At this panel event, we will discuss the ins-and-outs of getting finance for your company. We’ll be exploring different funding options for founders, what the different barriers entrepreneurs face are, and ways in which the government can increase the flow of funding towards startups. Join us to hear from our panel of speakers including Julia Elliott Brown, founder of Enter the Arena and Henry Whorwood who leads the Research & Consultancy team at Beauhurst.
Agenda:
18:15 - Registration and welcome drinks
18:30 - Talk Starts
19:15 - Q&A and Networking Drinks
Speakers:
Julia Elliott Brown - CEO and Founder, Enter the Arena
Julia Elliott Brown, CEO and Founder of Enter The Arena, is the UK's leading equity fundraising expert and specialist coach, working exclusively with female founders.
With a history building her own high-growth start-ups, Julia's purpose and passion is to bring her wealth of expertise to support female founders on their own journeys to successful equity fundraising. Having successfully raised millions of pounds in equity finance, Julia has a wealth of expertise in building an investor-ready business
Enter The Arena was born out of Julia’s realisation that women were not being afforded the opportunity to shine in the investor arena, but had so much to offer.
Supporting clients every step of the way, Julia is committed and highly involved with her clients as they progress through their investment journey. As strategic advisor, she helps clients to navigate the scaling and investment process effectively, developing fundraising skills, leadership skills, business acumen and the confidence needed to Enter The Arena and smash down the barriers to success.
Patrick Newton – Founding Partner, Form Ventures
Patrick led early stage investing at Deloitte Ventures, after a career in public policy and strategy consulting in markets shaped by politics and regulation.
Form Ventures invests in UK startups with public policy exposure, from old, slow-moving regulated markets, to completely new ones where policy is only just taking shape. It invests at any point before series A from £200k to £1m, depending on the round, backing founders with further capital as late as series B.
Henry Whorwood – Leader, Beauhurst.
Henry leads Beauhurst’s Research & Consultancy team. He is an expert on business finance, entrepreneurship and innovation. He has worked on briefs for clients including the British Business Bank, HM Treasury, BEIS and Innovate UK. Henry regularly gives presentations on market trends at events around the country. He studied Classics at the University of Oxford.