The Loading Bay and The Lightwell

We've co-hosted 3 People events alongside some incredible partners in the past month! During discussions alongside our People Director, Kim Stringer, we covered current challenges faced by late-stage tech companies: 🏃 The Age of Performance with Foundation Partners Andrew Richardson, Leah Sutton, Keith Hatter and Ludovic Lacay discussed the new era of performance and fostering high-performance cultures in VC-backed businesses. 📈 IPO readiness with Ledgy and Trecilla Lobo Celebrating the launch of the 'IPO Readiness with a People Lens' report (authored by Trecilla) to help pre-IPO ventures rethink the facets of their People strategy. We got to hear from Lorraine Metcalf and Daniel Harris too. 🔨 Building a People Portfolio with Jessie Schofer and Rachel Magasweran At our first ever People Meetup in Berlin, we challenged how the People portfolio might be shaped with a product-driven mindset. We recognise that the role of the People leader in a scaleup is absolutely vital. With so much change in the way we work, cost of living, the rise of AI, and constantly evolving market dynamics, charting the right path forward can be complex to say the least! At Techspace, we aim to empower People leaders in our member companies and beyond, and our events are a core component of how we bring that together. Subscribe to our newsletter for invites: https://lnkd.in/eASXKUbt If you’re a member, RSVP for events on the portal: https://lnkd.in/eTHe72TT The Loading Bay and The Lightwell • Andrew Richardson • Anouk Agussol • Yoko Spirig • Joe Brennan • Valma Tikkakoski • Jonathan Bevan • Philip Ellis • Filip Valusiak • Selma Benattia • Alanta Gregory • Tessa Lin Wang

As part of Agency Hackers Agency Leadership Programme, we visited Techspace in London to attend a leadership-style workshop with Trenton Moss 👋 of Team Sterka which helped us to define our strengths and values as agency leaders. It was a really insightful day that resulted in Laura Carroll and Simon Clark producing a leadership statement that we'll use to help guide the way we inspire and manage our teams through both successes and challenges. #agencyleadership #leadershipstyles #leadershipstrengths #leadershipvalues #agencyhackers https://lnkd.in/efu2Vb_x https://lnkd.in/e2huqQry

Big thanks to everyone who made it to our Pitch Showcase in partnership with Swappsi software at The Loading Bay and The Lightwell yesterday It was a fantastic turnout with some seriously innovative ideas from some of the early stage startups on our platform. Shoutout to the startups that pitched: 🌟 21 Skills Hub 🌟 Magnusson Analytica 🌟 Lookin 🌟 Studio Carnon 🌟 Beadlet Guys 🌟 Developing Ticketing Innovation Group Thanks to all the startups! 👏 Stay in the loop for future events here - https://lnkd.in/gQUanYQQ #Connectd #Founder #Startup #Entrepreneur #PitchShowcase #BoardAdvisor #PitchDeck

🤖 Robots for breakfast?! Yes please. But only if you work in L&D. 📅 Next Tuesday morning (23rd April, 8-9:30am), I'm speaking at a breakfast event about AI for learning and development leaders within finance / professional services / corporate roles. 😎 Organised by the legendary Gareth Lewis at one of my favourite spaces in London, the Loading Bay at Techspace in Shoreditch. 💥 Use the link below to sign up and feel free to DM me with any questions https://lnkd.in/eCbeipPh cc Tessa Lin Wang Kim Stringer Jonathan Bevan Alastair Matchett

💰 #Fundraising, #fundraising, #fundraising! From Pre-Seed to Series A, we brought together founders and entrepreneurs from our tech community for an evening with Techspace and Seven Legal. We had an incredible panel line-up from different backgrounds (from law, to finance, to a founder) to cut through the noise and provide a refreshing take on how to prepare for your next round. A big thank you to Corinne Thompson (ACA), Bill Cogan and Siddhi Mittal for joining Robert Stevenson on stage. This was a truly refreshing conversation – pulling together stories, anecdotes and data from all areas! Thank you to everyone who joined us, see you at the next. Here’s some snaps of another great night at The Loading Bay! Get first dibs on invites to tech events: https://lnkd.in/eASXKUbt Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e8Xp3eGQ 📸 : Sam Binckes The Loading Bay and The Lightwell • Seven Legal • yhangry • Ecap Financial • Philip Ellis • Tessa Lin Wang

