How will I fund my innovative company? Do I go down the loan or investment route or rely on grants?
For innovative companies looking to commercialise IP, it can be a daunting question.
So many potential routes from – Venture Capital route to angel investors – each with the potential to take your business in different directions.
That’s where our event ‘The Money Map’ comes in.
Join the British Business Bank, Innovate UK and Forging Ahead for three panel sessions where we’ll navigate these paths, each with a Leicestershire university spinout who found the way that was right for them.
Lunch is provided and there will be plenty of time for networking in between the panels.
Who should Attend?
- University spin-outs and other early-stage businesses looking to commercialise their intellectual property (IP) and scale.
- Commercialisation teams from the region’s universities.
- Funders (grant, debt, and equity) and business support organisations in the innovation space.
- Professional services firms and financial intermediaries in the innovation space.
Schedule
12:45 – Arrive for networking
13:00 – Lunch is served
13:25 – Welcome from the British Business Bank
13:30 – Panel 1 – Hosted by Innovate UK with De Montfort University
Entrepreneurial support & grant funding with DMU
- James Silverward, Innovate UK (Host)
- Dr Chris Young, Founder of Chromar
- Paul Edwards, Head of Hub, Midlands ICURe
- Mark Smith, Business Development Manager (De Montfort University]
Break
14:30 – Panel 2 – Hosted by the British Business Bank with the University of Leicester
Equity investment for commercialisation with University of Leicester panel
- Vicky Mears, (Director, UK Network, Midlands & North, The British Business Bank, Host]
- Dr Sandy Reid, Fund Principal, Mercia Ventures
- Dr Dan Lane, Founder, ValidateLabs
- Dr Dahlia Salman, CEO & Co-Founder Bioxhale
- Dr Carl Edwards (University of Leicester)
Break
15:30 – Panel 3 – Hosted by Forging Ahead with Loughborough University
Venture Capital & Accelerators with Loughborough University
- Dr Zhenzhen Wang, CEO, TransHumanity
- Dr Adriano Randi, CEO, RV3 Tech
- Dr Nick Gostick, Head of IP Management & Commercialisation, Loughborough University
- Dr Adam McGuinness, Plug & Play
16:00 – Ends
Please note times are subject to change.
British Business Bank is the UK’s economic development bank. Our mission is to drive economic growth by helping smaller businesses get the finance they need to start, scale, and stay in the UK.
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is the UK’s innovation agency. Our mission is to help companies to grow through their development and commercialisation of new products, processes, and services.
Forging Ahead is a coalition of 16 Midlands university partners, led by Loughborough University. Our mission is to supercharge the commercialisation ecosystem in the region.
Parking:
Parking at Space Park Leicester is very limited. Pay-and-display parking is available at the National Space Centre next door.
