Scaling Stateside

From psychology to leveraged finance law to scaling a billion-rating startup across continents – Georgina Nelson holds nothing back. Georgina is the founder of TruRating, the real-time consumer transaction data company behind 1 billion+ verified ratings, built with ~$40M raised through a deliberately unconventional path. In this episode, David Rose and Matt Oxley sit down with Georgina to unpack t...

In this episode of the Scaling Stateside podcast, David Rose and Matt Oxley sit down with Matt Wichrowski, Partner at Fly Ventures — a first-check VC built for technical founders that other funds are afraid to back. Matt splits his time between California and London and has spent over a decade at the heart of European deep tech, from Entrepreneur First to co-leading the pre-seed round of WAVE, one...

David and Matt sit down to reflect on Season 1 of Scaling Stateside — 10 episodes of real conversations with founders who've expanded to the US and VCs who are funding that journey.  In this episode, they talk about what they've learned, what surprised them, and the patterns they keep seeing across every conversation. They also share some big news: Scaling Stateside is evolving from a podcast into...

Are you a UK or EU founder trying to raise venture capital in the US? You might be pitching the wrong numbers. In this episode of Scaling State Side, David Rose and Matt Oxley sit down with Daniel Glazer, Head of the London Office and US Expansion Team at Wilson Sonsini. Dan breaks down the exact math Silicon Valley VCs use to evaluate startups, the critical differences between US and European ter...

In this episode of Scaling Stateside, David Rose and Matt Oxley sit down with Riya Grover, the serial entrepreneur behind the food-tech startup Feeder (successfully exited) and the current Co-Founder and CEO of Sequence. Riya breaks down the raw reality of building a US category leader from London, the intentional shift away from "dead" cold outbound sales motions, and the distinct mindset require...

In this episode of Scaling Stateside, David Rose and Matt Oxley sit down with Alex Packham, the mastermind behind ContentCal (acquired by Adobe) and the current CEO of JAAQ (Just Ask A Question). Alex breaks down the raw reality of the "Agency-to-SaaS" pivot, the grueling "David vs. Goliath" battle of selling to a Silicon Valley giant during a global lockdown, and why he believes the US market pos...

In this episode of Scaling Stateside, David Rose and Matt Oxley sit down with Luke Pappas, Partner at NEA, to unpack how US venture capital really thinks and what European founders often get wrong when expanding to the US. Luke shares his journey from California to London and breaks down the real frameworks US VCs use to evaluate founders, scale, and timing. From seed-stage investing to expansion...

From £12K seed round in the UK to 520-person company and successful US exit. Husayn Kassai, founder of Onfido, shares his complete journey of building an identity verification company, expanding to the US, and now building Quench AI. ✨ Powered by Wilson Sonsini 📍 KEY TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS 2:03 - The Origin Story: Why identity verification matters (personal experience moving from Iran to UK)  6...

Episode Summary In this episode, David and Matt sit down with Daniel Glazer, a New York lawyer who made the reverse transatlantic journey to help UK and European tech companies scale in the US. Dan heads up Wilson Sonsini's London office and leads their US expansion practice, bringing a unique perspective as an American expat building bridges between the European and American tech ecosystems. From...

In this episode, hosts David Rose and Matt Oxley sit down with Maria Palma, General Partner at Freestyle Capital, to discuss the US venture capital landscape from a unique perspective. Maria brings invaluable insights from her decade in venture capital, having worked across three major ecosystems: five years in New York, three years in London, and nearly two years in San Francisco. Maria shares he...

Episode Overview Join hosts David Rose and Matt Oxley from USXP as they dive deep into the US expansion journey with Stephen Whitworth, CEO and co-founder of Incident.io. Stephen shares his entrepreneurial journey from paper boy to running a successful all-in-one incident response platform, and provides candid insights into the challenges and opportunities of scaling a UK-based startup into the US...

Episode Overview Join hosts David Rose and Matt Oxley as they dive deep with Ali Mitchell, founder-turned-VC and Managing Partner at Odyssey Ventures. Ali shares his remarkable journey from DJ to maritime engineering student to serial entrepreneur (including founding Huddle) to becoming a leading VC focused exclusively on helping European founders scale into the US market. This episode is packed w...

Scaling Stateside Podcast - Episode 1: Matt Oxley's US Expansion Journey with Opal Episode Overview Welcome to the very first episode of Scaling Stateside! Host David Rose sits down with his business partner and co-host Matt Oxley to explore Matt's incredible 10-year US expansion journey with Opal. From selling everything he owned in London to securing funding from top-tier VCs like Accel, Matt sh...

David Rose sits down with his business partner and co-host Matt Oxley to explore Matt's incredible 10-year US expansion journey with Opal. From selling everything he owned in London to securing funding from top-tier VCs like Accel, Matt shares candid insights about the human side of international expansion, the challenges of building enterprise relationships, and why "learning American" is crucial...