Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Support Organization FinTech Scotland is a strategic cluster management organisation established in 2018, dedicated to driving financial inclusion through fintech innovation and collaboration across Scotland. Based in Edinburgh, it supports an ecosystem of over 250 fintech firms spanning WealthTech, InsureTech, RegTech, Payments, and Open Banking. It leads the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) as part of the UK Government's Innovation Accelerator programme and is an active partner in Glasgow Tech Week.
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London, United Kingdom · Support Organization Founders4Schools was founded in 2013 by Sherry Coutu CBE as a charity connecting UK students with founders and employers to improve employability and bridge the skills gap. In 2017 it launched Workfinder, an app that lets young people search for and apply to work-experience placements at fast-growing companies. The organisation operates at the intersection of the startup ecosystem and education, complementing Coutu's work at the ScaleUp Institute.
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London, United Kingdom · Support Organization The ScaleUp Institute was co-founded in 2015 by Sherry Coutu CBE and Reid Hoffman, following Coutu's 2014 Scale-Up Report for the UK government. It is a private-sector-led, not-for-profit organisation in London that works with policymakers, corporates, finance institutions, and educators to close the UK's scale-up gap. The institute publishes annual research, runs programmes, and provides policy advocacy to help fast-growth businesses become global companies.
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