Upscale (venture capital)

Upscale (venture capital) is a growth programme for UK technology companies, run by Tech Nation. It is aimed at scaleups that are past their Series A round and preparing to grow further or raise a Series B.

What Upscale (venture capital) does

• Expert-led sessions: coaching and peer learning from people who have scaled companies before.
• Investor matchmaking: introductions to growth-stage investors matched by sector and strategic fit.
• C-suite tracks: sessions for the whole leadership team, from finance to marketing heads, not only founders.
• Alumni network: continuing access to the Tech Nation community and the Founders Forum network of entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers.

Who it serves

UK-headquartered technology businesses with a product or service, typically at Series A. Applicants qualify on either their fundraising or their recurring revenue.

Key facts

• Format: a cohort programme that runs for a set period each year, with applications opening seasonally.
• Organiser: Tech Nation.
• Cohorts: the earlier edition covered fintech, artificial intelligence, e-commerce and software companies.
• Equity: the earlier edition took no stake in participating companies.