Coming to bristol and the south west

The ScaleUp Institute with the London Stock Exchange and the Bristol and South West Ecosystem, alongside our key partners, are hosting a ScaleUp Summit under the banner ScaleUp Britain on the afternoon of the 9th October 2024 in Central Bristol.

This will be open to all scaling businesses from across all sectors in the South West, as well as ecosystem players.

The Summit will delve into the funding landscape and options to raise capital in 2024 and beyond; providing insights on new initiatives to tap into private capital and access a broader and deeper investor pool, including institutional capital in an easier, simpler way whilst remaining private, while you grow. It will discuss the opportunities to access markets and R&D opportunities through collaboration with Innovate UK both at home and abroad; and provide tips and insights on developing an effective board and advisory network to support scaleup growth.

It will be a great opportunity to hear about the various funding and scaleup support initiatives in train, which will be beneficial for you and your scaling businesses in Bristol and the South West to learn more about, with excellent opportunities to network with peers.

The afternoon programme will include expert insights from: 

• Marcus Stuttard, Head of AIM and Primary Markets, London Stock Exchange on the latest developments in capital markets; listing rules and the new platforms of PISCES and FLOWW that will be open to scaleup businesses to access a broader community of investors in a more seamless efficient manner and open up liquidity to you.

• British Business Bank, who will discuss the newly launched Long Term Investments for Technology and Science Fund alongside developments on a UK Growth Fund; and their ongoing work with the private sector in local programmes to support scaleup growth across all sectors.

• Innovate UK, who will provide the latest insights on market access through Innovate UK and their growth and investor services.

• University leaders and local ecosystem players who will discuss how they are ‘Stepping Up’ from SpinOut to ScaleUp and clusters including Richard Lowe, Group Lead, Tech West England Advocates

• Guidance from leading experts on ‘Building a Scaleup Brand and Board’, including Nick Sturge MBE, Chair, techSPARK, Cate Poulson, COO, Excelerator Partners and Ned Cummings, Head of Venture Capital & High Growth, Nurole.

• Expert advice from leading funders and advisors who will discuss the latest trends including Phil Duma, Partner Deal Advisory Transaction Services, BDO; Edwin Davies, Investor, BGF; Umerah Akram, COO, Floww; HSBC and Louis Spencer, Relationship Director, West of England, NatWest.

So whether you are a scaling business or an ecosystem leader supporting scaleup firms, do join us at the ScaleUp Britain Summit to:

• Connect to money and experts and get the latest insights in finance developments.

• Connect to Market and Talent opportunities, including developing Board effectiveness.

• Network with your peers and share your experience.