Fuelling growth for ambitious founders

Supporting bold leaders to start — Enabling ambitious ventures to scale
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One of Europe's leading Start-up Hubs

Foundervine is honoured to be included on the Financial Times & Statista Europe's leading start-up hubs 2025 award list.
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We work with
Founders
Partners
Experts
Tanyka Davson
Co-founder of Cubbi
Khalia Ismain
Lloyds Banking Group
Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE
Co-Founder of 10,000 interns
We empower founders to build and scale sustainable ventures by enhancing operations, accessing world-class mentors, and expanding investor networks.
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We offer partners tailored opportunities to engage with promising start-ups, invest in ventures that align with your goals, and make a significant impact on your industry
Our impact
We collaborate with industry leaders and experts to fuel founder growth through knowledge-sharing, coaching, mentoring, and event support.
Our community

We collaborate across industries to
‍empower founders in scaling their start-ups into transformative, world-changing enterprises

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Barclays Black Founder Accelerator

A 12-week programme designed to champion Black founder-led businesses through a series of masterclasses & one-to-one mentoring.
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Early
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Elevate+

Elevate+ is a collaborative initiative between PayPal and Foundervine designed to empower underrepresented entrepreneurs.
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Growth
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Founders Connect

Founders Connect is designed to help you explore alternative funding routes beyond traditional venture capital.
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Early
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Immerse

Empowering diverse founders to build, grow and scale businesses through accelerators, pitch nights, workshops & networking events.
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Early
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Wray Forward

In partnership with Wray & Nephew, this programme offers workshops, Pitch Nights, Mixers to support to Black-owned businesses.
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Early
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