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Immersive international experiences fuelling entrepreneurial ecosystem development for Scotland

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Foras are expert facilitators in immersive international experiences for entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders.


We run cohort excursions internationally focused on fostering peer connectivity, business partnerships, and investment opportunities.


We showcase Scottish startups and scaleups to international tech ecosystems but also invite the world to set up their business and invest in Scotland.



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Thank You!

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Applications for Lisbon 2023 have now closed with 106 notes of interest from Founders and startup leaders across Scotland!


We'd like to say a HUGE thanks to the individuals & and organisations who contributed to so many shares across social media.


Scotland's ecosystem is thriving!


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Cohort Alumni

John Peebles

Administrate

Beena Sharma

CCU International

Sheila Hogan

Biscuit Tin

Thomas Gillan

BR-DGE

Lee Anderson

Coastr

Hannah Mercer

DragonflAI

Chris Hughes

PresentPal

Colin Hewitt

Float

Claudia Freigang

Hearing Diagnostics

Alex Lu

PortF

Alexander Macdonald

Hindsight

Wendy Lamin

Holoxica

Hamish Geddes

Lenz Labs

Kevin Orr

Liftango

Tynah Matembe

MoneyMatix

​​Roy Hotrabhvanon

PlayerData

​​Allan Cannon

Krucial

​​Ben Henderson-Palmer

Robotical

Jodie Sinclair

Theo Health

Tzaritsa Asante

TZAR!

Elena Höge

Yaldi Games

Victoria Fullarton

Toto Sleep

Pooja Katara

SENSEcity

Monica Camino Moreno

Dialexy

Janani Prabhakaran

Unbaggaged

Kate Cameron

Cytochroma

Paul Mooney NCTech

Ross Toomer

Care Reality

Cally Russell

Unfolded

Duncan Di Biase

Brillband

Michael Cockburn Desana

Dagmara Aldridge

Zumo

Christian Arno

Pawprint

Leah Hutcheon

Appointedd

Rowan Armstrong

Bioliberty

Ishani Malhotra Carcinotech

Dave Hughes Novosound

Chris Downie

Pasabi

Dr Rotimi Alabi

RAB Microfluidics

Ian Kerr

Raven Controls

Jude Cook

Sharein

Laura Garcia Caberol

Touchlab

Ian Mackenzie

Trojan Energy

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If you have an international project and need a passionate and experienced team to lead on the planning and delivery, talk to our team today.


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Core Team

Caro Melendez has 16 years of experience in business operations, HR, organisational development, and coaching. A tech-for-good advocate, she builds communities and promotes diversity and inclusion. She is an entrepreneur and works with C-suite leaders in the private sector. Caro is a proud neurodivergent woman and has been pivotal in the growth of Startup Grind Scotland as Head of Operations. In November 2022, she joined Code Your Future as Head of Global Partnerships and lead the organisation in Scotland.

Dec McLaughlin has 4 years of experience in Business Development & Marketing for 2 Scottish early-stage tech startups BackHug and Frog Systems. As the Chapter Director of Startup Grind Scotland since 2019, he has grown the chapter to 6,000+ members and hosted some of Scotland’s top founders from Ooni's Darina Garland to Current Health CEO Chris McCann.

Nick Murray has 8 years of experience in business support and within tech startups. He has been Co-Director of Startup Grind Scotland for 3 years, managing programmes and hosting events and panels internationally. He was identified as an "Unsung Hero" in the 2022 Scottish Founders Survey and currently works as Ecosystem Manager with Barclays Eagle Labs, advising and connecting startups and services across Scotland's Central Belt.

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