is Germany’s financial hub, a centre for fintech, insurtech and regtech innovation and the CVCs to match. And the churches are stunning, says DB1 Ventures’ Christoph Osburg
Bengaluru, the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ is also known for its lush parks and microbreweries, and it’s home to many of the country’s active VC and angel investors. Chrysalix Venture Capital’s Shelly Mittal fills us in
Tokyo is where Japan’s ambitious startups go when they want to make it big – and hook up with the large corporates – but you can lose yourself in the city’s endless side streets of cafés and taverns, says Woven Capital’s Michiko Kato
Vancouverites may be humble, but that doesn’t mean they won’t tell you about their apparel, B2B or cleantech startups, or which are the best trails to hike, according to Pangaea Ventures’ Sarah Applebaum
Sydney is picturesque but it’s also Oceania’s pre-eminent startup and CVC centre. Lynn Thompson of QBE Ventures is our guide as we delve into where to go, who to meet and the location of the best beach walk in the city
