Eagle Labs
Funding Readiness
Programme

powered by Capital Enterprise

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Helping entrepreneurs to navigate funding landscape.

Many entrepreneurs are confused by the fundraising landscape and to help them navigate the funding landscape better, we’ve designed this programme to help to demystify the funding options available to founders and entrepreneurs and to provide the skills and knowledge needed to fund business growth.

The Programme

The next programme will run from April to July 2021.

The programme is designed to demystify the funding options available to entrepreneurs and to provide them with the skills and knowledge needed to fund business growth. Sessions will cover the basics of grant funding, crowdfunding, equity investment, industry-specific funding information (such as raising funding in HealthTech, LawTech or AgriTech businesses), as well as other funding options.

The programme has been designed to be flexible and participants can choose the sessions they wish to join based on what is relevant to them and their business.

By joining you will:

Improve your knowledge of innovation grant funding, crowd funding and equity investment, the three main components of the programme, and we will touch other the funding options available including industry-specific fundraising
Learn about the available grant funds, funding requirements and what makes a compelling grant application
Understand how to plan a crowdfunding campaign, how to pitch your project and how to successfully market your campaign
Be supported with shaping and delivering a compelling pitch to investors
Access to optional industry specific funding guidance. Industries include FinTech, AgriTech, LawTech, HealthTech, DeepTech, and B2C consumer businesses
Receive 1:1 mentoring support*
Attend virtual workshops
Have access to online educational content
Dedicated support from a grant expert and/or crowdfunding expert*

* selected businesses only.

See Programme Timetable

Who is it for?

The Programme is for entrepreneurs ranging from early-stage businesses to established scale-ups who are looking for investment, or funding to develop and grow their business.

Why Join?

We know entrepreneurs often get lost in a maze of funding options. The Programme is designed to help businesses better understand the options available, as well as sharing best practices to secure the right type of funding for their business.

How it works

The Programme is delivered online via virtual workshops and educational content, as well virtual training and mentoring sessions. Once you have been accepted onto the programme, we will share all the details of upcoming workshops and mentoring support available.

Registrations for the next programme are now open.

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To attend the Funding Readiness Programme you must be based in the UK.

About Capital Enterprise

Capital Enterprise is a body of connectors, influencers, investors and policy-makers, collaborating to serve and super-charge the UK start-up scene. They are the largest network of start-up supporters in London and a leading authority on tech start-up growth and committed to making the UK the best place in Europe to start and scale a business.

They are actively involved in the UK's start-up, investment and fast-growth scenes having founded the AI-Seed Fund and co-founded and co-managed the London Co-Investment Fund.

Their programmes help to accelerate the growth of the UK’s most innovative start-ups. For example, The CASTS programme helped start-ups to raise £142m in investment and create 955 jobs.

Capital Enterprise

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