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Startup 54: My Digital Upgrade
Have a digital business idea? Live in the West Midlands? Startup 54 brings together ambitious changemakers, young professionals and aspiring tech entrepreneurs to form teams, build prototypes and launch business ventures. Apply today.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Spectra
23rd Oct - 25th Oct 2020
Online Program
3-Day Program
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Startup 54: Lambeth (August Cohort)
Have a business idea? Startup 54 brings together ambitious changemakers, young professionals and aspiring tech entrepreneurs to form teams, build prototypes and launch business ventures. Apply for the July cohort.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Lambeth Council
24th July - 26th July 2020
Online Program
3-Day Program
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Masterclass: How to Raise Finance
As a founder, raising finance can be daunting. Almost all start-ups need external financing. In this Masterclass, you will gain an understanding of the entire fundraising process, and routes to funding. you will gain an understanding of how investors think and how to accelerate your funding efforts.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Hatch Enterprise
6th August
Online Program
2.5 Hours
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Masterclass: Getting your Financials Right
Getting your financials right is one of the key ingredients for successful start-ups. This workshop will cover the basic and fundamental knowledge of finance required for any entrepreneur. You will receive techniques to understand financial statements and simple financial planning for your start-up.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Hatch Enterprise
30th July
Online Program
2.5 Hours
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Startup 54: Lambeth (July Cohort)
Have a business idea? Startup 54 brings together ambitious changemakers, young professionals and aspiring tech entrepreneurs to form teams, build prototypes and launch business ventures. Apply for the July cohort.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Lambeth Council
24th July - 26th July 2020
Online Program
3-Day Program

OneTech Founders Weekend
OneTech Founders Weekend is designed to help you form teams, build networks and launch your very own start-up. We’re bringing you a **FULLY VIRTUAL** weekend of networking, business modelling, pitching and expert mentoring which means you can participate in the programme from wherever you are in London.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with OneTech and Mayor of London
10th July - 12th July 2020
Online Program
3-Day Program
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Startup 54: Lambeth (June)
Have a business idea? Startup 54 brings together ambitious changemakers, young professionals and aspiring tech entrepreneurs to form teams, build prototypes and launch business ventures. Apply for the June cohort.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Lambeth Council
19th June - 21st June 2020
Online Program
3-Day Program

Lambeth Business Growth Program
This 6-week program is open to residents and businesses based in Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Wandsworth. For early-stage start-ups based in South London, this program will allow you to access business training, expert support and coaching to accelerate your business to success.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with OneTech
26th March - 5th May 2020
Online Program
4-week Program

Onetech Pre-Accelerator
This 6-week program is open to residents and businesses based in Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Wandsworth. For early-stage start-ups based in South London, this program will allow you to access business training, expert support and coaching to accelerate your business to success.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with OneTech
26th March - 5th May 2020
Online Program
6-week program
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Startup 54: Africa Tech 2.0
54 people, 54 hours to build a solution that can transform the African continent. #SU54 Africa Tech is coming back to London on 18th to 21st October 2019. Startup 54 brings together ambitious changemakers, young professionals and aspiring tech entrepreneurs to form teams, build prototypes and launch business ventures.
18th - 20th October 2019
Online Program
3-Day Program
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Build an App in a Day
Foundervine are hosting Build An App in a Day in partnership with Microsoft for Startups. This is a one-day masterclass open to all design to help you take your first steps into app building. Programming an app is getting easier, it's no longer the reserve of computer science graduates, but something that all can do.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Microsoft for Startups
10th August 2019
Online Program
1-Day Masterclass
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Startup 54: Mind Matters
Jow can we use technology to end the stigma and improve mental health and wellbeing? In collaboration with Just Eat, Elastic and the Black Southwest Network (BSWN), Foundervine and bringing #SU54: Mind Matters to Bristol on 7th - 9th June 2019.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Just Eat, Elastic and Black Southwest Network
7th - 9th June 2020
Online Program
3-day Program
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Founderfest 2019
Founderfest is a unique, full day festival bringing together young entrepreneurs, business leaders, industry professionals and the brightest start-ups in the UK representing the diversity of the UK's capital
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Monterosa, Monese, Just Eat and OpenSUSE
11th May 2019
Barclays Rise
1 Day Event

Foundervine x Openspace: Africa
Foundervine are partnering with OPENSPACE for an open discussion on "Setting up a Business in Africa". The discussion seeks to unearth the opportunities, potential and challenges that creatives, entrepreneurs and business professionals are presented with when seeking to enter the African market.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Just Eat, Elastic and Black Southwest Network
25th April 2019
Campfire Shoreditch
Evening Event

Startup 54: Future of Finance
Do you want to build a start-up that will shape the future of finance, and transform how we interact with financial products and services for good? In collaboration with Monzo, Foundervine are bringing Startup 54: The Future of Finance to London on 8th to 10th March 2019.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Monzo
8th to 10th March 2019
Monzo Bank, London
3-Day Program

Startup 54: Africa Tech
Startup 54 brings together ambitious changemakers, young professionals and aspiring tech entrepreneurs to form teams, build prototypes and launch business ventures that can transform the African continent.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with Pivotal and Druthers Search
9th to 11th Nov 2018
Pivotal Labs, London
3-Day Program

Vine Summer Gathering
The Summer Gathering is a high-impact evening for innovators and entrepreneurs who want to start up, scale up and turn their vision into reality.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with PwC UK
16th August 2018
PwC More London
Evening Event
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Startup 54: Social Enterprise
Have a business idea that can solve a social or environmental issue?. Startup 54 brings together ambitious changemakers, young professionals and aspiring tech entrepreneurs to form teams, build prototypes and launch business ventures
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with EY Foundation
25th to 27th May 2018
EY Foundation
Evening Event
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Founderfest 2018
A unique full day festival bringing together some of the brightest young entrepreneurs and start-up teams from diverse backgrounds in the UK for learning, networking and collaboration.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with KPMG, Hatch Enterprise and Instantprint
9th March 2018
KPMG UK, London
Evening Event

How I Built This
A panel of successful entrepreneurs discuss growing and scaling their businesses and what it takes to be your own brand.
Powered by Foundervine in partnership with KPMG UK