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Dot plot of the share of companies naming each target market, for Scottish, rest of UK and EU companies on shipshape.vc. 80% of Scottish companies name the US, against 73% in the rest of the UK and 61% in the EU. 79% of EU companies name Europe, and 50% name the UK.

Scottish, UK and EU Founders Planning Overseas Expansion: What is Our Data Showing?

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October 26 ·

An island of (in)stability?

Daniel Sawko ·

May 13 ·

Your Sectors, Your Language: Why Conventional Databases Fail Specialist Economic Developers

Daniel Sawko ·

May 12 ·

Business Retention and Expansion Data: How Economic Developers Are Finding Growth-Stage Companies Before They Raise

Daniel Sawko ·

May 9 ·

Three Anchors: How UK, US, and International Founders Pick Their Target Raise Size

Daniel Sawko ·

May 9 ·

Which sectors are more likely to be aiming at US expansion?

Daniel Sawko ·

May 9 ·

Atlantic Asymmetry: UK and US innovation company expansion plans

Daniel Sawko ·

April 29 ·

Heatmap showing the share of founders in each origin market who plan to expand to each destination. The chart highlights diaspora-driven patterns: Ireland to UK 68%, India to GCC 34%, Spain to LatAm 33%, UAE to MENA 21%.

Where Founders Plan to Expand: Cultural and Diaspora Patterns in shipshape.vc Data

Daniel Sawko ·

April 28 ·

Map of where African founders plan to expand. Anglophone Africa to USA and UK, Francophone Africa to EU and France, Egypt to the GCC. Founders in each language sphere also expand within their own sphere inside Africa.

Africa’s Anglo / Franco Split in Expansion Plans: An Early Read

Daniel Sawko ·

April 28 ·

Why the Singapore VCC Is Becoming a Global Standard for Modern Fund Structures

Daniel Sawko ·

January 19 ·

Startup Business Grants UK: Where Founders Can Actually Apply in 2026

Daniel Sawko ·

January 5 ·

How to Find Business Angel Investors in the UK (2025 Guide)

Daniel Sawko ·

November 17 ·

The UK Venture Capital Landscape: A Deep Dive & Cautionary Tale

Daniel Sawko ·

November 4 ·

UK Companies Planning US Expansion: What is Our Data Showing?

Daniel Sawko ·

October 12 ·

How Founders Can Find the Right Investors Using shipshape.vc: A Complete Guide

Daniel Sawko ·

October 5 ·

Private Equity Investors: A Deep Dive for Founders

Daniel Sawko ·

September 22 ·

What Does a Lead Investor Do? And Why Are They Important?

Daniel Sawko ·

September 10 ·

Using Emerging Company Intent Data to Improve Business Retention and Expansion

Daniel Sawko ·

September 8 ·

Investor Types: A Brief Guide for Founders

Daniel Sawko ·

September 7 ·

Angel Investors: A Deep Dive

Daniel Sawko ·

September 4 ·

Friends and Family Investors: A Deep Dive

Daniel Sawko ·

September 1 ·

Early Stage VC Funds: A Deep Dive

Daniel Sawko ·

August 26 ·

Why VCs Should Help Founders—Even When Saying No

Daniel Sawko ·

August 20 ·

Fundraising? Why You Should Optimise Quality Outreach

Daniel Sawko ·

May 13 ·

Deep Tech in South West England: Key Insights from Our Latest Data

Daniel Sawko ·

May 13 ·

Cold Outreach Done Properly

Eva Dobrzanska ·

April 17 ·

How to Build a Credible Valuation for Your Startup

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April 9 ·

How to Make Your Investments Indexable

Daniel Sawko ·

April 9 ·

Building Relationships in Cardiff

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5 Things I Wish I Had Known When We Started Shipshape.vc

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Do We Eat Our Own Dogfood?

Daniel Sawko ·

February 15 ·