Fermenstation doubled revenue and won Japan’s top startup pitch with Hypergrowth support.
Scaling the world’s
next global category leaders
Supporting global scaleups with go-to-market, fundraising
and team building across ecosystems worldwide.
50
PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
+$100M
revenue generated
+$500M
VALUATION
A highly bespoke program tailored to founders' needs
CEO Advisors
Our CEO Advisors who work with our companies are accomplished technology executives & support our portfolio on a 1-2-1 basis throughout the program.
Go-to market experts
Building your go-to-market strategy can define your growth. We connect you with top experts to create scalable sales models for international success.
Network nodes
Our network connects you to ecosystems and markets, unlocking growth through VCs, customers, and strategic partners for a competitive edge.
Dedicated leadership coaching
Your team scaling at the same rate as your company is crucial. Our on-demand coaching across your wider leadership team will ensure you have the capacity for scale.
Ecosystems powered by Hypergrowth
Real stories of scaleups
going global
Our global scaleup programs empower the most promising high-growth companies to become global category leaders. We provide knowledge, networks and narratives to de-risk and accelerate global commercialization.
Takaya Taguchi
CEO and Co-founder, Helical Fusion (Global Hypergrowth Tokyo)
Jim has been very helpful on our current overseas strategy. We speak roughly once every couple of weeks. His involvement on both the engineering side and business side has been immensely useful in our discussions on expansion.
Lina Watanabe
CEO & Founder, Fermenstation
During Hypergrowth, Fermenstation has doubled its revenue; the program and Startup Genome have been invaluable in their support. Without Ricky’s knowledge, I would not have won the SushiTech global pitch event!
Yuji Suzuki
CEO, BitBiome
The support that we have received from Startup Genome has been crucial in helping us refine our fundraising and marketing strategy and prepare for future growth.
Sanjeev Menon
Cofounder and CPO, E42
“Refining our ICP and shifting to a single-product pitch helped us realign our org structure. The CEO mentor’s input made it click.”
PK Kim
Direct, Strategy, Nu eyne
“ Hypergrowth fosters innovators worldwide, connecting us with mentors and partners accelerating our U.S. scaling journey.”
Suresh Anantpurkar
CEO and Founder, Manch Technologies
“The PMF sessions helped us define a sharper pitch and a compelling narrative, and AI-powered feedback made it easy to refine messaging quickly.”
From pitch wins to $22M raised:
scaling stories from our founders
Through tailored mentorship, strategic market entry support, and investor connections, our program accelerates founders’ journeys — turning bold visions into global growth stories.
Nu Eyne
SOUTH KOREA
Nu Eyne, a MedTech innovator, built its international expansion plan with Hypergrowth guidance, soft-launching in Silicon Valley and connecting with US-based advisors and investors.
BitBiome
Tokyo, Japan
BitBiome validated its fundraising strategy, raised $3M in 2025, and expanded its global investor and customer network.
Helical Fusion
Tokyo, Japan
Fusion energy startup Helical Fusion mapped its US expansion strategy with expert guidance, securing global recognition with an innovation award at Stanford.
Mentors who’ve scaled companies worldwide
Our mentors are seasoned executives and entrepreneurs with proven track records of scaling companies to global markets. Through their guidance, scaleups gain actionable strategies, insider knowledge, and the ability to navigate complex challenges.
EXPERIENCE AREA
Fundraising, Sales and Marketing
Erum Azeez Khan
LOCATION
Brooklyn, New York, United States
INDUSTRY
Biotech and Healthcare
Erum is Partner at MessagingLab and co-host of the Grow Everything Podcast, with expertise spanning healthcare, biotech, and technology. She co-founded Soundmind, leading its fundraising and exit as CEO. Her career includes roles in Big Pharma, research at UPenn, and advising on US-EU policy. Based in Brooklyn, she now helps founders at the intersection of biotech, computation, and global development craft strategies for growth and impact.
EXPERIENCE AREA
GTM Strategy, Fundraising
Dan Turchin
LOCATION
San Francisco Bay Area
INDUSTRY
Artificial Intelligence & Enterprise SaaS
Dan is CEO of PeopleReign and a visionary AI leader with 30+ years of experience in IT and HR service automation. He co-founded Astound and Aeroprise, held senior roles at ServiceNow and BigPanda, and has led multiple SaaS ventures to exit. A serial entrepreneur, investor, and board advisor, he also hosts the “AI and the Future of Work” podcast, sharing insights on technology’s evolving role in shaping work.
EXPERIENCE AREA
GTM, Fundraising
Rachna Dayal
LOCATION
San Ramon, California, United States
INDUSTRY
Healthtech
Rachna is Managing Partner at Sugati Ventures with global experience in commercial strategy, supply chains, and operations. She has managed P&Ls worth hundreds of millions, launched disruptive technologies, and founded a tech startup early in her career. With deep expertise in healthtech, AI, and medtech commercialization, Rachna advises founders on fundraising, GTM, and scaling, combining a solutions mindset with proven leadership in complex, high-growth environments.
EXPERIENCE AREA
GTM, Business & Corporate Strategy
Abe Thomas
LOCATION
Redmond, Washington, United States
INDUSTRY
Technology & Software
Abe is a seasoned startup advisor, mentor, and investor with leadership experience at Microsoft and eBay. He has guided early- and growth-stage companies on product strategy, digital marketing, business intelligence, business operations and GTM execution, helping founders achieve product-market fit and scale sustainably. Drawing on his corporate and entrepreneurial experience, Abe specializes in fundraising and strategic growth, providing hands-on mentorship to startups navigating critical phases of expansion.
How our research helps founders scale their startups to $50M+
According to our Scaleup Report, implementing the three practices below can boost the scaleup rate by 15x when used together.
3+ advisors
who hold equity
5+ connections
from top ecosystems
stock options
to ALL employees
Hypergrowth Global Team
The Hypergrowth Global team brings together leading experts in ecosystem development and global commercialization to help late-stage startups expand internationally and scale faster. With deep experience building innovation ecosystems and connecting founders to global markets, the team drives growth that strengthens both companies and economies.
Marc Penzel
FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
Samantha Evans
Managing Director, MENA
Gary Oliver
President, Startup Genome Hypergrowth
Joanne Fedeyko
Head of Mentorship
Hiro Nishiguchi
President, Startup Genome Japan
Ravi Narayan
President, Middle East & South Asia
Houssein El Sayed
Programs Director