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Innovation companies are not immune to domestic/geopolitics.
@shipshape_vc sentiment analysis on UK innovation company expansion to US
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Would love to see someone build an AI “thesis & compatibility layer” for investors on top of the existing stack—@Evalyze_ai , @capitalreachai , @OfficiallyQubit , @shipshape_vc , and other tools working on investor–startup matching and fundraising automation, which are well‑positioned to experiment with an investor–investor matching layer on top of their existing data. Happy to help think it through if anyone there wants a thought partner. DMs open :). – at City of London, London
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Stop overthinking it ✈️
Most European founders I see spend months perfecting pitch decks and business plans before entering the US market.
But here's what Matt Oxley from Opal Software says: data can't replace market experience courtesy of @shipshape_vc
You learn by doing. Get on a plane. Get in the market.
youtube.com/shorts/VUwJYuJji…
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Great to be at @HSBCInnovation for a great discussion on US market expansion with brilliant experts! @LauraDevineLaw @billkenney @shipshape_vc @TABSinc @GlobalTechAdv @TechLondonAdv
shipshape.vc retweeted
US Expansion Tip of the Day 💡
80% of UK tech companies are bullish on US expansion (Sept 2025) 🇬🇧➡️🇺🇸
Despite monthly fluctuations, sentiment has stayed consistently strong (65-82% range) over 20 months.
The takeaway? US market opportunity remains top priority for emerging UK tech.
📊 Data: @shipshape_vc survey of 1,379 companies
shipshape.vc retweeted
The gap between wanting to expand to the US and actually doing it is massive.
Matt Oxley shares 10 years of lived experience — from relocating his family to Portland, raising US VC, and building Opal in America with @shipshape_vc.
No fluff. Just what founders need to hear: youtu.be/__87VqHqlQA?si=Rx9b…
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Most founders talk about US expansion. Few actually do it.
Matt Oxley sold everything, moved from London to Portland, raised US VC, and built Opal in America.
Full converations with @shipshape_vc here:
youtu.be/__87VqHqlQA
shipshape.vc retweeted
Putting investors on the spot
👉REVERSE PITCH 👈
Turning the tables giving founders the opportunity to pose questions.
Resounding success with a few minor improvements we’ll run this again stay tuned 👀
Diolch 🙏 to our supporters 🙏 @AlacrityUK @AdvocatesTech @shipshape_vc – at Cardiff, Wales
What an awesome afternoon! Thanks to our incredible lineup of investors, the FinTech startup founders who participated, And of course to our sponsors, Alacrity and Tech Wales Advocates, for making our Reverse Pitch Showcase a success💥
#Wales #InvestInFintech
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Sponsorship Announcement! Join us in welcoming @shipshape_vc as our @FintechWeekLDN 2023 silver sponsor.
Join us at @FintechWeekLDN 2023 from 19-23 June, 2023 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hubs.li/Q01SdpNf0.
#FTWLondon2023 #fintechevent2023 #fintechconference2023
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Join us on 14 March 12:00 GMT as we talk to #BoostFund investment recipient, and co-founder of @shipshape_vc @daniel_sawko about his experience in seeking investment. eu1.hubs.ly/H034qbH0 #fintech #raisingcapital #investment #investor #venturecapital
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Dan, Founder & CEO @shipshape_vc “We started in Wales by chance, but the future of the business being in Wales is by choice.” @walesweeklondon #scaleinwales #welshinlondon
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🚨VCs love Twitter no matter what
➡️New data collected on the VC Twitter ecosystem shows that tweet volumes went through the roof during Musk's takeover, despite the wider issues.
🤝Great working with @shipshape_vc on this. @daniel_sawko @carrie__skye
maddyness.com/uk/2023/02/22/…
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You love to see it!
Love the blog post @franco1s blog.mazoudier.com/index.php…
#startups #fundraising #founders #venturecapital #investors @shipshape_vc
shipshape.vc retweeted
⚡New @shipshape_vc feature release...
🔦spotlights
Why?
We had some feedback:
🗺️navigating took too many clicks
👥 seeing relationships between people and entities should be easier
#buildinginpublic #startups #fundraising #founders #venturecapital #investors
shipshape.vc retweeted
📚 Why should you research investors before you reach out?
⛔So you don't end up in the 'ignore' pile!
✅ Research gives you a 7x chance of response.
🧮 This optimises the top of your funnel (and theirs!).
#startups #fundraising #founders #venturecapital #investors
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“We found that the Foundry really helped to accelerate our business… In Wales, small businesses like ours get identified, supported and that makes all the difference.” - @daniel_sawko, CEO and Co-Founder of @shipshape_vc
Read more👉lnkd.in/eh7nuBRy
#TogetherStronger
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Looking to see who the investors in a particular vertical are for your startup?
Meet @VcShipShape and founder @daniel_sawko: the startup indexing investments to give mission-critical data to founders.
#VC #investing #startups
maddyness.com/uk/2022/11/23/…
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Fantastic event this morning showcasing Wales to the world.
Why start or scale a business in Wales?
✅ Talent
✅ Innovation
✅ Opportunities
✅ Community
✅ Universities
✅ Beautiful
And we couldn’t agree more with the final words from Dynamo Founder @AlexMills
Why not?💥
shipshape.vc retweeted
#PublicPitch
Delighted to share, with permission, @daniel_sawko of @VcShipShape's pitch.
@VcShipShape is a Search Engine that lets you search individual investors at venture capital firms, portfolio companies and investment entities.
youtu.be/k-oSHQanYqQ
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2 weeks tonight we have @daniel_sawko from @VcShipShape and a special announcement about this year's 'Rising Stars' programme from @tn_northwest @TechNation 🥳
Register here: tinyurl.com/sglivrs22
@LCR_Tech @Gather_LCR @ProLiverpool @LpoolChamber @jamesbedford140 @LyvaLabs
