Unlocking North America's potential
North America offers UK companies enormous potential for international growth, combining a vast consumer base, established business infrastructure and a strong appetite for innovation.
As one of the largest, most stable and high-value markets, it provides an excellent environment for UK firms to scale quickly, build credibility and take advantage of commercial opportunities.
When you join our trade missions to North America, you gain practical experience, invaluable insights and access to contacts.
These missions connect you directly with industry leaders, potential partners and customers, giving you the knowledge, relationships and confidence you need to expand your business successfully.
Discover some of the companies we’ve engaged with during our trade missions to North America:
The fintech trade mission to Toronto and New York stood out as the most commercially focused mission I've been part of. The networking opportunities were exceptional... the London & Partners team really looked after us, ensuring we were well prepared and well positioned to make the most of the opportunity.APIContext
Previous trade missions
Take a look at the North America trade missions that our past cohort members have joined as part of the Grow London Global programme.
Creative
- Creative trade mission to Los Angeles, 2026: 14 of London's most exciting creative companies travelled to Los Angeles to unlock new business opportunities, partnerships and connections with leading stakeholders.
- 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 unlock opportunities in the North American market.
- Creative tech trade mission to Los Angeles, 2024: 11 of London’s most exciting creative tech companies travelled to Los Angeles to connect with industry leaders and explore business opportunities in Hollywood.
- Retailtech trade mission to New York, 2023: Grow London Global brought together two of the world's top retail technology ecosystems, fostering connections and collaborative opportunities.
- Creative tech trade mission to Los Angeles, 2023: This Grow London Global mission introduced London’s fastest-growing creative tech companies to LA studios, investors and key stakeholders.
Enterprise tech
- Consumer tech and NextGen trade mission to California, 2025: 16 of London’s most innovative tech scaleups went to San Francisco and Los Angeles for a high-impact consumer tech and NextGen trade mission, showcasing the incredible talent London has to offer.
- 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.
Fintech and cyber
- Fintech trade mission to North America, 2025: 15 of London's most exciting fintech companies travelled to North America to foster new partnerships and opportunities with leading companies in the market.
- 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.
- Fintech trade mission to North America, 2023: This mission brought together the best of London’s fintech ecosystem to collaborate and create opportunities, partnerships and connections with leading North American companies.
Life sciences
- Life sciences trade mission to Canada, 2025: 8 of London's most remarkable life sciences companies went to Canada for a four-day trade mission to explore new opportunities and connections.
- 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.
- Healthtech trade mission to Southern California, 2023: 13 of London’s most innovative healthtech companies built strong trade links and explored commercial opportunities across Southern California.
Sustainability
- Sustainability trade mission to Los Angeles, 2025 [PDF 8.17 MB]: 14 of London's most innovative climate tech companies connected with stakeholders in Los Angeles.
- Sustainability trade mission to Chicago, 2023: This mission united two leading sustainability ecosystems, taking the best of London’s top scaleups to explore trade and investment links with the Chicago region.
