UK scaling startups sort for Upscale Tech Nation programme
by Startacus Admin
UK-wide scaling startups take note - Upscale, a free programme care of Tech Nation is aimed at further accelerating the growth of your business and supporting your business against the growth challenges you are more than likely facing.
Applications close 14th November '18, so apply asap!
Upscale is an established scaleup growth programme aimed at accelerating the growth of the UK’s leading scaleups, through workshops, socials and meetups, with access to leading scale coaches who have been there and done it. It's a free programme and Tech Nation do not take an equity stake in your business either.
To date, the 100 Upscale alumni companies have collectively raised over $1.3bn since joining the Upscale programme and this year they are committed to hosting workshops across the whole of the UK, aiming to make the programme more accessible than ever to companies outside of London.
The latest cohort includes UK heavyweight startups such as Azoomee, Zego, Attest, Monese, Cornerstone, and Borrow my Doggy - to name just a few and alongside the support offered, this is a great opportunity for great PR and publicity for your business.
The free, and no-equity taken programme, offers scaling startups the chance to gain 28 workshops tackling the biggest scaling challenges, access to leading scale coaches, peer-to-peer learning with other scaling companies, the chance to join a network of over 100 companies in the Upscale alumni.
Sessions will be run by some of the UK’s best known digital entrepreneurs, with some of the previous 70+ Scale Coaches having included Niklas Zennstrom, Brad Feld, Verne Harnish, Brent Hoberman, Lesley Eccles, Jess Butcher and Saul Klein.
To apply for Upscale, your business must have raised Series A or similar, or have £500k revenue if bootstrapped, be able to demonstrate high month-on-month growth and have a UK HQ.
So if you’re scaling your startup and experiencing growth challenges with hiring, maintaining company culture, growth hacking and the like, this is the programme for you.
Visit the Tech Nation Upscale page for more details and to apply. Applications close November 14th, so you'd better be quick!
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