Eagle Labs Funding Readiness Programme
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Helping entrepreneurs to navigate the funding landscape.
Many founders and entrepreneurs are confused by the funding options available to them and to help them navigate the funding landscape better, we’ve designed a programme to help to demystify funding and to provide founders with the skills and knowledge they need to fund their business growth.
Timelines
Funding Readiness Season 15, Spring 2025
Applications open
Monday 24 February, 2025
Applications close
Friday 28 March, 2025
Programme launch
Monday 7 April, 2025
Future seasons:
Season 16 Autumn 2025
Applications open 25 August
Applications close 26 September
Programme launches 6 October
(Funded by UK Government)
The programme includes:
Our online sessions cover:
- Grant funding
- Crowdfunding
- Equity investment
- Alternative ways of funding your business
By joining you could:
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Improve your knowledge of the funding landscape
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Learn about the available innovation grant funds and what makes a compelling grant application
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Understand how to plan, market and deliver a successful crowdfunding campaign
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Connect, network and learn from a cohort of ambitious businesses like yours who are looking to grow
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Gain access to educational content
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Receive additional support from the Eagle Labs team after the programme ends as well as mentoring from growth experts
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Receive 1:1 mentoring support from a grant and/or crowdfunding expert*
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Benefit from tailored and 1:1 investor readiness support to help you shape and deliver a compelling pitch to potential investors*
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Attend a demo day*
*Selected Businesses Only
Testimonials
Hear from founders who have already been on the Funding Readiness Programme journey.
Robert Pasco
CEO & Co-founder, Plend
Callum Coombes
CEO & Co-founder, Safepoint
The funding landscape can be difficult to navigate so we’ve pulled together this report as an introduction to funding and the options available.
Unlocking Growth: Your Introduction to Funding (6.0mb pdf)
Who is the Funding Readiness Programme for?
The Programme is designed for UK-based founders ranging from early-stage businesses to established scale-ups who are considering investment or funding to develop and grow 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.
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.
Funding Readiness news and insights
Video
Plend: How we secured pre-seed investment
Plend’s co-founder Rob Pasco on how the Eagle Labs Funding Readiness Programme helped them secure £700,000 of pre-seed investment.
4 minute watch
Video
What founders need to understand about funding
Pahini Pandya and Pandu Raharja-Liu, co-founders of Panakeia, share their experience of planning for and successfully raising investment.
Video
The Eagle Labs Funding Readiness Programme: what, why and who?
A quick video guide to the free programme, powered by Capital Enterprise, that can help founders secure the funding they need.
Mentors and coaches
Meet our team of experts, tech gurus and thought-leaders.
UK Government funded Programmes
Barclays Eagle Labs already has a strong track record of supporting and championing high-growth startups across the UK and through this grant, we will be boosting the support we provide the current and next generation of entrepreneurs.