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Scale faster, together.

What is Upscale?

Upscale 6.0 helps the UK’s most promising tech companies to accelerate their growth and unlock the key to scaling successfully.

Based on values of honesty, intimacy and trust, and now in its 6th year, this curated programme has been designed to reflect your scaling journey. Companies will explore fundamental growth challenges with peers and benefit from sessions delivered by expert scale coaches who’ve trodden this path before you. 

Over 6-months, 30 founders and senior leadership teams will receive over 60 hours of support, delivered by over 20 scale coaches. It’s free, and we don’t take an equity stake in any businesses that join.

Applications are now closed.





“Quite simply, it’s the best scaleup programme around. It’s an incredibly well thought-through format, and is an unparalleled learning & networking opportunity – not only for the founders, but also for the whole senior leadership team. I can’t recommend it highly enough!”

Tessa Clarke, Co-founder, OLIO

What does Upscale 6.0 involve?

Coaching

Coaching and mentoring from world-leading scale coaches, helping your teams scale and develop support networks beyond the Upscale programme.

Content

Founder and c-suite sessions, and online resources designed to tackle fundamental growth barriers such as; culture, talent, international expansion and financing.

Community

The world has changed, and so have we – with our sessions being run online for the foreseeable future. Learn from and with programme peers and connect to Tech Nation’s prestigious alumni network, including 160 Upscale founders who have been through it all.

Connections

Get the recognition you deserve as a successful, fast-growth UK tech company, through Tech Nation marketing, press and government, and get access to the tools you need to meet corporates and investors.

Who is Upscale for?

Upscale 6.0 supports the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies to scale faster, together.

A company might hit the baseline criteria, but the final selection takes four key criterion into account; value proposition, traction, potential for scale and programme suitability.

VC backed, having raised Series A round

OR Revenue focused and generating £1.5m – £5m

Growing at a rate of approx. 10% month-on-month*

*As guidance, Upscale typically works with companies experiencing rapid growth approx 10% month-on-month. With COVID-19, we understand that some companies may have experienced variances over the last 6 months. With that in mind, typical Upscale companies are:

  • Looking to significantly increase team size
  • Thinking about expanding its customer base or market share
  • Aspirations for substantial national or international growth

What does a typical Upscale company look like?

Last year’s cohort was a mix of tech companies, with specialisms in everything from adtech to edtech, fintech to AI. They all had one common trait – a desire to accelerate their growth. Take a look at a typical company profile from Upscale 5.0

£1.8maverage company revenue
£7.2maverage investment
£216.6mtotal investment raised
27%have a female founder
4.5years old on average
46average number of employees

Take a look at the Upscale 5.0 cohort

  • allplants

    allplants logo

    London | Ecommerce & Marketplace | @@allplants

    allplants deliver delicious meals straight to your door, making plant-based living easy, convenient, delicious, and on people’s schedules. Created so both people and the planet can thrive, allplants meals are chef-prepared, flash frozen and totally plant-based.

    https://allplants.com/

  • AMPLYFI

    AMPLYFI logo

    Cardiff | Artificial Intelligence | @/amplyfitech

    AMPLYFI is using AI and machine learning to revolutionise global business intelligence and market research. Their learning platforms unlock the entire internet to generate unprecedented business insights through groundbreaking products. AMPLYFI analyse both the surface and deep web to help businesses proactively plan for future disruptions. 

    https://www.amplyfigroup.com/

  • Arctic Shores

    Arctic Shores logo

    Manchester | SaaS | @@arctic_shores

    Flying the flag for diversity, inclusion and equality, Arctic Shores makes the recruitment process more engaging, objective and fair. Using data-driven psychometric tests that combine neuroscience, AI and game technology, they try to eliminate bias when it comes to hiring and promoting people and look past the CV, focusing on potential rather than just experience, background or seniority.

    https://www.arcticshores.com/

  • Chattermill

    Chattermill logo

    London | SaaS | @@chattermillAI

    Revolutionising the customer experience, Chattermill uses AI to help large organisations understand and improve how they interact with their consumers. Chattermill analyses customer feedback at scale and automatically identifies specific recommendations for how their clients can continuously deliver better services and products to their customers.

    https://www.chattermill.com

  • Eagle Genomics

    Eagle Genomics logo

    Cambridge | Healthtech & Biotech | @@eaglegen

    Helping companies make more accurate and credible scientific claims, Eagle Genomics’ uses machine learning to transform raw data into actionable insights that drive scientific decision making. Improving brand perception and research and development processes, Eagle Genomics’ unique expertise gives insights that enable quick assessment of product potential, mitigate risks and reduces time to market.

    https://www.eaglegenomics.com/

  • eporta

    eporta logo

    London | Ecommerce & Marketplace | @@eporta_

    The leading B2B platform for interior design professionals worldwide, eporta has transformed the $700bn per year interior design industry. eporta’s platform helps interior designers, property developers, architects, hospitality owners and more, to power their projects and design seamlessly. 

