A pair of motorsports fans who met in a queue for the bar have won a £200,000 investment for their new tech startup.
Tom Bunten and Nikhil Patel had never met each other before going to a networking event for the Ignite Accelerator at By The River Brew Company last year. During the key social event for the tech industry they found themselves standing in the same circle of people with angel investor Kevin Beales, introducing themselves and talking about their startup plans.
Mr Bunten talked about his niche platform for the gaming and esports community, which he founded in 2021 – and a week later they were in the Everyman Cinema cafe discussing an investment deal.
