About

Who is the GTA launch pad for?

Leaders of tech startups and scaleup businesses looking to expand into new markets across the globe. It is designed for any trade corridor.

Why does the GTA Launch Pad exist?

To help tech startups scale internationally through the power of the Global Tech Advocates network that is sector, country, company and demographic agnostic. We can assist businesses expand to new markets though becoming part of the GTA network, and introduce them to an established community to find business partnerships, clients and talent.

What is available on the GTA Launch Pad?

We have set up four types of resources for tech startups looking to expand beyond their respective home markets:

  • Global Footprint – GTA Leaders contacts and top tips about entering the local market with useful resources
  • Resources – Signposting to useful free online resources
  • Blogs and Community – Relevant GTA blogs and thought leadership from the global community
  • Partner Content – Features from GTA partners who are helping to support the Launch Pad

Why is it free?

We believe in making tech ecosystems accessible and collaborative to all, free of charge. When startups and scaleups are aiming to expand, international growth is an important component. This can be both time consuming and expensive, yet a signficant part of any growth strategy.

What data and insights do we want to see from it?

We would be grateful if you could please complete the information to register for free access. We are asking for a few data points:  i) location(s) you are interested in expanding to, (ii) your business/tech sector, and (iii)company size, so that we can further develop the correct type of resources available in the hub to support scaling businesses.

We aim to share the findings when appropriate and help signpost and curate further information based on the data collected.

Please feel free to join the Global Tech Advocates community for free to receive newsletters and event information.  You can contact us at [email protected]

What are the recommended ways to navigate the Launch Pad?

Go to “Global Footprint”, if you want a local market contact, support, access to the network and the community

This is the global map where GTA has communities ‘on the ground’ under local leadership . When you click on the relevant location you will find information about the GTA leads in that market and a summary of useful tips and signposting for starting your expansion journey into that market.

Please feel free to contact the GTA leaders and engage with the community of startups, scaleups, investors, operators, corporates and consultants who you can network with “on the ground’ and make the relevant business contacts and partnerships.

Go to Resources, if you want to be signposted to local market material that is freely available to use and access

These are resources with information you may find useful and there are supplied by public bodies and trade associations along with specialists in the local markets.

Go to Partner Content and Thought Leadership, if you want to see specific content and thought leadership by our sponsors and partners listed here.

Curated and published information on expanding globally to the different markets from the GTA/TLA Sponsors and Partners.

Go to Blogs and Community, if you want to see specific content from the GTA and TLA community and information about the local market GTA working group launch and blogs.

Helpful topical blogs and information about our GTA groups events and thought leadership.

Suggestions

This is a first step for us, and like all that we do, we are starting small and looking to grow and expand the platform to further support our global community.

If you have any questions, suggestions or would like to be featured as a sponsor or partner, please let us know by sending an email [email protected]

Thank you for visiting the GTA Launch Pad and hope it is helpful to you and your company.