Russ Shaw CBE

@RussShaw1

Founder @TechLondonAdv @GlobalTechAdv @LDNTechWeek and Advisor to @Founders4Schools, @digitalboost_uk, @FutureEnergy_VC, @wearecreativeuk, @ibde_org

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Joined September 2011

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Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 23

Great to reach the one year milestone for @GlobalTechAdv Launch Pad, a resource hub to help scaling businesses expand beyond their home markets! You can check out more below: x.com/GlobalTechAdv/…

GGlobal Tech Advocates@GlobalTechAdv · Jul 23

#GTALaunchPad turns 1⃣ today 🥳 Launch Pad helps tech startups & scaleups expand internationally - from the US West Coast to the Far East 🗺️ Celebrate Launch Pad's birthday by registering for insights, resources & market expertise from across GTA 👇 shorturl.at/F7dhW

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Global Tech Advocates@GlobalTechAdv · Jul 25

Yesterday @RussShaw1 and @TechIrelandAdv launched the new GTA #SportsTech group 🥏 The launch event in Dublin marked the beginning of our global network championing innovation in sports technology 🏅

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Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 24

Great to be at @WeAreTUDublin to join @TechIrelandAdv to launch a new @GlobalTechAdv #Sportstech group - @TechLondonAdv @TechNIAdvocates @UKTechAdv @SportsTechIRE

RussShaw1's tweet image. Great to be at @WeAreTUDublin to join @TechIrelandAdv to launch a new @GlobalTechAdv #Sportstech group - @TechLondonAdv @TechNIAdvocates @UKTechAdv @SportsTechIRE

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Tech India Advocates@TechIndiaAdv · Jul 24

History made today – the UK-India FTA is signed! ✍🏻🇮🇳🇬🇧 A new era of collaboration begins – in tech, digital, innovation, investment, talent and more… At Tech India Advocates, we’re proud to keep driving this living bridge forward with greater momentum and purpose. ✊🏻💫

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Mike Butcher (BlueSky/Threads: @mikebutcher)@mikebutcher · Jul 23

[Breaking] Hot AI startup Lovable claims to have just crossed $100M ARR in 8 months, faster than many other startups of its size, such as OpenAI, Cursor and Wiz. It’s also releasing an update which is claims will reduce error rates by 91%, in the shape of a new improved Lovable…

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Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 24

FTSE 250 fintech acquired by US firm in £1.8bn deal uktech.news/fintech/ftse-2… via @uktnofficial @TechLondonAdv @TLA_InsurTech @TLAFintech @GlobalTechAdv

RussShaw1's tweet card. Alpha Group has agreed terms on a cash acquisition that will see it acquired by Atlanta-based financial services group Corpay for £1.8bn.

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Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 23

Happy Birthday Launch Pad! 🥳

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Global Tech Advocates@GlobalTechAdv · Jul 23

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Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 23

New investors flock to Scottish startup scene uktech.news/tech-hubs/scot… via @uktnofficial @TechScotlandAdv @UKTechAdv @GlobalTechAdv

RussShaw1's tweet card. The early-stage startup investment landscape in Scotland has proven to be attractive to new international investors.

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Global Tech Advocates@GlobalTechAdv · Jul 22

🚨 Introducing Global Stars – the latest initiative from GTA as an associated organisation of @coldplay's ‘Music of the Spheres’ World Tour 🌍 @RussShaw1 & Esther O’Callaghan OBE discuss this and more in our July Newsletter 📨 Watch on YouTube 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=5ZKSsE…

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Tech London Advocates@TechLondonAdv · Jul 22

"A new Global Talent Taskforce will be of particular benefit to our most cutting edge industries, bringing much needed innovation and IP to the UK" @RussShaw1 spoke to @BCloudUK about last week's Leeds Reforms announced by The Chancellor 💼 Read here 👇 shorturl.at/S5VrB

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The Entrepreneurs Network@TenThinkTank · Jul 21

🏎️🚨NEW! Startup support programmes are booming. But how well are they performing? For founders, navigating them can be difficult. Too often, it’s unclear which programmes are high-quality, how long they’ll last, or what outcomes they actually deliver. 🧶Here’s what we found..

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Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 21

New investment group launches targeting ‘underrepresented founders’ uktech.news/news/investmen… via @uktnofficial @TechLondonAdv @GlobalTechAdv

RussShaw1's tweet card. Korra Ventures, a London-based investment group targeting "underrepresented founders", has launched with the aim of deploying £50m.

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Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 18

UK and Germany strike tech partnership during state visit uktech.news/news/governmen… via @uktnofficial @UKTechAdv @TechBerlinAdv @TechLondonAdv @SciTechgovuk @GlobalTechAdv

RussShaw1's tweet card. The UK and Germany have agreed to partner on a number of tech projects ranging from quantum computing to clean energy.

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Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 18

German defence tech startup opens UK manufacturing site uktech.news/deep-tech/germ… via @uktnofficial @TechLondonAdv @TechSWEAdv @TechBerlinAdv @UKTechAdv @GlobalTechAdv

RussShaw1's tweet card. Stark, a prominent Berlin-based defence tech startup, has announced it will open a major drone manufacturing facility in South West England.

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Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 18

TSMC to speed up construction of US chip plants by 'several quarters' asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/… via @NikkeiAsia @TechLondonAdv @GlobalTechAdv @FreewayPhx

RussShaw1's tweet card. Taiwanese company to eventually make 30% of its most advanced chips in Arizona

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Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 17

Late-stage rounds shine as fintech funding soars in 2025 uktech.news/fintech/late-s… via @uktnofficial @TLA_InsurTech @TLAFintech @TechLondonAdv @UKTechAdv @GlobalTechAdv

RussShaw1's tweet card. Funding for UK fintechs in the first half of 2025 surged by 48% compared with the previous six months, according to new figures.

Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 17

Mansion House 2025: UK tech embraces chancellor’s reforms uktech.news/news/governmen… via @uktnofficial @TechLondonAdv @GlobalTechAdv @hmtreasury @UKTechAdv

RussShaw1's tweet card. Rachel Reeves delivered her annual Mansion House speech, but what does the UK tech industry make of the the announcements?

Russ Shaw CBE@RussShaw1 · Jul 16

Well… Thank you so much for checking in @elonmusk .. And yes, I am ok, I am ok. 😅

EElon Musk@elonmusk · Jul 16

Ani, are you ok? So, Ani are you ok? Are you ok, Ani? Ani, are you ok? So, Ani are you ok? Are you ok, Ani?

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Tech London Advocates@TechLondonAdv · Jul 16

Yesterday, @RussShaw joined @PICTFOR’s 7th annual DEI Rally, discussing how to make the tech sector a more inclusive space 🤖 Russ joined industry leaders from across the sector, who examined the progress made in the last decade and where there is still room to improve 📣

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