Qatar: Emirate funds hi-tech future

UK venture capital firm Oxford Capital Partners and Qatar National Bank and its private banking subsidiary Ansbacher Group have teamed up to form Qatar Capital Partners (QCP), a venture capital business in the Gulf state.

UK venture capital firm Oxford Capital Partners and Qatar National Bank and its private banking subsidiary Ansbacher Group have teamed up to form Qatar Capital Partners (QCP), a venture capital business in the Gulf state.

Last September the consortium won the mandate to run two funds for the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), designed to establish Qatar as a centre for technological innovation.

Qatar is looking to emulate the success of the US, where 10% of GDP and 11% of all jobs are generated by venture capital investments.

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