Join us at The Centrum on Norwich Research Park for a focused morning connecting founders and investors interested in investable opportunities across the East of England. This event offers founders the chance to meet investors actively investing in the region, while giving investors direct insight into innovative, investment-ready companies.
The programme includes company pitches, investor introductions, a chaired panel discussion, and opportunities for Q&A and one-to-one conversations.
Our four presenting investors are:
- Foresight – Claire Firmstone-Williams
Founded in 1984, Foresight is a £13bn AUM investor supporting growth-oriented SMEs across the UK and Ireland. We invest £250k to £10m in growth capital and buyout opportunities across all sectors. Foresight is one of the UK’s most active investors, completing over 60 investments each year and currently supporting around 250 portfolio companies. We operate 16 regional funds with offices across the UK and Ireland, including a dedicated East of England Fund.
Their investment approach is centred on working collaboratively with entrepreneurs and the wider local business community. Foresight has a strong and growing track record in the East of England and has invested actively across the region since 2019, including our most recent investment in Norwich. We back high-quality businesses and management teams to support long-term, sustainable growth and value creation.
- Deepbridge – Ben Carter
From seed stage, through commercialisation and growth funding, Deepbridge aims to work with investee companies throughout their funding journey in order to ensure that they have the very best opportunity to succeed and ultimately aim to provide our investors with an optimum return.
- Mercia Ventures – Sandy Reid
Mercia Ventures are a national venture capital investment firm with presence across the country from Bristol to Newcastle who back ambitious founders to achieve their goals, through investing up to £10m in equity and through supporting management teams with our local presence, network and knowledge. Mercia Ventures are generalist investors well known throughout the UK, frequently appearing in lists of the most active investors in the UK. Mercia Ventures invest in all stages of the business life cycle from start-up to profitable businesses and want to work with the most exciting businesses across the country.
- Future Planet Capital – Andy Muir
Future Planet Capital help companies realise their full commercial and impact potential. Our portfolio consists of some of the best university spinouts, startups, and growth companies tackling global challenges.
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