Join the UK Department for International Trade and Questups’s event: “Funding and granting solutions” for tech companies from Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina, online on Jan 28, 2021.
-> Seats are limited to 20. Application is required (read below)!
Meet with and pitch to angel and VC investors! Get access to UK funding and granting solutions for your business.
There are at least 5 reasons why UK is a GREAT opportunity for your company:
– More than $13bn in VC tech funding in 2019
– #1 in VC investment – more tech funding than France and Germany combined
– #1 in Europe for tech unicorns with 44% of them based in the UK
– The fastest-growing European tech hub in 2020 (Manchester), based on the rate of VC funding
– Tax relief for investors and companies
The “Funding and Granting” event is part of the 2021 UK TechProsperity Program – the first program that supports tech companies from Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in launching products and services in the UK. Qualified companies who participate in the program have the chance to be among the top 5 selected for the 2021 UK TechProsperity Delegation.
The program gives you access to:
✅ 10+ soft landing services – a GREAT support for every company targeting UK
✅ 15+ mentors and speakers – available to answer all your questions and guide you in the process
✅ Free access to a network of 750+ tech specialists, cross-sector experts and business dealmakers
✅ Free project manager who will help with the planning and execution of your project for better start
Who can attend?
– Tech startup company targeting the UK in your go-to-market strategy
– Service company looking for ways to spin-off with a product build in-house
– Tech business looking to expand internationally and requiring support in assessing high potential scenarios
How to apply?
➡️ Fill in your company details here – https://bit.ly/TechProsperityApply
– Then you’d answer a few questions about your interest to launch products and services in the UK. We will select 20 companies to participate, based on the answers.
❗️DEADLINE: Apply before 24th January!
The online event is hosted by Cristina Dragu, FDI EU Central as Head of the Program and moderated by Dimitar Karamanchev, Questups. You’ll meet: Cristian Dascalu (Partner at GapMinder VC), Emma Stevens (UK BEAT Advisory Manager) and Kiril Mintchev (UK CEO Angels Club)
When: January 28, 2021
Where: online – ZOOM (all selected companies will receive instructions to join)
Application form – https://bit.ly/TechProsperityApply
Event page – http://bit.ly/EventFundingGranting
See the 2021 UK TechProsperity Program – https://bit.ly/TechProsperityProgram
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This event is organized by:
*Department for International Trade (DIT) is the specialist Government department that supports foreign companies seeking to set up or expand in the UK, and UK based companies to trade internationally.
*Questups empowers service companies to spin-off successful products for the UK market. Getting in-depth benchmarking, recommendations and access to the right experts, partnerships and investors from the UK. We help the service companies to execute their product strategy the optimal way in terms of timing, positioning and resources for soft landing.
In partnership with: @GapMinder VC, Deloitte, London & Partners, BESCO – The Bulgarian Startup Association, БАСКОМ – Българска асоциация на софтуерните компании, The British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce – BSCC, Northern Powerhouse