VC Breakfast Club feat. Mercuri & Wilson Sonsini
Kick off London Tech Week in style by joining Mercuri.VC, Wilson Sonsini & more for an exclusive, approval-only breakfast and VC panel.
This will be a rare chance to connect with 50+ fellow VCs, LPs, Angels, and 20x Seed+ Scottish startups who have been vetted and selected to showcase their companies during the week.
Spaces are limited and are first-come-first-served so apply today to ensure your space.
Enjoy the world-renowned Scottish hospitality for a free breakfast, coffee, networking and access to a rooftop terrace overlooking the Thames.
Why Attend?
Access to a vetted room of pre-seed to Series A+ Scottish-based founders and fellow VCs, LPs, Angels from around the world
Soak up the world-renowned Scottish hospitality
Enjoy breakfast on us with coffee & nibbles
Meet 20x high-growth, vetted Scottish tech companies
List of Companies Attending
20 of Scotland's top startups and scaleups have been selected from a rigorous application process to be in the room.
We have a wide range of industries from AI to FinTech, B2B SaaS, and CleanTech.
Stages range from pre-seed to Series B+.
VC Panel
We're delighted to be joined by an action-packed panel to cover a wide range of investment topics, including hearing from:
James Pringle, Principal @ Mercuri VC & Co-Host @ Riding Unicorns
Mercuri lead pre-seed & seed stage funding rounds for UK companies at the intersection of the AI, media and technology sectors. Previously backed Hugging Face ($5bn), Signal AI, Faculty AI, Kyra, Vidsy and other fast-growing startups.
Riding Unicorns is the Podcast About Growth Startups.
Featured guests such as Sir Martin Sorrell, Katie Marrache, Alex Chesterman OBE, Chris Smalling, Roger Wade, Nigel Verdon, Paul Forster, Paul Murphy, Eileen Burbidge, Alan Chang, Ali Parsa, George Robson, Simon Franks, Harry Franks, James Hind, Sitar Teli, Michelle Kennedy and many more.
Dan Glazer, London Office Managing Partner @ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Daniel Glazer is an American technology lawyer, strategic business advisor, and the Managing Partner of Wilson Sonsini's London office. Since the 2010 launch of the UK Government's Tech City initiative, Dan has advised high-growth UK/European technology and life sciences companies on raising capital in the US and UK/Europe, expanding their businesses into US markets, and connecting with investors, corporates, and advisors.
Dan also leads the firm's US Expansion group, which supports UK and other non-US technology and life sciences companies through their US life cycle: US launch, expansion, commercial contracts, fundraising, M&A, and IPO.
Plus, 2x more to be announced!
Going to the Main LTW Conference after this?
No worries. To get to the main LTW Conference at Olympia, it's a direct route on the District line to West Kensington and a short walk from there.
30-mins approx total journey time.
Scotland House is located at 58 Victoria Embankment, Temple, London EC4Y 0DS, which is a <5-minute walk from Blackfriars Station.
What you Need to Know:
When: Mon 10 June
Time: 09:30 - 11:30
Where: Scotland House, 58 Victoria Embankment, Temple, London EC4Y 0DS
Due to a capacity of 60, this event is first come first served. Apply today to join us and contact hello@foras.scot for more information/to inquire about +1s.
* By attending this event you agree to be photographed and filmed. Also, you agree that Foras may publish the footage for marketing purposes.
For this event, Foras is proud to collaborate with:
Scotland House London - a distinctly Scottish co-working and event space in the heart of London where you can work, connect and grow.
Scotland Food & Drink - Scotland’s food and drink industry is vital to our nation’s economic growth. We are the leadership organisation committed to delivering competitive edge.
Scottish Development International - Unlocking Scotland's global potential and attracting global investment to Scotland, fueling business growth and innovation on the world stage.
The Scottish Government - Empowering Scotland's businesses to thrive, innovate, and ignite economic growth.
Techscaler - From considering a career in startups, to developing, building and scaling your idea, Techscaler has tailored support for everyone in Scotland who wants to build a tech startup.
Thorntons Law - Where legal expertise meets entrepreneurial vision.Trusted advisor for comprehensive legal solutions for startups/scaleups and expert guidance to navigate the legal landscape in the UK.
Johnston Carmichael - Premier choice for expert tax and accountancy solutions to accelerate your financial growth.
About Scotland House:
Scotland House is a distinctly Scottish co-working and event space in the heart of London where you can work, connect and grow.
A perfect hub when working out of London, holding client or investor meetings, attending networking events or hosting your own; where our brand and service levels reflect yours and where business gets done.
About Foras:
The term ‘Foras’ means growth, together, abroad, “for us”.
Foras is a non-profit that runs immersive international cohort experiences fuelling entrepreneurial ecosystem development across multiple industries and stages of business.
Mixing leadership peer connectivity, mindset expansion workshops, tailored business visits and investment opportunities, Foras showcases innovative Scottish businesses to international tech ecosystems, partnering agnosticically to connect the world for positive growth but also invite the world to set up their business and invest in Scotland.