Grow London

What makes a city a global innovation powerhouse? 🌍✨ Join London & Partners and RSM on Tuesday, October 15 during #LATechWeek, as our panel of experts explores how corporates, investors, and other partners are helping startups scale internationally. 🚀 We’re bringing together the brightest minds from Southern California and London’s tech communities to discuss the key ingredients that make cities like Los Angeles and London the ultimate launchpads for growth! 💡 Don’t miss this exclusive panel featuring: Cristina Pimentel, Director, New Digital Business & Innovation at Universal Music Group; Shamin Walsh, Managing Director at BAM Ventures; Rachel Klasey, Operations Director at OnePlan (a Grow London Global alumni); and a representative from Snap Inc. – moderated by Samantha Day, International Expansion Director at RSM UK. There will also be remarks from our own Stephen Feline, James Cummings, and Matthew Kolkin. Register now! 👉 https://bit.ly/3XNTC1J

Cohort 5 of Grow London Global is go! 👏 This Monday we kicked off with 109 brand new high-growth tech companies joining our international trade programme. 🌇 Launching at IET Venues (IET London: Savoy Place and IET Birmingham: Austin Court), we were delighted to welcome London’s most exciting tech scaleups onboard, and we were thrilled to be joined by Essex County Council and Scottish Enterprise as we take our cohort beyond London. Welcome aboard Scotland and Essex! Over the next 12 months we’ll be supporting these businesses in their quest to reach new international markets – with trade missions, events, connections and so much more 🚀 🤝 Monday was a fantastic opportunity for our cohort to get to know each other as well as everything the programme offers, and they were also introduced to our wonderful partners at Microsoft, Oury Clark, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), Deel, GrantTree and twentyAI who will be on hand to support their growth journey. Cohort launch is a great way to get to know Grow London Global, and we were joined by London & Partners CEO Laura Citron OBE and alumni company Transreport’s COO Waleed Ahmed for a fireside chat on how we have supported their high-speed international growth 📈 🔉 A highlight was hearing from our super successful alumni LIVR (Leo Kellgren-Parker), Findr (Greg Watts) and Satago (Sinéad McHale) on how they made the most out of the programme in an engaging panel. We then invited our international market leaders to discuss how to navigate international markets with Grow London Global. Big thanks to our global superstars for sharing the knowledge: 🚀 China’s Bingbing Zhao 🚀 Europe’s Christa Holmborg 🚀 India & Middle East’s Hemin Bharucha 🚀 North America’s Stephen Feline & James Cummings. 💬 Time for roundtables! Over to our companies to meet our market representatives, ecosystem players and our partners to chat about their goals in the next 12 months. Many new connections made! ⌚ Super Connector time. Our famous session highlighted the power of our network as we made connection wishes into a reality. Thanks to Maebh Rafferty and Rikesh Patel for making it happen. 🎤 Ending a delightfully insightful day, our fabulous MC Janet Coyle CBE welcomed Deputy Mayor of London for Business Howard Dawber to close the event with a few words on how to make the most of Grow London Global and access to the London ecosystem as a whole. Cheers to that! 🚀 Thanks to all of the companies, partners, representatives and friends of the programme who joined us. Want to meet the new cohort? See the full list here 👉

Ready to take your startup to the next level? London is where tech dreams are born — and where they thrive! 🚀 With a wealth of investment options, no matter your sector, the UK capital is a hub for ambitious founders. From early-stage startups to scaling companies, there’s funding and a collaborative, inclusive business ecosystem that helps international businesses tap into the right opportunities for them 🌍🤝 Hear from Emma Biasiolo, Investment Director at Beringea, on what founders need to know when raising investment in London ✨ Curious about how to access London’s incredible investment potential? Find out how you can make your mark in the city 👉 https://bit.ly/3TUg0VZ

👏 We couldn’t have asked for a better setting to wrap up Cohort 10 of the Innovation Fellowship than the stunning headquarters of Killik & Co. But for our Fellows, this is just the beginning. They now join the vibrant alumni community, becoming part of #London’s largest network of innovation leaders. The past few months have been a whirlwind of insights, events, and incredible opportunities. From London Tech Week and ecosystem engagement trips to the latest insights shared by Nick de Leon from the Royal College of Art - Executive Education—this journey has been nothing less than rewarding. 🚀 Today marks the start of continuous engagement within the Fellowship network, featuring: ⪼ Regular alumni dinners and learning events to continue sharing best practices. ⪼ Initiatives connecting with our global and diverse tech ecosystem. ⪼ Ecosystem discovery trips to the world’s leading innovation hubs. A huge thank you to our incredible Fellows for their involvement: ✨Jon-Paul Brett of Burberry ✨Ismael B. of Mars ✨Neta Meir of Sodexo ✨Gurdeep Singh Kohli of SC Ventures by Standard Chartered ✨Gavin Lonsdale of HSBC ✨Brad Whiting of BDO UK LLP ✨Nina Manning of Killik & Co ✨Tobias Caterer of Marks and Spencer ✨Catherine Abell of Accenture ✨Niels van den Brink of Travis Perkins plc ✨Joe Torjussen of the Cabinet Office ✨Sharon Jenkins of CMS UK ✨Lauren Barr of Crisis ✨Andy Mitchell of Westfalia Fruit ✨Paul Batterham of Kainos And a special thanks to Linda Burchhart, External Innovation Director at Haleon, for sharing her valuable insights during the final session and to our Grow London team for bringing this amazing community together - Ruby Mould, Allie Laurent, Andrew Tibbitts. We can't wait to kick off the next cohort starting on 23 October. Find out how you can get involved 👉https://bit.ly/48qSBAw

