Mike Butcher – TechCrunch – UK
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Editor at Large, TechCrunch
CEO, TechHub
United Kingdom
Best known as TechCrunch’s “Editor-at-large”, Mike Butcher is nothing short of a legend in the tech and startup world. From ranking as one of the Top 50 influential Britons in technology, to appearing three times in Wired UK’s Top 100 (2011, 2012, 2014), Butcher’s list of achievements could be published as a book on its own. He still writes extensively about startups, venture capital, technology trends and emerging markets, but he is now more active than ever thanks to his latest company: TechHub.
It is a global dynamic enterprise that creates spaces around the world for tech entrepreneurs to increase their chances of success. Using a unique approach, TechHub gathers these newcomers in high-end offices and provides them with “the resources of a global company, the energy and shared knowledge of a tech conference and the buzz of a social networking event rolled into one!” With already six hubs from London to India, the company’s open network puts startups in touch with entrepreneurs, angels, and mentors from all over the world.
TechHub takes its concept even further by granting members free tickets to its events, where they get to learn from some of the most successful founders, meet and pitch investors, find interns… Mike’s company even leverages its own social media network, blog and newsletter to promote its partner startups .
With TechHub, Mike proves once again his dedication to emerging companies and his will to lend a helping hand. Butcher has often been personally involved with similar endeavors in the past 18 years. Aside from launching or re-launching numerous media web sites, he has founded and/or served on various boards such as the steering committee of Coadec, the Coalition for a Digital Economy, and the Smart London Board.