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.

Programme activity

‘Upscale’ book based on growth programme sessions published
27 November 2018 Book
Upscale 4.0 applications close
14 November 2018 Programme news
Chelsea Chen listed in FT’s Top 10 influential BAME UK tech leaders
14 November 2018 People news
Paddle raise additional $8m
05 November 2018 Company news

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Upscale in numbers

$1.4bnRaised by cohorts since joining programme

$8.6maverage raise by Upscale 3.0 companies

100companies who've joined Tech Nation Upscale

Current cohort

The Upscale judges…

Anthony Fletcher, Graze
Aron Gelbard, Bloom & WIld
Camilla Dolan, Burda Principal Investments
Cherry Freeman, Lovecrafts
Dominic Jaquesson, Index Ventures
Giovanni Nani, Frog Capital
Jon Bradford, Motive Partners
Jos Smart
Josh Bell, Dawn Capital
Laura Turkington, Vodafone
Lesley Eccles, FanDuel
Katy Turner, We Are Multiple
Megumi Ikeda, Hearst Ventures Europe
Suranga Chandratillake, Balderton Capital
Suzanne Ashman, Local Globe

Upscale, the book

What it takes to scale a startup. By the people who've done it.

Hear from some of the UK’s leading technology entrepreneurs and investors who between them have built or backed companies worth billions, in Upscale the book. Available to order now.

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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.

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What they thought…

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).