Grow London Global – let’s go round 5! 🚀 Today we’re launching the fifth cohort of Grow London Global – our trade programme taking London scaleups to international heights. 🤝 We’re at IET Venues (IET London: Savoy Place and IET Birmingham: Austin Court) to welcome another 109 high-growth tech companies on to our 12-month programme, supported by the Mayor of London and joined by Deputy Mayor of London for Business Howard Dawber. We’re delighted to be expanding our cohort beyond London as we partner with Essex County Council and Scottish Enterprise to welcome scaleups across the UK onto Grow London Global. Over the next 12 months we’ll be supporting these businesses with trade missions, events, connections, one-to-one support and so much more 🙌 Big thanks to our partners at Microsoft, Oury Clark, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), Deel, GrantTree and twentyAI for making another cohort possible 👏 Want to meet the companies? See the full list here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2XK3Sb2

London is one of the best places in the world to launch and scale a business and the numbers speak for themselves.” - Janet Coyle CBE, Managing Director of Grow London, London & Partners.   📊Latest data from DealRoom shows that London attracted an impressive $6.8billion venture capital tech investment in the first half of 2024 - up 31% from the same period in 2023. This reinforces the capital’s position as the leading tech hub in Europe and the only city outside the U.S. to secure such level of tech investment.   At Grow London, we play our part in helping the city’s tech scaleups succeed. Companies that joined our Grow London Global programme grew 12.5% to 15% faster in the first two years after the programme.   Read the full article here - https://bit.ly/3XBXMd0

📈 Yesterday, we hosted an insightful Access to Funding session for our enterprise sector scaleup community. 🤝 We were pleased to welcome Ana Fernandez from Nauta Capital – an early stage B2B software investor with a pan–European focus. Our scaleups gained valuable insights into Nauta's investment philosophy, thanks to a fantastic discussion moderated by our own Lasya Rao, Senior Investor Relations Manager. We gathered some fantastic takeaways, including: 💡 When approaching investors, don’t hesitate to ask what support they offer beyond finance; for example, introductions, talent seeking, expansion advice. 💡 Founders should understand basic ‘VC maths’ – how VCs calculate and project whether investing in your company will provide strong return at the end of the fund cycle. 💡Investor priorities vary by stage and business model – at Seed, fast-growing recurring revenues and contract values, ability to diversify customer base and a team capable of scaling are important metrics; at Series A, growth, capital efficiency and a repeatable playbook for sales and marketing are key. 💡 Investment decisions can be influenced by the stage of the VC fund – later in the fund’s lifecycle, the focus can shift to businesses that are further along in the investor’s target range. 💡 In challenging market conditions, B2B software companies should focus on being a ‘painkiller’ for their customers, demonstrating how their solution is critical to buyers’ business operations. Thank you to our wonderful Jasmin Campbell for bringing this event together. Explore Grow London's diverse services and join our vibrant community through our programmes. 👉 https://bit.ly/3QTacLH

Last night, Grow London in partnership with NatWest hosted an intimate dinner that celebrated founders from ethnic minority backgrounds 🤝🏽 We were also lucky enough to be joined by Franklin Asante, Head of Entrepreneurs at Coutts, who provided insight into the current landscape for founders, scaling businesses and the path to a successful exit ✨ Research has highlighted the barriers faced by these entrepreneurs, especially when accessing finance. At this event, we explored some of these challenges and looked at how investors, institutions and the community can collaborate to help ethnic minority founders achieve their full potential 💪 Thank you to our guests who contributed valuable conversations in looking to a successful future. Karen Sandhu Nick H 💙 Anton Sasson

🚀 Attention North American Series A, B, or C firms! Ready to take your business global? 🌍 Join us on 9 October during #SFTechWeek for an exclusive event on scaling internationally. Our team from San Francisco, along with experts from Vanta, Navan, Frontline Ventures, and RSM, will dive into the key factors — talent, funding, and regulation that drive global success. Hear from our very own Penny Harwood, our SVP of Business Development, as she shares why London is your ideal gateway to the world. Register now and don’t miss your chance to connect with leaders who have successfully expanded and scaled internationally 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZAH4gQ

💡 Diversity drives innovation! 🚀 London’s tech scene is one of the most diverse in Europe, and that’s why it’s a global hub for talent, creativity, and growth! With a vibrant mix of cultures and ideas, London’s tech ecosystem is thriving and attracting the best from academia, finance, and beyond. 🔊 Hear from Tamika Vantifflin, Founder & CEO of AEGIS APP, on why diversity is the key to sparking new ideas and ground-breaking technology 💡👩💻 Ready to join London’s dynamic tech community? Find out how you can expand your business to this powerhouse of innovation 👉 https://bit.ly/3XF0nTq