Take a look at the companies that have been on trade missions around the world as part of the Grow London Global programme.
Asia-Pacific and Africa
- Fintech trade delegation to Nigeria and Kenya, 2025 [PDF 5.35 MB]: Grow London Global took 13 of London’s most ambitious and innovative fintech scaleups on a visit to explore opportunities in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya.
- Sustainability and enterprise trade delegation to Nigeria and South Africa, 2025 [PDF 4.91 MB]: 13 London-based sustainability and enterprise companies headed to Africa. Starting in the vibrant city of Lagos, Nigeria and then to Cape Town, South Africa, connecting with government, business and tech leaders across two of Africa’s fastest-growing innovation ecosystems.
- Fintech trade mission to Singapore, 2025 [PDF 10 MB]: 15 of London’s most innovative fintech and cyber scaleups went on a trade mission to Singapore with Grow London Global.
- Cross-sector mission to China, Japan and Hong Kong, 2025 [PDF 716 KB]: Grow London Global took 14 scaleups from London and the West Midlands, joined by Deputy Mayor of London for Business, Howard Dawber, to China for a tech trade mission to make new connections and gain new insights.
- Fintech and enterprise trade mission to India, 2024 [PDF 3.91 MB]: we took 12 Grow London Global fintech and enterprise companies, led by Janet Coyle CBE, to Mumbai and Bangalore to make new connections and insights into the Indian market.
- Gateway to Asia life sciences trade mission, 2024: this mission provided 10 of London’s most innovative life sciences companies with an opportunity to engage with the dynamic ecosystems in Japan, Mainland China and Hong Kong, fostering global connections and growth.
- Enterprise and creative trade mission to Singapore, 2024: this mission supported 15 of London’s most innovative enterprise tech and createch companies in exploring the vibrant Singaporean market, paving the way for exciting ventures and partnerships.
- Createch trade mission to India, 2024: nine of London’s
most exciting createch companies visited India to explore new
opportunities and collaborations.
- MedCity BioJapan, 2023 [PDF 285 KB]: explore our first visit to BioJapan with seven innovative Life Sciences
companies to explore the opportunities in Asia.
- Fintech trade mission to Singapore and
Australia, 2023: a fintech trade mission to Singapore and Australia to attend the Singapore
FinTech Festival, the world's largest fintech festival, and build on our strong
trade links in the Asia-Pacific region.
Europe and Middle East
- Mediatech trade mission to Paris and Madrid, 2025 [PDF 8.15 MB]: Grow London Global took 15 of London's most innovative mediatech and adtech companies to Spain and France to make new connections, gain new insights and get fully immersed into these exciting markets.
- Life sciences trade mission to Germany and Switzerland, 2025 [PDF 1.69 MB]: we immersed ourselves in Switzerland and Germany’s dynamic healthcare ecosystems, connecting with leading hospitals, innovators, investors and global pharma giants.
- Fintech and enterprise tech trade mission to the UAE, 2025 [PDF 10.2 MB]: we took 16 London-based innovative fintech and enterprise tech companies to explore UAE’s thriving hub of financial, AI and tech innovation.
- Sustainability trade mission to Paris and Amsterdam, 2024 [PDF 4.06 MB]: we took 10 of London’s most innovative sustainability companies on a special trade mission to Paris and Amsterdam
- Expand North Star trade mission, 2024: this mission brought together 44 tech companies from the UK and India to take part in Expand North Star, the world’s largest startup and investor event, unlocking new global opportunities and collaborations.
- Fintech trade mission to Frankfurt and Zurich, 2024: 15 of London’s fastest-growing, innovative fintech companies travelled to Frankfurt and Zurich.
- Sustainability trade mission to the Nordics, 2024: 14 of London’s most exciting and wide-ranging sustainability companies travelled to the Nordics for this very special sustainability-focused trade mission.
- Retailtech trade mission to France and Italy, 2024: a group of London’s most exciting retailtech companies went on a trade mission to France
and Italy to explore new opportunities and collaborations.
- Economy
and tourism trade mission to Dubai, 2024: representatives of London’s
fastest-growing tech sectors headed to Dubai to make new connections,
explore new opportunities and open doors to global collaboration. Delivered in partnership with Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism
and Informa.
- Sustainability and enterprise trade mission to Expand Dubai North Star, 2023: 14 of London’s most exciting sustainability and enterprise companies explored opportunities in the UAE.
- Fintech trade mission to Money 20/20, 2023: financial technology companies travelled to Money 20/20 to
showcase London's fintech ecosystem.
- Mediatech trade mission To Europe, 2023: a selection of London’s fastest-growing mediatech firms headed to the creative hubs of Paris and Berlin seeking new business
opportunities.
North America
- Life Sciences mission to Canada, 2025 [PDF 705 KB]: this mission connected eight of London’s most innovative health and life sciences companies with key partners across Toronto and Montreal.
- Consumertech mission to New York, 2025 [PDF 1.34 MB]: our Grow London Global team led a consumertech trade mission to New York, supporting 14 of London’s most exciting scaleups as they explored opportunities for international expansion.
- Sustainability trade mission to Los Angeles, 2025 [PDF 8.17 MB]: we took 14 of London's most innovative climatetech companies to connect with stakeholders in Los Angeles.
- Consumertech and NextGen trade mission to California, 2025 [PDF 1.48 MB]: 16 of London’s most innovative tech scaleups went to San Francisco and Los Angeles for a high-impact consumertech and NextGen trade mission, showcasing the incredible talent London has to offer.
- Fintech trade mission to North America, 2024 [PDF 8.22 MB]: Grow London Global took 15 of London’s most exciting fintech companies to North America for a trade mission exploring opportunities in the region.
- Life sciences trade mission to Boston, 2024: this mission brought together two global life science hubs, giving 15 London-based innovators the opportunity to present cutting-edge solutions and build collaborations with leading industry players and corporates in Boston.
- Fintech trade mission to New York and Toronto, 2024: this mission showcased the best of London’s fintech ecosystem, creating opportunities to build partnerships and foster connections with leading companies in New York and Toronto.
- Retailtech trade mission to New York, 2024: 15 of London’s most remarkable retailtech companies went on a trade mission to New York to explore new collaborations and opportunities in North America.
- Life sciences trade mission to Boston 2024: a group of London’s fastest-growing life sciences companies travelled to Boston, the global hub for biotech, to explore new business opportunities.
- Createch trade mission to Los Angeles, 2024: 11 of London’s most exciting creative tech companies travelled to Los Angeles to explore business opportunities in Hollywood.
- Life sciences trade mission to Boston, 2024: London’s fastest-growing life sciences companies visited Boston, a global hub for biotech.
- Enterprise tech trade mission to Atlanta and Dallas, 2024: 15
of London’s most innovative enterprise tech scaleups visited Atlanta and
Dallas to connect with key corporates, investors and stakeholders.
- Retailtech trade mission to New York, 2023: Grow London Global brought together two of the world's top retail
technology ecosystems to create opportunities for collaboration.
- Createch trade mission to Los Angeles,
2023: this Grow London Global mission took
London’s fastest-growing creative tech companies to meet with Los Angeles studios, investors and stakeholders.
- Healthtech trade mission to Southern
California, 2023: 13
of London’s most innovative healthtech companies built strong trade links
in Southern California.
- Fintech trade mission to Toronto, 2023: this mission took the best of London’s fintech ecosystem to collaborate
and create opportunities, partnerships and connections with leading North
American companies.
- Sustainability trade mission to Chicago, 2023: this mission brought together the best of London’s sustainability scaleup community to explore
and create trade and investment links with the Chicago region.
