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Darktrace is a global leader in AI-powered cybersecurity, using self-learning technology to detect and respond to threats in real time. Headquartered in Cambridge, the business has scaled rapidly into a FTSE-listed organisation, serving thousands of customers worldwide. As growth accelerated, strengthening its internal technology capability became critical to sustaining global expansion and operational resilience.
Starling Bank is one of the UK’s most successful digital banks, combining a full banking licence with proprietary technology to deliver a differentiated, customer-first financial experience. Founded in 2014, the business has scaled rapidly to over 3.6 million customers, achieving profitability and generating £453m in revenue in 2023.
AVIV Group is one of Europe’s largest digital classifieds businesses, operating leading real estate and automotive platforms across France, Germany, Belgium and Israel. As a core pillar of Axel Springer’s digital strategy and backed by KKR, the Group had reached significant scale with strong profitability and a clear mandate to further digitise the end to end real estate transaction.
In November 2025, we brought together over 100 of the most influential People and Talent leaders from across the European technology ecosystem for our annual People & Talent Meet-Up.
Our annual London Board & Investor Dinner brought together an incredible group of investors, CEOs, CFOs and Board Members from PLCs through to VC and PE-backed businesses to share insights and build long-lasting relationships.
Last night we hosted our annual Product Leaders Meet-Up in London, bringing together London’s leading Chief Product Officers and Product Executives.
We’re excited to welcome Courtney Hanlon to The Up Group as an Associate.
Courtney brings a breadth of experience across executive search and leadership advisory, with a strong focus on technology and high-growth businesses.
We’re delighted to welcome Rosie Samuels and Steph Tyrrell to The Up Group, joining as Head of Marketing & Growth and Head of Events.
On a characteristically wet and windy British morning, we traded laptops for wellies and headed to the Surrey countryside for Up’s first-ever team retreat.
In our latest Up-Close interview, we speak with Laurent Le Moal, Board Director at Remitly and former Global CEO at PayU Group.
In this Up-Close interview, we speak with Sean Cornwell, Chief Executive Officer at Immediate.
