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Immersive international experiences fuelling entrepreneurial ecosystem development for Scotland
foras
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.
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
Unfolded
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
No Logo
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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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
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.
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.
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.
