Event

August 25th at 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (CEST)

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

Hosts

Saga Palmer, Senior Partnerships Executive, Goodwille

As Senior Partnerships Executive, Saga’s focus is on Goodwille’s partnerships and collaborations, and on building brand awareness through different events and channels.

Mia Grosen, Venture Partner, SuperSeed

With over a decade of experience building and scaling startups, Mia is a serial founder and venture partner with deep expertise in international growth. She founded Canute, helping more than 350 Nordic startups expand into new markets before its acquisition in 2023, and now supports Europe’s startup ecosystem as an active angel investor and venture partner.

Speakers

Nick Baines, CEO and Co-Founder, Nara Communications

Nick is the founder of Nara, a tech-focused PR agency built to tell the stories behind meaningful organisations. With over a decade of experience in communications, he’s a Cannes Lions-winning strategist and was named to PR Week’s 30 Under 30 in 2023. A regular speaker and writer on PR, startup growth, and agency building.

Ilya Polyakov, Partner & Head of Nordics, Nobel Recruitment

Ilya, Associate Partner and Country Lead Nordics at Nobel Recruitment, helps B2B SaaS companies across the Nordics hire top commercial talent, and supports candidates in finding roles where they can truly grow and make impact. His focus is on building long-term partnerships, understanding what people really need, and creating the right match on both sides.

Sebastian Peck, Partner, KOMPAS VC

Sebastian manages the KOMPAS VC’s Amsterdam office, overseeing investments in the Nordics, UK, France and Benelux. Sebastian was appointed Managing Director of InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm, which he led for five years before launching KOMPAS VC.

Michael Valentin, Co-founder, Signifly

Michael is the co-founder of Signifly, a digital product and innovation agency founded in Copenhagen. A few years ago, Signifly expanded into the UK, and Michael has since relocated to London himself. He brings a very hands-on founder perspective on entering the UK, building a local presence and the practical and cultural lessons that come with scaling a Danish company into the market.

Jamie Giles, Investor, SuperSeed

Jamie is British and part of the investment team at SuperSeed, where he scouts and works with B2B software startups across the Nordics and Europe. He brings the UK investor perspective to the panel as well as very recent, hands-on experience helping Nordic founders enter the market. We recently invested in Norwegian startup Hive and have been supporting the team with their UK setup, and we’re also investors in Danish startup Tector.

Gregers Kronborg, Founder and CEO, Rulebreaker Ventures

Gregers is a highly experienced Danish tech investor and former General Partner at Northzone, where Trustpilot was among his portfolio companies. He later became an active angel investor and today runs Rulebreaker Ventures. He has extensive experience helping Nordic technology companies scale internationally and has also spent many years living in London, giving him a strong perspective on both the Nordic and UK ecosystems.

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