scaleups
(7)
Kickstart Innovation gets startups to the other side of the corporate door
A stalled pitch, a persistent insider and a deal that finally stuck: the Swiss company’s real business is helping startups find someone ready to put their technology to work.
Québec Tech Is Building an Export Team, Not Another Startup Club
Québec has no shortage of clever technology. Québec Tech is betting that the missing machinery is commercial - a selective, publicly backed route from local proof to international revenue.
Level39: The landlord that wants you to outgrow your desk
At Canary Wharf’s Level39, the business plan runs from a hot desk to a bigger lease. Revolut and Datatonic show how that can work; the membership bill shows what founders are buying.
Endeavor Chile wants successful founders to come back for more
The nonprofit helps Chilean entrepreneurs tackle the awkward business of getting bigger. Its longer bet: today’s founders will become tomorrow’s mentors, investors and door-openers.
In Aix-Marseille, the startup network starts with the paperwork
A shared bank application, introductions to public officials and a €100 entry tier: La French Tech Aix-Marseille Région Sud makes the case for useful connections. Its next test is turning access into business.
Techscaler’s £42 million bet: teach Scotland to scale
Free membership, experienced mentors and a ticket into overseas markets. Scotland’s publicly funded startup programme is growing - and learning that helping a company start is different from helping it scale.
The $90 Billion Software Machine That Starts With a Cold Call
Insight Partners built one of technology’s largest investment platforms by staying narrow on software and going wide on stage. Behind the capital is a less glamorous engine: analysts making calls, operators carrying playbooks, and a network designed to turn introductions into growth.