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NEXUS

UK growth partner for technology businesses

Land, grow and scale technology businesses in the UK.

We work with UK scale-ups ready for their next stage, international technology companies entering the UK, and the institutions and professional firms behind them. One accountable team in the UK, with trusted partners from London to Shanghai.

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NEXUS in numbers

  • 100+

    Businesses actively supported

  • 16

    Carefully curated global partnerships

  • 1,400+

    Business plans assessed

  • Supplier and security cleared

    UK Government supplier

Partners and memberships

Who we work with

Three ways in. One team behind them.

For UK scale-ups

Solve the growth problem in front of you

For technology companies already trading in the UK. Funding, new customers, your next hire or a new market: a focused diagnostic, then specialist delivery through our partner network, managed by NEXUS.

Book a growth diagnostic

For international companies

Reach UK customers sooner

For technology companies entering the UK. Market intelligence, qualified introductions, soft landing support and vetted legal, finance and banking partners.

See market entry support

For institutions

A UK operating partner for your companies

For science parks, innovation zones, hubs and funds. We act as your UK presence: showcase events, a deal-flow pipeline and landing support for your portfolio.

Explore institutional partnership

How we work

Hands-on, with one point of accountability.

We stay with you from the first conversation to results, and bring in specialists only when you need them. No generic programmes and no hand-offs you have to manage yourself.

  1. Diagnose

    We pinpoint what you need to achieve in the UK, and what stands in the way.

  2. Plan

    A clear plan with owners, timings and costs.

  3. Connect

    Introductions to the customers, partners, investors and advisers that matter.

  4. Deliver

    We manage the work, including specialist partners, as your single contact.

  5. Grow

    We review results with you and plan the next stage.

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Our partner network

Specialists join when you need them. NEXUS stays your single point of contact.

Law, accountancy, finance or specialist firm? Join our network and meet founders at the moment they need you.

  • Accountancy
  • Corporate finance
  • Banking and payments
  • Legal
  • IP and patents
  • AI strategy
  • R&D tax
  • Venues

[Named partners and logos appear only once each partner confirms in writing]

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Results

What we have delivered for clients.

All case studies

Aerospace and deep tech

Sentian Aerospace

From a garage to an international acquisition

NEXUS gave the founders structure, accountability and an independent commercial view through investment, restructuring and acquisition.

Technology acquired by Volatus Aerospace, a publicly listed company, in under two years from UK incorporation.

Read the case study: Sentian Aerospace

Deep tech and robotics

GI Healthcare

From an early prototype to customer-backed pilots

Warm introductions to customers and investors, candid commercial mentoring, and the visibility to hold bigger conversations.

From no customers to a customer-funded proof of concept and a follow-on programme.

Read the case study: GI Healthcare

AI compute infrastructure

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New silicon for the age of private AI

NEXUS helped establish the company in the UK and is forming its international research consortium.

Core architecture independently validated; a UK and Asia research consortium in formation with Innovate UK.

Read the case study: Auto Impartial

New markets, in both directions

For UK companies, a trusted route into Asia, starting with Hong Kong and China. For international companies and institutions, a working team on the ground in the UK.

Tianjin

Tianjin

Two signed MOUs, building a pipeline of Tianjin companies into the UK. [Updated wording to follow]

China

RidgeCore Ventures

A reciprocal partnership. We represent their clients in the UK; they represent ours in China. [Updated wording to follow]

Shanghai and Switzerland

Swiss Bluefaer Innovation Centre

[Wording to follow]

Events

The right people in the right room.

All events

16 November 2026

Global Innovator Awards

Created and delivered by NEXUS. Celebrating overseas founders building businesses in the UK.

[Venue to be confirmed]

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[Launch date to be confirmed]

[Working name] NEXUS Sessions

Monthly sessions with the people you need to meet. In-person sessions on a set topic, at partner venues around the UK. Each one brings together founders, institutions and specialists.

[Venue partner and launch date to be confirmed]

The team

[Founder quote: one or two sentences on why NEXUS exists, to be approved]

[Founder name and role to confirm]
  • Portrait of Mark Sarfo-Kantanka
    Mark Sarfo-KantankaCEO and Co-Founder
  • Portrait of Mauria Fransishku
    Mauria FransishkuNEXUS Manager
  • Portrait of Grace Mander
    Grace ManderOperations Manager
  • Portrait of Kolos Sipos
    Kolos SiposBusiness and Finance Analyst
  • Portrait of Jonny Quirk
    Jonny QuirkHead of Community
  • Portrait of Sheleene Sealy
    Sheleene SealySocial Media Manager
  • Portrait of Zee West
    Zee WestHead of Development
  • Our story, mentors and partners

    About NEXUS

Insights

Intelligence from the UK and Asia innovation corridor.

All insights

Newsletter

The NEXUS Briefing

One short email a month: new insights, upcoming sessions and opportunities across the UK and Asia.

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Common questions

What does NEXUS do?

NEXUS helps technology businesses land, grow and scale in the UK. We work with international technology companies entering the UK, the innovation institutions that back them, and UK scale-ups ready for their next stage. China is our flagship corridor.

Who do you work with?

Science parks, innovation zones, hubs and funds; international technology companies; UK frontier-tech companies that are already trading; and professional firms that partner with us or sponsor our events.

Can you help UK companies expand overseas?

Yes. Through our Asia corridor, UK technology companies get trusted partners and introductions in Hong Kong and China, and our partner network supports them at home.

How do you work with institutions outside the UK?

We act as their operational presence in the UK. We represent them, run showcase events, build a pipeline of opportunities and support their companies as they land. Our MOU with Binhai Zhongguancun Science Park in Tianjin is one example. [Partner name and date to confirm]

How do I start, and what does it cost?

Companies and scale-ups start with a paid diagnostic: a focused session and a written plan, with the fee credited against further work. [Fee to be confirmed] Institutions start with a partnership call.

Do you endorse visa applications?

NEXUS reviews and endorses Innovator Founder applicants as a consortium partner of UK Endorsing Services (UKES). Applications are made through UKES, and endorsement decisions are entirely separate from our commercial services. Read about our endorsing role with UK Endorsing Services.

Tell us where you want to grow.

Choose the route that fits. Each one goes straight to the right person on our team.

Institutions

Discuss a UK partnership

Representation and landing programmes for your companies.

Firms and sponsors

Reach our audience

Session and awards sponsorship, and referral partnerships.

General enquiries

build@nexuscreativehq.com. We reply within two working days.

Send a general enquiry