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Immersive international ​experiences fuelling ​entrepreneurial ecosystem ​development for Scotland

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foras

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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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Foras Alumni

Alex Lu

PortF

Alexander Macdonald

Hindsight

Allan Cannon

Krucial

Anne Marie Alexander

Within Eve

Ash Penley

ZOEX

Asha Anderson

DragonflAI

Barry Leaper

LiberEat

Beena Sharma

CCU International

Ben Henderson-Palmer

Robotical

Cally Russell

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Cara Bielecki

PresentPal

Charlie Winton

OK Positive

Chris Downie

Pasabi

Chris Hughes

PresentPal

Christian Arno

Pawprint

Claudia Freigang

Hearing Diagnostics

Colin Hewitt

Float

Dagmara Aldridge

Zumo

Dr Damla Khan

Selfily

Danae Shell

Valla

Dr Dave Hughes ​Novosound

Duncan Di Biase

Brillband

Elaine Ford

Electrek Explorer

Elena Höge

Yaldi Games

Hamish Geddes

Lenz Labs

Hamish Livingston

Willo

Hannah Mercer

DragonflAI

Hilde Frydnes

Together

Ian Mackenzie

Trojan Energy

Ian Kerr

Raven Controls

Ishani Malhotra ​Carcinotech

Janani Prabhakaran

Unbaggaged

Jo Halliday

Talking Medicines

Jodie Sinclair

Theo Health

John Peebles

Administrate

Jude Cook

Sharein

Karen Robinson

Three Robins

Dr Kate Cameron

Cytochroma

Kevin Orr

Liftango

Laura Garcia Caberol

Touchlab

Leah Hutcheon

Appointedd

Lee Anderson

Coastr

Lisa Venter

Snappy Shopper

Matthew Freer

Infix Support

Michael Cockburn ​Desana

Mo Khan

Lokali.Shop

Monica Camino Moreno

Dialexy

Natalya Ratner

Robotical

Nicholas Guy

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Nikki Gibson

SWURF

Paul Mooney ​NCTech

Pooja Katara

SENSEcity

Rachael Brown

Creative Entrepreneurs ​Club

Rachel Jones

SnapDragon

Ross Toomer

Care Reality

Dr Rotimi Alabi

RAB Microfluidics

Rowan Armstrong

Bioliberty

Roy Hotrabhvanon

PlayerData

Sarah Morgan

Nano-Lit Technologies

Sean Walker

Bondd

Sheila Hogan

Biscuit Tin

Stephen Elliot

NeuroBright

Thomas Gillan

BR-DGE

Tynah Matembe

MoneyMatix

Tzaritsa Asante

TZAR!

Victoria Fullarton

Toto Sleep

Wendy Lamin

Holoxica

Wes Beard

konversible

Yemi Scott

XRology

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Wed 24th Jan, 11:00 - 15:00 hrs

foras

SXSW 2024

Startup Showcase ​& Mixer

T​he Corinthian, Glasgow

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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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Foras Team

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Caro Melendez

16 years of experience in operations, people, leadership development, and events. A tech-for-​good advocate, she builds communities and promotes diversity, equity 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. She currently works at CodeYourFuture as Head of Global Partnerships ​and lead the organisation in Scotland.

Dec McLaughlin

5 years of experience in Sales & Marketing for Scotland-based tech startups BackHug and ​Frog Systems as well as London-based MedTech Scale-Up Patchwork Health. During his time ​as the Chapter Director of Startup Grind Scotland, he grew 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

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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