Investors in Skills

Sunderland Our Smart City IoT and 5G accelerator programme will provide access a network to cater for large-scale IoT innovation. At Sunderland Software City, we support and grow the North East tech sector by helping people explore careers, start businesses and grow their organisations. Whether you’re looking for a pathway into tech or to harness the latest emerging technologies to grow your business, our wide array of support programmes are here to help.

The Qube are business incubator that provides services like business development, training, marketing, and project management. The Qube is a business incubator that has been working on business development in the area since 2013, through planning, strategic marketing, project management and training activities. Made up of a team of 10 people with a background in the startup ecosystem, and numerous local corporate and institutional partners.

Founded by two childhood friends, Régis Micheli and Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet, who turned entrepreneurs and investors, JuneX Capital Partners is a founder-centric investment firm integrating a “Founders Office” and an evergreen investment fund. JuneX’s investment strategy focuses on backing entrepreneurs in the areas of human capital (training, education, employment, health, nutrition, and environment) and investment management (venture capital, private equity, and asset management). Working closely with entrepreneurs, JuneX provides a range of patient and agile capital solutions tailored to founders’ needs. Moreover, in specific situations, it may offer operational and advisory support as an operating or sparring partner. JuneX invests mostly, but not exclusively, in Europe and operates out of the UK and France.