foras
Immersive international experiences fuelling entrepreneurial ecosystem development for Scotland
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.
Thank You!
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.