    https://www.eporta.com/

  • Everledger

    Everledger logo

    London | Blockchain | @@everledgerio

    Tackling issues of verification and piracy, Everledger’s technology creates a secure and permanent digital record of an asset’s origin, characteristics and ownership on their private blockchain. This transparency helps industries respond to growing expectations for sustainable, verifiable sourcing. 

    https://www.everledger.io/

  • Farewill

    Farewill logo

    London | Lawtech | @@farewill

    Changing the way the world deals with death, Farewill helps the UK sort out legally binding wills and probate from the comfort of their own home, quickly, easily and sensitively, while removing the expense and hassle of seeing a solicitor in person.

    https://farewill.com/

  • Florence

    Florence logo

    London | Ecommerce & Marketplace | @@WeAreFlorence

    Connecting the care industry, Florence is the marketplace for flexible staffing in the care sector. With Florence, care homes can fill their vacancies with the perfect workers, whilst nurses and carers are empowered to take control of their working lives.

    https://www.florence.co.uk/

  • Kheiron Medical

    Kheiron Medical logo

    London | Healthtech & Biotech | @@kheironmedical

    Helping doctors find breast cancer earlier and more accurately, Kheiron Medical works with radiologists, and uses data and machine learning to build products that help breast radiologists in their daily practice. Improving accuracy in the field, it also addresses a growing global workforce shortage.

    https://www.kheironmed.com/

  • LandTech

    LandTech logo

    London | @@LandTechUK

    Revamping the world of property development, LandTech helps you find land, get through planning and raise funding in a more streamlined, convenient way. With over 1,500 clients, of which 80% are SME property developers, to date they have added an additional 10,000 homes to the UK housing market.

    https://land.tech/

  • Lexoo

    Lexoo logo

    London | Lawtech | @@Lexoo

    Providing corporations with a true alternative to traditional global law firms, Lexoo delivers next generation legal services by combining tech, process and a network of over 1000 former BigLaw lawyers in 70 countries. Work is delivered to a higher standard, more quickly and at roughly 50% of the cost.

    https://www.lexoo.co.uk/

  • Neurovalens

    Neurovalens logo

    Belfast | Healthtech & Biotech | @@neurovalens

    Aiming to transform the world of neurology, Neurovalens wants to treat global neurological health issues by influencing the brain and nervous system using safe and non-invasive technology. This technology aims to replace drugs as the first-line treatments for obesity, diabetes, insomnia and anxiety.

    https://neurovalens.com/

  • Oddbox

    Oddbox logo

    London | Ecommerce & Marketplace | @@OddboxLDN

    Over ⅓ of farmed fruit and veg goes to waste either because they’re surplus to requirements or don’t make strict supermarket requirements on shape, size, or colour. Oddbox helps reduce this structural problem in the industry. With every medium Oddbox, an average of 7 kgs of veg is saved from going to waste, as well as 14 kg of CO2 emissions (the equivalent of 35 miles in a car) and 1,722 litres of water (the equivalent of 12 showers).

    https://www.oddbox.co.uk/

  • Panintelligence

    Panintelligence logo

    Leeds | Artificial Intelligence | @@panintelligence

    Delivering data solutions that enhance ways of working, Panintelligence’s predictive analytics and data visualisation software is designed to be white-labelled by software vendors, who use it to accelerate their roadmap. Based in Leeds, they have over 100 partners across all verticals and 200,000 users globally.

    https://www.panintelligence.com/

  • Peanut

    Peanut logo

    London | Tech For Good | @@peanut_app

    Empowering women all over the world to unite, Peanut is a social network for women, connecting them through their experiences with fertility and motherhood. It enables women at similar life stages to meet, connect and form meaningful communities. 

    https://www.peanut-app.io/

  • Pimberly

    Pimberly logo

    Manchester | SaaS | @@pimberlypim

    Changing the game in SaaS, Pimberly delivers an immersive, hyper personalised, omni-channel product experience for millions of products. Made for Product Information Management and Digital Asset Management, it’s used by manufacturers, distributors and retailers to market and sell products across multiple sales channels.

    https://pimberly.com/

  • Plum

    Plum logo

    London | Fintech | @@withplum

    Helping over 500,000 people in the UK grow their money, Plum is an AI assistant that boosts your bank balance. It works by using automation to save, switch bills and invest in a personalised way. With the help of Plum, savers can be £186k better off over their lifetime.

    https://withplum.com/

  • Seatfrog

    Seatfrog logo

    London | Ecommerce & Marketplace | @@Seatfrog

    Fancy an upgrade? Seatfrog is the travel app that is here to make upgrading your seat amazing. Seatfrog’s mission is to take every journey beyond the ordinary, and it’s starting by helping passengers live a little more, with a simple, honest and stress-free way to upgrade their seat.

    https://seatfrog.com/

  • SeedLegals

    SeedLegals logo

    London | Lawtech | @seedlegals

    The world's first and only automated legal service for funding rounds, SeedLegals make it super easy for startups to raise investment and manage company equity at a fraction of the cost of traditional service providers. No paper. No law firms. No accountants. Everything's done digitally on their platform. Launching back in 2016, today they are the largest closer of funding rounds in the UK.

