The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) has launched its London Landing Pad, a selective 6-week virtual business program, coaching Australian tech businesses to successfully export to the UK.

About the UK Landing Pad Program

The UK Landing Pad program supports Australian technology scaleups through a combination of self-paced learning and live webinars. The program equips Australian exporters with:

• a deeper understanding of UK market opportunities
• help to refine their value proposition, pitch and market entry strategy.

Participants receive tailored coaching, mentoring, and where appropriate, introductions to potential partners and stakeholders.

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About the UK tech sector

The UK tech sector reached a combined market valuation of $1.1 trillion in Q1 2024. This makes it the number one tech ecosystem in Europe, and third most valuable in the world.

Much of the UK tech’s growth has been fuelled by the startup and scaleup ecosystem. In 2023, UK startups raised $21.3b in VC investment, the third highest total on record. The UK has produced 171 unicorns, with 144 in the last 10 years, and 63 in the past 3 years.

Among the newest frontier technologies, the UK ecosystem has generated new phases of innovation. This includes climate tech, mobility, fintech, and healthcare. Photonics startups, including quantum computing have seen large growth in investment.

About the opportunity

The UK is a key priority market identified by Victorian tech companies and Australian businesses are taking full advantage of enhanced access to the UK market, with a record number now exporting across borders.

This surge has been strongly driven by greater talent mobility, harmonised data regulations, and the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, all made possible under the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA).