Manoj Ranaweera founded Northern StartUp 2.0 to bring together the digital community of the North by providing a monthly environment for entrepreneurs, investors, deal makers and service providers to meet and share experiences in an informal setting. He recently founded edocr to build a global brand by bringing social interactivity to business documents. edocr has recently been recognised as one of the 20 most promising UK digital startups. Manoj has a MBA from Manchester Business School and a B.Eng (Hons) from Brighton University. His blog can be accessed here.