Case Studies

Companies that expanded globally
and what they learned

Real stories from funded companies that have successfully entered new markets — including the mistakes, the wins, and the strategies that made the difference.

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From San Francisco to Singapore in 9 months post-Series B

Flowbase, a B2B SaaS company, used their Series B funding to enter Southeast Asia. Here's how they picked Singapore as a beachhead, hired their first local team, and tripled ARR in their first year — and what they'd do differently.

🏢 Flowbase 💰 Series B · SaaS 📍 Singapore, APAC ⏱ 12 min read

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"We spent three months trying to hire locally before realizing we needed a local recruiting partner. That single decision accelerated our timeline by six months."

— Head of International at Flowbase

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Verdanta · Series A · Climatetech

How a Berlin startup scaled to 12 markets using EU grants

Verdanta mapped every available government grant and non-dilutive funding source across the EU before spending a euro of their Series A.

€4.5Mgrant funding unlocked

12 marketsentered in 18 months

8 min read · EU expansionRead →

Paymora · Series C · Fintech

Building a compliance-first expansion strategy across MENA

Paymora chose to lead with compliance — securing all required licenses before launching, rather than operating in a grey area.

5 licensessecured in 18 months

$120Mregional ARR in year 2

10 min read · MENA expansionRead →

Synthex · Series B · AI/SaaS

Why we chose Canada over the UK for our first international office

Shared language, cultural proximity, and the SR&ED tax credit made Canada an unexpected first stop for this US-based AI company.

$2.1Min SR&ED tax credits (year 1)

40engineers hired in 8 months

7 min read · North AmericaRead →

Nuvela Health · Series A · Healthtech

Entering India's health market: what no one tells you about regulatory timelines

Nuvela underestimated India's CDSCO approval timeline by 14 months. Here's what they learned — and how they stayed afloat.

3 statessoft-launched before national rollout

2.8×LTV vs home market

9 min read · India expansionRead →

Kesto · Series B · E-commerce

Localising for Mexico: language is the easy part

Kesto discovered that localisation goes far deeper than translation — payment methods, logistics infrastructure, and trust signals all had to be rebuilt.

58%conversion lift after full localisation

#2market by revenue in 18 months

6 min read · LATAM expansionRead →

Trackr · Series C · Logistics

Building a Middle East logistics network from scratch in 12 months

Trackr used the UAE as a hub to serve all of GCC, partnering with sovereign-linked logistics providers to move faster.

6 countrieslive in 12 months

$45Mregional revenue in year 1

11 min read · MENA expansionRead →

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