## CA Tech Talent

**Independent recruiter, based in Exeter** – focused solely on Tech and IT. We listen with curiosity, communicate with empathy, and seek to learn, never assume! Clodagh has been a prominent long-term figure in the local tech scene, chairing EXIST, Exeter Chamber of Commerce board member, and KCOM / Eclipse director. We’re so glad to have her.

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## British Science Week Interview

As part of British Science Week, we get interviewed by Natalie Whitehead from Exeter Science Centre, talking all things Tech.

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## Tech Nation Scale Ratio Report

A 2021 Tech Nation scale ratio report suggests that Exeter is one of the most likely cities to become a leading UK tech hub. It shows that the most successful tech hubs and sectors (by number of companies, and total VC investment) tend to exhibit a common Scale Ratio of: 50% seed stage companies, 30% early growth, and 20% late.

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## Intern Experience - Brittany Willis

by **Brittany Willis**  
Hi, I’m Brittany. I’m a final year English student at the University of Exeter and I have been interning at TechExeter since January. This is my final week and I wanted to look back on all the interesting projects I’ve been able to help out with. My first project was to help organise the February 5th Meetup.

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## Intern Experience - Ivo Sendler

by **Ivo Sendler**  
Hi I’m Ivo. I’m from Hamburg, Germany. I started an internship for 5 months at Exeter City Council in July. After a few weeks working in the council, they connected me with TechExeter. Since then, I got to work one day a week for TechExeter. My first and biggest project was helping at the annual TechExeter.

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## Diversity Workshop Findings

We’ve published our findings from our diversity workshop held earlier in the year. Thank you to Kathryn for writing it up! [Google Doc Link](/content/diversity-workshop-findings/index.html)

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## Typeform Data Breach Notification

We received a message that Typeform had a data breach, which affected one or more of the surveys that we published. Typeform reports that an external attacker managed to get unauthorized access to a partial backup of respondent data and downloaded it. The two forms affected were our Tech Survey and this year’s Conference speaker submissions.
