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Supporting climate tech founders
Empowering underrepresented tech founders
Growing late-stage ventures, to IPO and beyond
Powering the UK's most ambitious Series A startups
Championing disabled founders and entrepreneurs innovating around disability
Our previous Rising Stars competition has evolved into four distinct UK early-stage competitions, designed to spotlight the best emerging startups.
Where 10 ambitious EIS-eligible founders pitch to win an opportunity for investment that defines their next chapter
Where SEIS-eligible founders from across the UK compete for their share of £2M investment opportunity at a Grand Final in Manchester
Where transatlantic founders aged under 26 compete for up to £500k in investment
Where exceptional founders from around the world pitch to win the backing, spotlight, and momentum that shapes what comes next
Work, Live, Thrive in the UK
Supporting global talent to work live and thrive in UK tech through our various support services
Discover the steps to apply and begin your journey
Gain access to a global talent alumni network to support your journey
Showcasing success stories from our Global Talent Visa Ambassadors
Connecting the world’s brightest minds to UK AI opportunities
Connecting the world’s brightest minds to UK Quantum opportunities
Tech Nation is the leading growth platform and industry body for startups and their teams across the UK.
Supercharged by Founders Forum Group, Tech Nation amplifies the UK founder voice and empowers them to scale via practical knowledge, powerful connections and peer to peer communities.
Your growth partner at every stage of your scaling journey
Powering the UK’s most ambitious Series A startups
Four distinct UK early-stage competitions, designed to spotlight the best emerging startups
Tech Nation’s curated founder–investor connector is coming to Manchester.
Bringing together exceptional early-stage founders, active investors, and leading ecosystem partners from across the UK, this one-day event is designed to create meaningful connections, unlock capital, and surface the most promising startups nationwide.
Connect with the next generation of tech success stories
In the past year alone, Tech Nation has turned founder feedback into real policy wins – shaping the UK’s Industrial Strategy, protecting innovation funding, and stopping new red tape on carried interest.
Founders Pulse is our new Tech Nation initiative, powered by Founders Forum Group, creating a direct line between founders and Government to help shape the future of UK tech policy.
Opt-in to our quick-fire pulse and you’ll contribute to insights that we share directly with our contacts at Number 10, the Treasury, and across Government departments – ensuring your experiences drive meaningful policy decisions.
CEO, Vitabiotics and Dragon, Dragon’s Den
Founder and President, Elvie
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Calm
Founder and CEO, Rem3dy
“The programme provided us with exposure to a network of corporate decision makers and mentors that was immensely valuable.” Natasha Jones Co-Founder and CEO, Metris Energy
“The programme provided us with exposure to a network of corporate decision makers and mentors that was immensely valuable.”
Co-Founder and CEO, Metris Energy
“It’s a fantastic network of great people and companies. Great support from the Government which is doing a fantastic job in the UK tech industry.” José Neves Farfetch
“It’s a fantastic network of great people and companies. Great support from the Government which is doing a fantastic job in the UK tech industry.”
Farfetch
“Tech Nation’s climate programme has been an excellent support network, enabling us to explore some of the challenging topics that we face as we grow and scale. What’s more, we are now part of a community of committed and passionate impact founders for life, and I can’t wait to see what amazing things they deliver over the next decade.” Brittany Harris Qualis Flow
“Tech Nation’s climate programme has been an excellent support network, enabling us to explore some of the challenging topics that we face as we grow and scale. What’s more, we are now part of a community of committed and passionate impact founders for life, and I can’t wait to see what amazing things they deliver over the next decade.”
Qualis Flow
“We’re really excited to be working with other entrepreneurs from top notch UK businesses through this programme. Amongst other things, it will help us stay up to date with the evolving needs of our country’s top talent; continuing to deliver on our promise of making our products as enjoyable and relatable to them as possible.” Chieu Cao Perkbox
“We’re really excited to be working with other entrepreneurs from top notch UK businesses through this programme. Amongst other things, it will help us stay up to date with the evolving needs of our country’s top talent; continuing to deliver on our promise of making our products as enjoyable and relatable to them as possible.”
Perkbox
“Being part of Tech Nation’s programme not only gave us access to a community of like-minded peers, but it helped put us on the map. It was a huge moment of recognition and celebration for our team. We have featured in many leading publications – and being selected for Tech Nation’s Net Zero programme absolutely contributed to establishing our credibility as an ambitious and innovative tech scaleup.” Jo Parker-Swift CEO, Solivus
“Being part of Tech Nation’s programme not only gave us access to a community of like-minded peers, but it helped put us on the map. It was a huge moment of recognition and celebration for our team. We have featured in many leading publications – and being selected for Tech Nation’s Net Zero programme absolutely contributed to establishing our credibility as an ambitious and innovative tech scaleup.”
CEO, Solivus
“There isn’t a pipeline problem, there is a social and financial capital allocation problem. For female founders, the ecosystem is five years behind the current status quo, and for black and ethnic minority founders, the ecosystem is 10 years behind. Programmes like Libra will help to hopefully narrow the gap.” Tom Adeyoola, CEO & Co-Founder Metail & Extend VC
“There isn’t a pipeline problem, there is a social and financial capital allocation problem. For female founders, the ecosystem is five years behind the current status quo, and for black and ethnic minority founders, the ecosystem is 10 years behind. Programmes like Libra will help to hopefully narrow the gap.”
Metail & Extend VC
“Tech Nation’s climate programme was superb – both valuable AND fun, with a really interesting cohort of fellow founders. The mentors provided were particularly useful and continue to be a huge help to our business.” Jo Saxby CEO of Spruce
“Tech Nation’s climate programme was superb – both valuable AND fun, with a really interesting cohort of fellow founders. The mentors provided were particularly useful and continue to be a huge help to our business.”
CEO of Spruce
Don’t live in the UK? We know that global talent drives innovation. And if we want technology to work for everyone, it has to be built by everyone. Our global talent visa programme fast-tracks the acquisition of exceptional people in the digital technology sector – enriching the UK’s entrepreneurial workforce with a diverse pool of talent from around the world.
