Cambridge Roots, US Shoots

Overview

Is the US a leap or an extension for your Cambridge business?

The pattern is familiar. A Cambridge-built company gains traction, attracts attention, and then the US question lands. But for most Cambridge businesses, the US doesn't have to mean starting over. It can be an extension of what's already working. Your team, your IP, your momentum. Accessed and managed from Cambridge.

Too often, this conversation gets framed around operational complexity. Legal structures, tax implications, entity setup. Important, yes. But not where it should start.

This session reframes the US question around opportunity, readiness, and commercial upside.

Who Should Attend?

• Cambridge-based founders and CEOs considering US expansion in the next 12 months
• CTOs and COOs evaluating what a US footprint means operationally
• CFOs and finance leads preparing for US fundraising or cross-border structuring
• Advisors working with Cambridge companies exploring international growth

What Will You learn?

A cross-disciplinary panel of advisors and founders will work through the questions Cambridge businesses actually face:

• At what point does a US presence become necessary and what does "presence" actually mean?
• How can you mitigate risks in expansion?
• When does a flip matter, and when is it a distraction?
• What mistakes do UK founders make when entering the US and what's quietly expensive to fix later?
• How should commercial traction, not theory, drive your structure?
• What does being genuinely "US ready" look like before you commit?
• Whether you're 6 months or 24 months from a US move, this is the conversation to have before you make it.

Following the sessions completion at 1:00 PM, attendees are invited to stay for a networking lunch.

We look forward to seeing you there! Please reachout to [email protected] with any questions.