    https://seedlegals.com/

  • SoPost

    SoPost logo

    Newcastle | Adtech & Marketing | @@sopost

    SoPost helps brands run the most powerful product sampling campaigns in the world, with a focus on relevance, data and analytics. SoPost gets physical trial products into consumers' hands through media campaigns, influencer partnerships, and content. It works with hundreds of brands including L'Oreal and Estee Lauder, and sends one sample every couple of seconds.

    https://www.sopost.com/

  • Spirable

    Spirable logo

    London | Adtech & Marketing | @@spirable_hq

    Generating personalised, data-driven brand videos at scale, Spirable works with world-leading brands to increase engagement and conversion. Videos are personalised to an individual level, enriched with data from live data-feeds, and delivered through social channels and CRM platforms. 

    https://www.spirable.com/

  • ThoughtRiver

    ThoughtRiver logo

    Cambridge | Lawtech | @@ThoughtRiverCI

    ThoughtRiver solves a fundamental problem for lawyers: you simply don’t know which part of a contract to focus on without reading it all. Pre-screening technology automates the review process by reading the contract, answering key legal questions and then serving up detailed advice and guided remediation within Microsoft Word.

    https://www.thoughtriver.com/

  • Thriva

    Thriva logo

    London | Healthtech & Biotech | @@thrivahealth

    Health tracking made simple, Thriva helps you find out what's happening inside your body with a simple finger-prick blood test. Samples are reviewed by an NHS approved lab, and a doctor walks you through your results, giving personalised advice on your health. Regular testing enables customers to keep track of how their lifestyle decisions actually affect them internally over time. 

    https://thriva.co/

  • TrustedHousesitters

    TrustedHousesitters logo

    Brighton | Ecommerce & Marketplace | @@Housesitting

    Empowering thousands of people to travel while pets stay happy at home, TrustedHousesitters enables the mutual exchange of house and pet sitting. In return, trustworthy house and pet sitters can often find luxurious homes to 'sit' for free. From villas in Tuscany, apartments in NYC, to beach houses in Caribbean, with members in over 100 countries, this is the largest house and pet sitting platform globally. 

    https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/

  • Tyk

    Tyk logo

    London | Enterprise Software & Cloud Computing | @@tyk_io

    Tyk is an open-source API Gateway that is fast, scalable and modern. Powering microservice platform enterprises across the globe, with offices in London, Singapore and Atlanta, and team members in 20+ countries. Out of the box, Tyk offers an API Management Platform with an API Gateway, API Analytics, Developer Portal and API Management Dashboard.

    https://tyk.io/

  • Vidsy

    Vidsy logo

    London | Adtech & Marketing | @@vidsyhq

    Powering mobile video ad creation for the world’s leading brands, Vidsy’s technology and global community of 6,000+ vetted creators and fully managed services, empowers brands to intelligently transform their digital advertising for an ever-evolving world of mobile video. 

    https://vidsy.co/

  • WhiteHat

    WhiteHat logo

    London | Edtech | @@WhiteHatGB

    Diversifying the world’s future leaders, WhiteHat is building an outstanding alternative to university. It works with some of the world's best employers to identify, hire, and develop diverse talent through apprenticeships. Every apprentice gets access to a thriving on and offline community and an individual coach to help ensure they're successful in their chosen career. 

    https://whitehat.org.uk/

  • Zen Educate

    Zen Educate logo

    London | Edtech | @@ZenEducate

    Moving away from inefficient recruitment agencies, Zen Educate is an online platform that matches teachers with available supply teaching roles in schools. An accredited social enterprise, Zen Educate aim to save the education system £100s of millions a year. 

    https://www.zeneducate.com/

  • Zencargo

    Zencargo logo

    London | Supply Chain Solutions | @@zencargoltd

    Helping the world's fastest-growing businesses turn their supply chains into a competitive advantage, Zencargo collects real-time data on the progress of each product and acts as a single version of truth for teams to uncover insights and opportunities. Expert consultants use these learnings to create, implement and iterate bespoke solutions that increase revenue, optimise working capital, control costs and reduce environmental impact. 

    https://www.zencargo.com/

The scale coaches

The individuals behind the in-depth sessions, that have been there, done that. Their individual experience speaks for itself.

  • Cherry Freeman, Founder, LoveCrafts
  • Asi Sharabi, Co-founder & CEO, Wonderbly
  • Divinia Knowles, Leadership & Team Coach and Start Up Advisor
  • Dominic Jacquesson, VP Talent, Index Ventures
  • Sarah Wood, Co-founder, Unruly
  • Sultan Murad Saidov, Co-Founder & President, Beamery
  • Suranga Chandratillake, General Partner, Balderton Capital
  • Will McInnes, CMO, Brandwatch
  • ZeShaan Shamsi, Partner, The People Collective

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