You’ve built something that works at home. So what comes next?

Join us at Norrsken House during Nordic Tech Week for an afternoon focused on one of the biggest questions facing ambitious Nordic founders: how do you successfully take your business into the UK, the US and beyond?

International expansion can create huge opportunities. It also comes with a lot of decisions.

When is the right time? Which market should you choose first? How much local presence do you actually need? How do you find the right people, investors and partners once you get there?

London & Beyond brings together founders, investors and international growth experts to talk openly about what expanding into a new market really involves.

Expect practical advice, first hand experiences and useful conversations with people who understand the journey.

🚀 What we’ll explore:

  • How to decide whether the UK, the US or both should be your next market.

  • The practical steps involved in setting up and operating in the UK and US.

  • Lessons from a founder who has successfully scaled a business from Sweden to the UK.

  • What the UK and US investment landscapes look like.

  • How to approach fundraising internationally.

  • How to find and attract the right talent in a new market.

  • How to build a PR strategy that helps your business stand out.

  • How the UK can become a springboard for wider international growth

There will also be plenty of time to meet founders, investors, operators and advisers from across the Nordic tech ecosystem.

🎤 Speakers

  • Saga Palmer, Senior Partnerships Executive, Goodwille

  • Jacob Willemsen, Founder & President, TABS

  • Aksel Barfod, Senior Partnerships Manager, Nobel Recruitment

  • Nick Baines, CEO and Co Founder, Nara Communications

  • Michaela Berglund, CEO, Feminvest, and Founder and General Partner, Feminvest Ventures

  • Sebastian Peck, Partner, KOMPAS VC

☕ Agenda

  • 13:00 Session begins

  • 14:30 Coffee and networking

  • 16:00 Event concludes

👋 Who should join?

This event is for founders, CEOs, CFOs and senior leaders from Nordic startups, scaleups and SMEs who are thinking seriously about international growth.

You might already have the UK or US on your roadmap. You might be deciding between the two. Or perhaps you simply want a better understanding of what expanding internationally would involve before making that decision.

Meet the businesses

Goodwille helps Nordic startups, scaleups and SMEs establish and grow in the UK.

Feminvest Ventures supports the next generation of entrepreneurs, providing female founders with capital, mentorship and access to a network designed to help businesses grow globally.

KOMPAS VC invests in early stage technologies transforming physical industries and the world around us.

TABS helps Nordic startups, scaleups and SMEs establish and grow their businesses in the US.

Nobel Recruitment helps technology companies find, attract and retain talent across the UK, US and Europe.

Nara Communications helps Nordic growth companies build visibility through strategic PR, media relations and communications.

If international growth is part of the conversation in your business, come and join the conversation.

This is an event run during Nordic Tech Week. The event is independently organized by the hosts. If you have any questions about Nordic Tech Week events, reach out to [email protected], if it's about the individual event, we kindly direct your questions to the hosts.