Trapar

🇺🇸 Last month we took 14 of Scotland's top startup founders and leaders to Austin, TX for an immersive week of business visits, peer to peer connectivity, investor engagement and access to SXSW, one of the largest tech and cultural events in the world. This was our 5th international trip after previous programmes to #SiliconValley, #Helsinki, #NYC and #Lisbon. It's easy to watch this highlight package and overlook the amount of preparation that our Founders put into these programmes, reaching out and securing meetings, the networking, the curation of their personal schedule, the market research, the follow ups and all the insight and lessons they gain for every person they meet, the conference and from each other that will impact and shape their business journeys for years to come. Equally, Scotland is not only competing with native US founders but those from top ecosystems worldwide such as Canada, France, and the Nordics, all of which had a large presence at #SXSW. Ultimately, making #Scotland visible and 'open for business' has to happen to show the world that we're serious and ready to compete on the international stage. Looking upwards and outwards from Scotland is equally a crucial part of a startup's journey whether it's investment, market, team or ambition. We were very impressed with what SXSW and Austin had to offer and with cheques already cut into this cohort from meetings in Austin, it's clear that the IRL opportunity is here to stay. Special shout-out of course to Greg Zienkiewicz of CreateGreg Ltd for putting this showcase video together. #ScotlandIsNow #USExpansion #Foras #Startups #Scaleups #Investors #Investment #Pitch #Pitching #StartupShowcase

🗣 You're Invited - Foras SXSW 2024 Pitching Showcase & Ecosystem Mixer 🎉 After 4 highly successful programmes to Helsinki, Silicon Valley, New York, and Lisbon, you may have seen that Foras is organising a week-long programme for 14 Scotland-based startups, to Austin, TX to coincide with the SXSW conference this March. After receiving 80 applications from across Scotland, we are looking forward to welcoming our 20 'Finalists' for a pitching showcase next Wed 24th Jan, 11:00 - 15:00 at The Corinthian Club, Glasgow and we'd be delighted if you could join us. Special Thanks to our Sponsors Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati who are supporters of our Foras SXSW 2024 programme. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/e-F5nd9p Congratulations to our Finalists (tagged in the comments)! As part of proceedings, we'll be welcoming an expert panel to grade and assess our finalists as well as opportunities to mix with fellow founders, investors and ecosystem builders.   What you need to know:   When: Wed 24th Jan   Time: 11:00 - 15:00   Where: The Corinthian Club, 191 Ingram Street, Merchant City, Glasgow, G1 1DA   What: Foras SXSW 2024 Pitching Showcase + Mixer   Capacity is limited so please RSVP as soon as you can. See you there! https://lnkd.in/e-F5nd9p #Pitching #Events #Startups #Glasgow

Thrilled to kick off my journey with Barclays Eagle Labs Funding Readiness Programme today! 🚀 Excited for 1:1 mentoring, engaging in the Slack Community, and refining our pitch deck. Ready to learn from experts on crowdfunding and investment readiness. Trapar ambitious goal: raising £100K to 1 million this year. 🚀 Let's soar together! ✨ Grateful for the support of Jonny Clark, Robyn Townsend, Denise Elena Androne, Bertany Berty Mounkela and Natalia Loza for the welcome session today. #BarclaysFundingReady #StartupJourney #Trapar #CapitalEnterprise