Accelerate your company by joining the Pitch Contest

Accelerate your company
by joining the Pitch Contest

What is the 2021 UK
TechProsperity Program?

UK Department for International Trade is co-organising with Questups a 4 events program with top mentors and speakers to help companies from Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina launch products and services in the UK.

We believe that by providing the DIT Foreign Direct Investment support services and free access to a network of 750+ experts we will increase your potential for growing the business significantly and strategically.

Meet DIT program managers and CEOs of successful projects to accelerate your tech company in the UK. 

Apply NOW! Participation is free

What is the 2021 UK
TechProsperity Program?

UK Department for International Trade is co-organising with Questups a 4 events program with top mentors and speakers to help companies from Bulgaria, Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina launch products and services in the UK.

We believe that by providing the DIT Foreign Direct Investment support services and free access to a network of 750+ experts we will increase your potential for growing the business significantly and strategically.

Meet DIT program managers and CEOs of successful projects to accelerate your tech company in the UK. 

Apply NOW! Participation is free

Join the Program to unleash your company's GREAT potential

Connect with high networth experts and learn from CEOs of successful teams, and get
practical knowledge on how to prepare, launch and build a sustainable business in the UK.

Taking part in the 4 events (Dec 2020 – Mar 2021) gives you the chance to be within one of the top 5 companies to be selected for the 2021 UK TechProsperity Delegation.

The first three events are a good opportunity to meet with mentors and Rockstar speakers as well as hear success stories. They cover some of the most important topics such as strategy, sales, partnerships, funding, go-to-market strategy and soft landing scenarios.

The Pitch Contest on 10th Mar 2021 (the fourth event) is an opportunity for the 20 best tech cases of all the companies who attended to compete for 5 GREAT tickets to premium acceleration.

Note: Participation is free!

Taking part in the 4 events (Dec 2020 – Mar 2021) gives you the chance to be within one of the top 5 companies to be selected for the 2021 UK TechProsperity Delegation.

The first three events are a good opportunity to meet with mentors and Rockstar speakers as well as hear success stories. They cover some of the most important topics such as strategy, sales, partnerships, funding, go-to-market strategy and soft landing scenarios.

The Pitch Contest on 10th Mar 2021 (the fourth event) is an opportunity for the 20 best tech cases of all the companies who attended to compete for 5 GREAT tickets to premium acceleration.

Note: Participation is free!

  • 1
    Key support for your business

    Online event,
    Dec 2, 2020

    Watch
  • 2
    Funding & granting solutions

    Online event,
    Jan, 28 2021

    Learn more
  • 3
    Sales & Partnerships Opportunities

    Online event,
    Feb, 23 2021

    Learn more
  • 4
    Pitch Contest - 5 tickets to premium acceleration

    Online event,
    Mar, 10 2021

    Learn more

Apply for the events if you are:

  • Tech startup company targeting the UK in your go-to-market strategy
  • Service company looking for ways to spin-off with a product build in-house
  • Tech business looking to expand internationally and requiring support in assessing high potential scenarios

Apply for the events
if you are:

  • Tech startup company targeting the UK in your go-to-market strategy
  • Service company looking for ways to spin-off with a product build in-house
  • Tech business looking to expand internationally and requiring support in assessing high potential scenarios

Let's accelerate your tech company together

Feedback and Success Stories

See how Dreamix benefited from participating in the 2020 UK TechProsperity Bridge
and learn more about the granting and free project management opportunities they received from DIT.

Feedback and Success Stories

See how Dreamix benefited from participating in the 2020 UK TechProsperity Bridge
and learn more about the granting and free project management opportunities they received from DIT.

Everything you need to launch in the UK

From project management to funding and sales.

15+

mentors &
speakers

750+

experts
network

10+

soft landing
services

Strategic support

Support every step to the UK market by integrating DIT inward investment services, free of charge and commercial-in-confidence. Grow together with our network of tech specialists, cross-sector experts and business dealmakers.

Investor readiness

Get access to VCs and angels network for follow up funding. Receive up-to-date information about UK grants and Government funding programs to increase your opportunities for regional collaboration.

Tailored Program

Be part of the one-to-one meetings with dedicated mentors and get tailored project management resources that fit your company needs and requirements.

Go-to-market Strategy

Scale your business in the UK by pitching your idea and exploring regional soft landing solutions. Get in contact with UK Tech Ecosystem attractions.

Meet our Rockstar speakers

TechProsperity program means prosperous people. That's why we have invited some of the successful ones
in the UK industry to support your every soft landing step to the market!

We'll be announcing more soon.

Meet our Rockstar speakers

TechProsperity program means prosperous people. That's why we have invited some of the successful ones
in the UK industry to support your every soft-landing step to the market!

We'll be announcing more soon.

Cristian Dascalu
VC Fund Partner

Gapminder - targeting IT Software and Services start-ups in Romania and Central Eastern Europe

Paul Billington
Founder and CEO

PROJECT#808 - reducing the risks and costs attached to innovation

Emma Stevens
UK BEAT Advisory Manager

Accessing finance, the tax environment and banking in the UK

Muhamed Semic
Head of Consulting and Risk Advisory

Deloitte (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Power Up Western Balkans program Leader

Valuable Mentors

Your soft landing as a tech company wouldn't be possible without the continuous support of the DIT mentors.
Nigel Jones
Member of the Board of Advisors at Prolific North

Northern Powerhouse Investment Hub

Ted Edwards
Head of London Welcome Team

Inward Investment, London & Partners

Cristina Dragu
Director | CEN – North Macedonia, BiH, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania

Foreign Direct Investment, DIT

Derek Goodwin
Head of Entrepreneurship

Capital Investment and Entrepreneurship Directorate, GEP

Accelerate your company by joining the Pitch Contest

Accelerate your company by joining the Pitch Contest

Organisers

Department for International Trade (DIT) organizes the 2021 UK TechProsperity Bridge Program. It is the specialist Government department that supports foreign companies seeking to set up or expand in the UK, and UK based companies to trade internationally.

DIT and regional partners offer free, confidential and tailored support in a number of key areas: Links with centres of excellence (e.g. universities); Information on tax, regulatory and business planning issues; Information on financial incentives; Information on staff recruitment, retention and training programmes; Assistance with immigration issues; Site and property search assistance; Building key contacts; Aftercare through ongoing support

Questups is a co-organizer of the events at the 2021 UK TechProsperity Bridge Program. It empowers service companies to spin-off successful products for the UK market. Getting in-depth benchmarking, recommendations and access to the right experts, partnerships and investors from the UK. We help the service companies to execute their product strategy the optimal way in terms of timing, positioning and resources for soft landing.

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