Founded in 1805 in Geneva, the Pictet Group is today one of Europe’s largest privately held banks and the leading independent asset management specialist in Europe, with CHF 528 billion in assets under management and custody. Pictet has 4,300 employees with a global presence of 27 offices. Pictet has been our partner for the last 8 years and we have together organised +30 events in 4 different tracks and 6 Tech Tour Growth Summits.

Cocoon Networks leverages the support from several leading Chinese private equity firms, coupled with strategic partnerships with the UK’s top rated universities. We are dedicated to nurturing excellent ideas and fostering Sino-British start-up communities. To bring this about, we provide every aspect of support and expertise a startup needs to achieve its goals including venture capital investment, business accelerators, innovation centers, and media and IP management. We offer the most comprehensive and conducive environment possible to encourage creativity and innovation. We call this extraordinary connectedness, the coming together of the right ideas and the right people.

The Microsoft ScaleUp programme (previously known as Microsoft Accelerator) is designed for Series A startups and offers access to sales, marketing and technical support. Eligible startups partake in the immersive program at one of our eight global locations followed by ongoing support from a dedicated team of success managers. This is an immersive programme providing sales, marketing and technical support for qualified startups. ScaleUp helps startups grow across the globe with an intensive Microsoft-led programme in eight global offices in Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, London, Seattle, Shanghai, Sydney, and Tel Aviv.

Wiggin is a law firm focusing exclusively on media, technology and IP. We advise clients on the financing, exploitation and protection of their creative and commercial assets in these sectors. Alongside its specialist commercial expertise, the firm provides a full legal service across corporate, tax, finance, litigation, employment and property. Wiggin’s clients range from leading businesses in broadcast entertainment, music, sport and publishing through to platforms, content retailers, gaming and technology companies and early stage entrepreneurs. The firm’s Brussels office provides legal support and lobbies EU decision makers on behalf of clients on a wide range of matters, including EU copyright, audio visual regulation, data protection, competition policy, trade and e-commerce. Wiggin has also built a network of trusted overseas law firms, with a similar media, technology and IP focus, covering all key worldwide jurisdictions.

SH Gillamor Stephens is an executive search company specializing in the building of Boards and Exec Teams for start-ups and scale-ups, from university spin-out to public company. We focus on companies within the technology sector from digital to software & services to deep tech. In 2018, we were acquired by Sheffield Haworth and this has enabled us to expand our team into Shanghai, Boston, and Los Angeles.

Silverpeak provides independent advice on M&A and financing transactions to outstanding growth technology companies. Our team has 150 years combined experience and over 200 completed deals in technology investment banking with deep domain expertise in Enterprise Software & SaaS, FinTech, Enabling Technologies, Business Services, Internet & Digital Media, Healthtech and Mobility. Our network of relationships and reach is truly global, serving clients across Europe and beyond: the vast majority of our deals involve counterparties from the US, Europe and Asia. In addition to our multi-national team, Silverpeak is a member of Globalscope, the international M&A advisor network, with people on the ground in over 45 countries across every continent.