Can Britain Build the Next Billion Dollar Tech Unicorn? With Greg Smith, CEO of IP Group
If science and innovation hold the keys to tomorrow’s kingdoms, then their successful discovery, nurturing, and commercialisation will give advantage to the nations where they are found and built and in turn, offer the potential for significant investment opportunities.
If science and innovation hold the keys to tomorrow’s kingdoms, then their successful discovery, nurturing, and commercialisation will give advantage to the nations where they are found and built and in turn, offer the potential for significant investment opportunities.
Greg Smith is CEO of IP Group, one of the UK’s very few specialised, publicly listed investors in science and innovation
In this episode, Greg explains IP’s business and opportunity set. He discusses UK innovation and where and why it is world class. He explains sourcing opportunities, the investment process, and why he is excited about their portfolio.
He offers live examples as they move beyond the three companies they owned which have created $1bn valuations. He continues with discussing the hurdles in the UK to commercialising and retaining more of the great innovations found here, and assesses their early mover position.
Finally he discusses the share price’s discount to Net Asset Value, and what may lie ahead.
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