"Being part of the Upscale family has added significant value to our business. Our team has left Upscale feeling inspired, challenged, encouraged and equipped to take Chargifi to the next level."
— Dan Bladen, Co-founder & CEO, Chargifi
Upscale
Helping the UK's leading scaleups grow into the tech giants of tomorrow
Scaling faster, together
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.
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 we don't take an equity stake in your business either.
Upscale in numbers
$1.02bnraised by cohorts 1.0 & 2.0 since joining Upscale
$8.6maverage raise by Upscale 3.0 companies
100companies who've joined Tech Nation Upscale
Are you eligible for Upscale?
- Raised Series A/similar, or £500k revenue
- Strong month-on-month traction
- UK HQ
Applications open in Autumn, register your interest here.
Current cohort
Scale Coaches
Saul Klein, Co-Founder, LocalGlobe 
Verne Harnish, Author 
Niklas Zennstrom, CEO, Atomico 
Jess Butcher, Co-Founder & Director, Blippar 
Simon Calver, Partner, BGF 
Lesley Eccles, Co-Founder, FanDuel 
Brad Feld, Co-Founder, Techstars 
Siraj Khaliq, Investment Partner, Atomico 
Thor Mitchell, CPO, Crowdcube 
Divinia Knowles, COO & Director, Pact Coffee 
Benjamin Grol, Head of Growth, Atomico 
Toby Moore, Venture Partner, EF 
Brent Hoberman, Executive Chairman, Founders Factory 
Suranga Chandratillake, General Partner, Balderton Capital 
Tracy Doree, Founding Partner, Kindred Capital 
Greg Marsh, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School 
Asi Sharabi, Founder & CEO, Wonderbly 
Wendy Tan White, Partner, BGF 
David Buttress, Partner, 83North 
Riccardo Zacconi, CEO, King 
Shane Corstorphine, VP Growth, Skyscanner 
Patrick Campbell, Co-Founder & CEO, Price Intelligently 
Amir Kfir, Board Member, Million Peacemakers 
Jerry Colonna, CEO, Reboot 
Anthony Fletcher, CEO, Graze 
Joel Gascoigne, Co-Founder & CEO, Buffer 
Matt Buckland, Head of Talent, Lyst 
Steven Rose, Sales Coach 
Luke Lang, Co-Founder & CMO, Crowdcube 
Alex Gayer, CFO, Receipt Bank 
Devin Hunt, Venture Partners, Seedcamp 
David Norris, Partner, Forward Partners 
Malcolm Locke, CFO, Egress 
Placid Jover, VP HR UK & Ireland, Unilever 
Louise Palmer, Senior Partner, KornFerry 
Simon Wright, Founder, Simon Wright Associates 
Andrew Graham, NED, Movement 
Meri Williams, CTO, Moo 
Ian Sutherland, Interim CFO, Tide
Alumni
100 companies have taken part in Tech Nation Upscale
and collectively raised over $1bn since joining the programme.
Take a look at the Tech Nation programme alumni >
What they thought…
"Upscale helped me see what's coming on the road ahead as we scale so I can plan accordingly (whether strategy, team, processes, etc.) and also avoid any pitfalls that others have encountered."
— Tamara Rajah, Founder & CEO, Live Better With
"Upscale was a fantastic way to both learn from experienced entrepreneurs and also from the shared challenges you find with a great group of bright, driven founders also part of the programme."
— Mazdak Sanii, COO, Boiler Room
Upscale is supported by partners who share their expertise and experience, helping advise companies on issues from finding great talent and raising investment, to navigating regulation.
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(Pssst… you might spot brands other than Tech Nation on your journey through our website. Why? We used to be Tech City UK and Tech North but we've since merged to become Tech Nation, and like all good makeovers, the full transformation will take a little time).