Navigating Fundraising Challenges. 11 dec 2024
What an amazing event at Google’s Startup Hub! Fintech founders tackled fundraising challenges with insights from expert panelists Johnnie Martin, Stella Buhalis, Daniel Rose, and James Fell, moderated by Kyle Masterson.
The evening delivered actionable tips, inspiring stories, and great networking over coffee and bites (thanks, Google Cloud!).
Missed it? Stay tuned for more Rare Founders events! 🚀✨
Building a Business While Navigating Motherhood. 20 NOV 2024
Rare Founders partnered with Mums Building Companies for an inspiring event where founders shared how they balance entrepreneurship with motherhood. The interactive panel featured Saasha Celestial-One (Olio), Gifty Enright (Author), Rachel Carrell (Koru Kids), and Elizabeth Willetts (Investing in Women), who discussed challenges, biases, and how they navigate both worlds. 🤱💼
Attendees also enjoyed a curated speed networking session, connecting with like-minded mum founders and gaining insights.
Female Founders Night. 18 NOV 2024
Female Founders Night celebrated female entrepreneurship at the Google Cloud Startup Hub, in partnership with SeedLegals. The evening featured inspiring panel discussions with Laura Tudor (Founder & CEO of Centred) and Lucy Anderson (Founder of Woowoo), who shared their journeys of building successful, female-led businesses.
Guests enjoyed networking, insightful talks, and refreshments from Google Cloud. The event kicked off a series of startup-focused gatherings by Rare Founders, aimed at supporting entrepreneurs with resources and connections for growth. 🌟
Founder Pitch Relay. 11 NOV 2024
Rare Founders and Hotbed hosted the second Pitch Relay event, offering fundraising founders at the pre-seed and seed stages a unique opportunity to see how their startup pitch evolves through different perspectives. This innovative event allowed founders to understand how others pitch their startups, identify key points that might be missed, and refine their pitches for maximum impact. Held at the newly opened Google Cloud Startup Hub, the event provided valuable networking opportunities and educational resources for founders in the startup ecosystem.
Where to start with your MVP. 5 NOV 2024
Rare Founders hosted a dynamic panel discussion at the Google Cloud Startup Hub, focusing on building an MVP.
The event featured Cait Pilkington (Block Dojo) and Robert Lynch (Old.St Labs & CityMunch), who shared insights on starting with simple tools vs. investing in developers. Moderated by Vasily Alekseenko (Rare Founders), the session challenged conventional MVP strategies, emphasizing idea validation before development.
The evening ended with networking drinks, sponsored by Google Cloud, offering founders a chance to connect and exchange ideas. A valuable experience for early-stage startups!