Beta Den launches first commercial tech accelerator in UK 'Cyber Valley' Beta Den, Worcestershire’s first commercial tech accelerator, has launched its second cohort programme to support startup founders focusing on 5G connectivity. Situated in Malvern, home to one of the UK’s first 5G testbed locations, Beta Den launched with its first cohort in 2018 with funding from the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (WLEP). © BetaDen At a time where smart cities and 5G roll-out are at their peak, Beta Den provides an accelerator program for smaller businesses developing technology in those areas. “We've got quite a high concentration of individuals that are highly skilled and working in some deep tech environments," Linda Smith, CEO and founder at Beta Den told Tech world. "What we decided was that BetaDen could offer an acceleration space to individuals who had ideas for products and services that could be developed in our nine-month cohor...