View On-Demand: Scaling Up to Exiting: Milestones in a Tech Entrepreneur’s Journey

Our on-demand seminar sessions provide a wealth of insights from leading tech entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors, each sharing their expertise to guide you through the next steps in your entrepreneurial journey. Designed for tech founders and growth-stage leaders, these sessions break down essential strategies for navigating growth, securing funding, and planning a successful exit. Listen to the content below! 

WELCOME, BY JOHN O'CONNELL

John O’Connell, Executive Chairman and Founder of ScaleUp Group opens the event, with a brief introduction to ScaleUp Group, including how we help B2B SaaS tech founders secure Series A growth funding on the best terms, from the right investor – and we co-invest alongside Funds. 

John is a high-profile London-based technology entrepreneur and investor. He has invested in/chaired c. 20 technology businesses. He co-founded, floated on the UK LSE and sold in 2004 for $200 million one of the then-leading Software companies in Staffware plc, which had achieved Unicorn status. 

STATE OF GROWTH FUNDING IN THE UK

In this panel discussion, join Mike Reid, Senior Partner, Frog Capital; Edward Keelan, Partner, Octopus Ventures; and Aman Ghei, Partner, Finch Capital as they share insights into their investment criteria, approaches to debt funding, and going to the US for growth funding. Learn from their collective experiences on what drives successful investments, the unique challenges of international expansion, and key trends shaping the venture capital landscape today.

SERIES A - GETTING THE RIGHT DEAL FROM THE RIGHT INVESTOR

Join Clare Elford, CEO & Founder, Clue Software, a leading platform specialising in investigative case management solutions, and Ben Parker, CEO & Founder, eflow Global, a regulatory compliance and process automation firm, as they share insights from their investment journeys—covering both pre- and post-Series A milestones and the key lessons learned along the way.

Shaun Scoon, Investment Director, ScaleUp Group will discuss essential do’s and don’ts in preparing entrepreneurs for successful fundraising, drawing from extensive experience supporting high-growth companies.

SERIES B & BEYOND - STRATEGIES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS

A session not to miss. Meet Vishal Marria, CEO and Founder of Quantexa, a Decision Intelligence Platform, which recently surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), and Matthew Elson, CEO and Founder of Evotix, a health, safety and sustainability SaaS business, which he acquired for £1 and sold for more than £100 million.

Vishal and Matthew discuss strategies for continued success beyond Series B, around the topics, building repeatability, leadership teams, working with investors and international expansion. 

EXITING V. IPO? MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS

In this session, you’ll hear from Paddy MccGwire, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Silverpeak, a mid-market technology specialist representing European growth businesses on M&A and financing transactions in a global market, and Richard Jeffery, Group CEO and Co-Founder of ActiveOps, a global software and services company specialising in AI-driven decision intelligence for service operations. 
 
Richard shares his growth journey with ActiveOps, including growth funding from a VCT and a listing on the junior London Stock Exchange, AIM. Paddy shares his view on exits, and how entrepreneurs must initially look at their objectives to decide what the best exit outcome might be for them, plus much more.

A NON-EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE

Yet another fascinating discussion in our line up. Adam Hale, in addition to being a Partner at ScaleUp Group, holds several Board & advisory roles around People & Technology, brings a wealth of experience to the table.

Since becoming “plural” in 2018, Adam has taken on multiple Board and advisory roles, and in this session, he shares valuable insights, practical advice, and actionable strategies. He’ll discuss the essentials of staying close to the CEO, a proven framework for prioritising critical areas, the importance of connecting with the team and customers, and two crucial pitfalls to watch out for. 

LIFE POST SUCCESS: FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR FOUNDERS

In our final session – What does financial planning look like for founders? Andrew Lewin, Director, Investment Management and Adam Osper, Managing Partner, Financial Planning at Evelyn Partners explore life after business success. 

Evelyn Partners is the UK’s number one integrated wealth management and professional services group. Adam and Andrew delve into essential pre-exit considerations, sharing real-world scenarios and actionable examples of investment and financial planning strategies tailored for founders navigating post-exit life.

Looking for more entrepreneurial inspiration?

We’ve launched s series of SUG Talks between our Executive Chairman and Founder, John O’Connell and successful entrepreneurs (many of whom have become our esteemed ScaleUp Group partners) who have founded, grown and successfully exited their companies. 

In each episode, you’ll hear more inspiring stories, lessons learned (& shared), and advice shine through the conversations.

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