In collaboration with Lloyds Bank

Immerse Pitch & Cocktails Night

West Yorkshire

19 November 2026 | Event @ Lloyds Banking Group, 11 & 12 Wellington Pl, Leeds LS1 4AP
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Pitch & Cocktails Night

Pitch & Cocktails Night is the perfect platform to shine a light on ground-breaking ventures. It allows you to take the stage, and pitch your venture in front of expert judges, and connect with a diverse and dynamic crowd of founders, professionals, and industry experts.​ With a chance to win exciting prizes, you do not want to miss out!
With a chance to win £5,000 in grant funding, and a dedicated 1:1 mentorship package with a Lloyds Banking Group colleague, you do not want to miss out!

Discover West Yorkshire’s Next Generation of Founders

We're so excited that Pitch & Cocktails Night is coming to West Yorkshire! We know the region is home to exceptional untapped entrepreneurial talent, and we can't wait to discover it.

Beyond the pitches, the room will be filled with ambitious founders, regional investors, local partners, ecosystem leaders, and Lloyds experts. If you want to make valuable connections and have genuine conversations about what it takes to build and scale a successful business this is the room you want to be in.

Help us to celebrate the founders shaping what's next.

What's lined up for you

18:30 - 18:15
Arrivals & Registration
18:15 - 18:20
Introduction to Foundervine & Event Welcome
18:20 - 18:30
Lloyds Keynote
18:30 - 18:35
Judges Introductions
18:35 - 19:35
Pitching Competition
19:35 - 19:55
Judges deliberation and Founder Showcases
19:55 - 20:00
Winner Announcement and Closing Remarks
20:00 - 21:30
Networking and Close

Meet some of our Judges

Bolu Fagborun
CEO, Fagborun Limited
Tayo Adebisi
Founder & CEO, Tilz
Izzy Obeng
CEO, Foundervine
Megan McElroy
Senior Marketing Manager, University of Leeds
Cecil Adjalo
Chief Operating Officer

Pitching winners

Syreeta Daw
Co-Founder of The Blackwell Clinic
Natasha Orumbie
Founder, The Vegan Patty Lady
Dannii Hadaway
Founder, IDGO
Tolani Agoro
Founder of Chapmans of London
David Dele-Ojo
Co-founder of DABA
Julian Boaitey
Founder of Yendy Skin
Maaha Suleiman
Founder of CareAlgo
Moyo Castono
Co-founder of Simply Asoebi

Resources

Black Business Support Hub
The Black Entrepreneurs Programme: Progress Report
Lloyds Bank Academy
Immerse is brought to you in partnership with Lloyds