Breaking into the Australian Market: Strategies for Success

Matthew Borthwick

Co-Founder and CEO, SCALERR

Scalerr is led by its focus on serving high-growth technology start-ups and scale-ups.

We provide cutting edge talent, organisational growth advisory to expand our clients global footprint, enabling their technology to change the world.

Scalerr provides a complete talent strategy solution to support growth. We work with founders, senior leadership teams and VC’s to develop talent acquisition & management plans that achieve short, mid and long-term objectives, both locally and abroad.

We specialise in enabling scale for Seed to Series C through people, with the ultimate goal of growing a company's valuation in a quick and sustainable manner. This is achieved through managing the talent side of a company's operations, all the way from organisational design, talent acquisition to staff retention strategy.

Scalerr’s team has been purpose-built to service the specific talent-led needs of the demanding world of high-growth tech. Our team casts a wide and diverse net across specific tech verticals to allow for deep partnerships with our clients.

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Daniel Clarke

Policy Manager for International Policy and Trade, techUK

Dan joined techUK as a Policy Manager for International Policy and Trade in March 2023.

Before techUK, Dan worked for data and consulting company GlobalData as an analyst of tech and geopolitics. He has also worked in public affairs, political polling, and has written freelance for the New Statesman and Investment Monitor.

Dan has a degree in MSc International Public Policy from University College London, and a BA Geography degree from the University of Sussex.

Outside of work, Dan is a big fan of football, cooking, going to see live music, and reading about international affairs. 

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Nikki Foster Le-Grys

Regional Director, UK & Europe, Acclime

Nikki’s has a focus on international expansion activities, collaboration and the development of global networks to support start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs access overseas markets, particularly into the Asia-Pacific region. She has specialisation in developing sales and marketing strategies for fast growing businesses, working with Founders and C-Suite, to deliver ambitious expansion plans.

 

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Jared Smith

Partner, Lander & Rogers

Jared Smith is a Partner at Lander & Rogers based in Sydney, who is an Australian and UK qualified corporate lawyer with nearly 20 years' experience working in both London and Sydney and has a focus on helping UK clients entering the Australian market, with his clients appreciating his ability to translate between the two jurisdictions

 

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