London & Beyond: Copenhagen
London & Beyond is back in Copenhagen for TechBBQ!
This time we're joining forces with SuperSeed, bringing together founders, investors and market experts for a practical conversation about entering and growing in the UK.
We’ll talk about everything from setting up your operations and building the right team to fundraising, PR and using the UK as a springboard for further international growth.
🚀 What you’ll take away:
Practical advice on setting up and growing in the UK, including the key steps and realistic timelines.
Insights into the UK market and where the opportunities are for Nordic tech businesses.
What investors are looking for and how to approach fundraising in a new market.
How to find and attract the right talent.
How to build visibility and create a PR strategy that gets noticed
How the UK can help open doors to the US and other international markets
Opportunities to meet other founders, investors and people building businesses across borders
🎤 Speakers
Saga Palmer, Senior Partnerships Executive, Goodwille
Ilya Polyakov, Partner & Head of Nordics, Nobel Recruitment
Nick Baines, CEO and Co Founder, Nara Communications
Founder Panel:
Mia Grosen, Venture Partner, SuperSeed
Michael Valentin, Co-Founder and Group CEO, Signifly
Investor Panel:
Sebastian Peck, Partner, KOMPAS VC
Gregers Kronborg, Founder and CEO, Rulebreaker Ventures
Jamie Giles, Investor, SuperSeed
🕔 Agenda
17:00 Session begins
- How to successfully setup and scale in the UK
- How to find, recruit and retain talent internationally
- How to build your brand and break through the noise
- Panel Discussion: Lessons and learnings from founders having successfully scaled from the Nordics to the UK
- Panel Discussion: Fundraising strategies, cultural differences when approaching investors abroad and the current investment landscape.18:30 Drinks and networking
Meet the hosts & partners
Goodwille helps Nordic startups, scaleups and SMEs establish and grow in the UK, supporting everything from market entry and company setup to finance, HR and everyday operations.
SuperSeed is a London based venture capital firm investing in early stage AI and B2B technology companies, combining investment with commercial expertise and strategic support.
Nobel Recruitment helps ambitious tech businesses find, attract and retain the talent they need to grow across the UK, US and Europe.
Nara Communications helps Nordic startups and scaleups build visibility through strategic PR, media relations and communications that cut through the noise.
KOMPAS VC is an early stage venture capital firm investing in technologies transforming physical industries and the way we produce, move, manage and protect the world around us.
Signifly is a global digital agency specialising in brand strategy, design, technology, and digital transformation, with offices in Copenhagen, London, Montreal, and Toronto.
Rulebreaker Ventures is a private investment family office & active pre-seed/seed investor in venture scale tech startups, including successful tech startups such as TrustPilot, Asetek, Napatech, Cocom, Spotify, Avito, iZettle, Klarna, EpiServer, Tobii and Nimsoft.
If the UK is somewhere on your growth roadmap, this session is designed to help you understand what making that move actually looks like.