“What are the 10 things fundraising teams and founders need to know right now, but cannot easily find on Google?” The state of fundraising is always rapidly changing, so we’ve brought together a bunch of stakeholders in the field to bring you an hour packed with insights, tips and a macro view of the ecosystem, away from all the noise! We’ll be joined by.. ⭐️ Bill Cogan (Founding parter, Seven Legal) – An expert corporate finance lawyer dual qualified across London and NYC. ⭐️ Corinne Thompson (ACA) (CEO, Ecap Financial) – A fractional CFO and expert at fundraising with 100s of millions in capital raised for client companies. ⭐️ Siddhi Mittal (co-founder, yhangry ) – the Y-Combinator and Dragons Den alum who raised a $3m seed round in less than 2 weeks from VCs, angels, celebrities, super users and more. ⭐️ Daniel Sawko (co-founder, shipshape.vc) – the founder of a free investor search engine, with powerful data around the state of the ecosystem. ⭐️ Alongside Robert Stevenson, our very own COO who'll be moderating the conversation. And will be doing a deep-dive into the topics you need to know: 💰 Macro trends and the current fundraising climate 💰 What are investors looking for now? 💰 What are other founders seeing and hearing? 💰 How can you best prepare for a successful fundraise now? 💰 A chance to ask your questions during our Q&A Final few tickets left - join us next week, IRL at Techspace: https://lu.ma/4j5w5hvw

⚡️ Gearing up for your next fundraise? Get yourself down to the Loading Bay at Techspace Shoreditch on 05 March. Together with Seven Legal, we’re hosting a conversation with the experts: we'll provide you with an overview of the current funding landscape, highlight important trends and shifts, as well as provide you with practical tips on how to make sure you’re funding-ready. Our fabulous panel includes: 🎤 Bill Cogan, founding partner at Seven Legal 🎤 Siddhi Mittal, co-founder at yhangry 🎤 Daniel Sawko, founder at shipshape.vc 🎤 Corinne Thompson (ACA), CEO at Ecap Financial 🎤 Robert Stevenson, our COO and moderator for the event To discuss: 💡 The current fundraising climate and trends 💡 What stakeholders are expecting in the year ahead 💡 Actionable advice to tech founders/ leadership teams who are raising this year Tickets are selling fast, so make sure you don’t miss out! RSVP here: https://lu.ma/4j5w5hvw  

Fundraising really is a brutal process 😭 The regular rejection, ghosting and “too early”s really humble you… It’s why I’m always so keen to share the little I know in the hopes that others will make far less mistakes than I did when raising Tangent’s first funding round. So you already knowwww I enjoyed speaking at the “Things I wish I knew before fundraising” event hosted by Floww and Techspace last week 🙌🏾 The energy in the room was electric, filled by circa 100 Founders all building exciting ventures 🤩 If there’s one thing that’s clear to me, it’s that despite numerous global black swan events, nothing can hold back the pursuit of the unrelenting Founder 💪🏾 We’re a crazy bunch, but our passion, grit and high-pain threshold 😅 proves time and time again to be the perfect ingredients to create real magic ✨ #Fundraising #Founders #Entrepreneurship

What an inspiring night! Drawing 80 incredible founders into one room, we co-hosted an evening with Floww to hear from a panel of diverse and engaging founders about securing funding; lessons, mistakes and everything in between. Big thank you to Charlie Rosier, (Co-Founder & CEO of Babbu), Gary Izunwa, (Co-Founder of Tangent), Tom Barltrop (Co-Founder & CEO of SuperFi) and Daniel Sawko (Co-Founder & CEO of shipshape.vc) for joining us – and to Floww’s Vivien Alessandra C. for moderating. Some of our favourite takeaways: 💡 Reframe your relationship with rejection: rejection isn’t a symptom of the process going wrong – it is simply a part of the process. Make full use of it as well – when investors say no, add them to your mailing list and keep them posted. 💡 Be strategic when fundraising: Aim to get to a ‘No’ as quickly as possible so that you save both sides time. 💡 10x your pitch: keep track of all the questions you’re receiving from pitches and build your FAQ list. Constantly ask yourself if anyone, even non-technical people, will be able to understand your pitch. 💡 Sell yourself, always: you’ll never know when opportunity will strike! Talk about your business all the time (at your family BBQ, in the queue at Tesco's….) and not just to investors – but also founders and mentors who can connect you down the line. Thank you Floww for co-hosting this with us (and Cathy White for the brilliant intro! 🤝) ➡️ Get invites to future tech events via our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eWcQNVSN Azeez Soetan • Liina Lopp • Jonathan Bevan • Philip Ellis • Sammi W. • Alanta Gregory • Tessa Lin Wang

🚀 Fundraising in 2024? We've still got a few spots for our upcoming fireside chat that we're co-hosting with Floww, coming up on the 30th of this month - RSVP here to claim your spot! https://lu.ma/01qssy9x 💡 The event will feature 4 brilliant entrepreneurs offering their best tips on getting investor-ready, reaching out, and mistakes to avoid. You’ll get to hear from: Gary Izunwa, Co-founder of Tangent Tom Barltrop, CEO of SuperFi Daniel Sawko, CEO of shipshape.vc Charlie Rosier, CEO & Co-founder of Babbu 🌟 You won't want to miss this one!