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Coworking launch event, and a fireside chat with an exited founder

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When and Where

  • Date: 25 March 2026
  • Start & End Time: 9:00 am -
  • Location:

Address: Canopy Leicester

Event Details

Check out Leicester Startups new home ground at Canopy, and hear about Tom Hegarty’s multiple exits and what he’s planning next..

Leicester Startups has a new home base at Canopy. Join us for a day of co-working (9am-5pm) to celebrate the launch of our new space and Incubator offer.

Guest speaker:

We’re hosting a lunchtime fireside chat with Tom Hegarty. He’s a serial entrepreneur who’s spent the last ~23 years building and exiting several businesses, ranging from an outreach education provider to a multi-BAFTA award-winning video games developer. Tom mentors a number of start-ups and founders across a range of industries, and is in the process of building his next venture…

Tom’s talk takes place between 12:30pm and 1:30pm

Parking

On-street parking is available around the venue, and there’s an NCP is over the road

TICKETS:

This event is only for founders of innovative, scalable startups at any stage in their business from idea to exit. Contact us if you’re not sure about eligibility.

Our Co-working sessions are completely free for current Leicester Startups members. For non-members it’s £5+VAT (way cheaper than a whole day’s worth of parking in the city!) or you can join on the day from £9+VAT per month.

SPONSORSHIP TICKET:

We are releasing just 3 sponsorship tickets at £100+ VAT each. By purchasing, not only will you be supporting our non-profit dedicated to helping local founders, but you will also get:

– An opportunity to speak at the session in front of attendees

– Network with founders

– Shout outs across our socials (totals 5,000+ followers)

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