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🌟 Reflecting on an incredible day as we close out our inaugural #FutureFiftyForum at Daylesford Farm... 🇬🇧 As our flagship programme, we thought it was only fitting that #FutureFifty was given a forum emulating Founders Forum Group's #FFGlobal, with an agenda tailored specifically to the most promising scaleups in the UK today. 🌳 Our very first Future Fifty Forum gathered our incoming and outgoing cohorts, investors, decision-makers, and founders from across our ecosystem for two days of inspiration and connection. From AI forecasting to bootstrapping to a billion, and navigating the new government landscape, our curated keynotes, panels, and roundtables had it all! 💥 Thank you to our brilliant speakers and moderators who made this event unforgettable: Martin D. Adams, Marwan Alzarouni, Anne Boden, Richard Browning, Tom Graham, Ling Ge, Nicholas Hawker, Hussein Kanji, Husayn Kassai, Tej Lalvani, Stan Laurent, Dr Tamsin Lewis, Chris Morton, Steve Peralta, Maria Raga, Tommy Ricketts, Hamish Shephard, Peter Glover Paul Taylor, Nigel Toon, Rana Yared and Sonya Iovieno! A special shoutout to our partners who made the day possible: HSBC Innovation Banking, Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, Wheely, Airwallex, Capsule Insurance, OakNorth, Matchtech, Evelyn Partners, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Think & Grow. Thank you to everyone who came, we're already looking forward to the next one! 🚀 Carolyn Dawson | Brent Hoberman | Ellie Steel | Johnny M. | Ailsa Taylor Mealings | Puja DeGamia | Imogen Granger | #WeAreTechNation #FutureFifty #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #TechNation #Networking

📣 We are delighted to unveil the second Future Fifty cohort of 2024! 💥 Our #FutureFifty24 2.0 cohort represents 25 of the most promising UK ventures, poised to innovate across breakthrough sectors including #BioTech, #HealthTech, #Energy, #AI and #Quantum. 🎤 Announced live on stage at our Future Fifty Forum today, this launch kickstarts our tailored three-month programme building networks of peers and mentors around founders and their c-suite functions as they look to scale internationally. Check out the Future Fifty 2024, 2.0: 🏫 Arbor Education - Helping schools transform the way they work ✏️ BibliU - Bringing students more efficient and equitable access to education 🚙 Bumper UK - Spreading the cost of car repairs and servicing 🏥 Doctify - Capturing the voice of patients 💸 Elliptic - Making cryptocurrency more transparent and accountable ☎️ evaluagent® - Helping call centres deliver great customer experiences ⚡️ First Light Fusion - Developing a practical pathway to fusion energy 🗺️ Flash Pack - Arranging holidays for solo travellers in their 30s and 40s 💼 Funding Xchange - Providing access to personalised business funding 👷🏽 FYLD - Helping utilities field teams to make data-driven decisions 🏡 Gen H - Empowering homeowners to track and manage their mortgages 👀 Haiper - Building perceptual foundation models to empower creatives 👩⚖️ Legl - Bringing law firms into the digital-first world 🔬 Lindus Health - Accelerating clinical trials for healthtech pioneers 🔋 Nyobolt - Delivering super high discharge power and ultrafast charge 🧑🏼💻 Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) - Developing quantum computers 🛰️ Open Cosmos - Employing satellites to provide affordable access to space 💊 Relation - Using machine learning to improve drug discovery 💥 Quantum Motion - Scaling quantum computing technology 🩻 Scan.com - Providing diagnostic and preventative scanning services ⚙️ Secondmind - Helping engineers design better through machine learning 🧠 Signal AI - Decision making for business leaders through augmented intelligence ✅ Veremark - Offering a better path to accurate employee verification 💰 Vertice - Giving finance leaders cost control, efficiency and flexibility 🏦 Volt.io - Supercharging open banking payments Congratulations to our #FutureFifty founders and their game-changing solutions! To learn more about the programme and the businesses shaping our future, read our cohort announcement blog here👇 https://lnkd.in/eRnNpeVF HSBC Innovation Banking | Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism | Airwallex | Matchtech | Evelyn Partners | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Think & Grow| Capsule Insurance | OakNorth | Johnny M. | Ellie Steel | Carolyn Dawson | Brent Hoberman | Emily Miller | Puja DeGamia |

🔋 We are excited to be hosting our first Tech Zero event, since the relaunch with Octopus Energy, on 16th September at The Conduit. 🌿 The event will look to outline the array of support on offer for tech companies looking to decarbonise and bring together global tech leaders, tech founders and specialists looking to connect. 👥 We are delighted to open up invitations to our Tech Zero Drinks Reception from 5pm at The Conduit Ubuntu Lounge, where we are thrilled to be joined by comedian, environmental researcher and Author, Dr Matthew Winning. Matt is the author of HOT MESS: What on Earth can we do about Climate Change?, as well as having a TEDX talk about the importance of using humour to discuss climate change and hosts the BBC Radio 4 show Net Zero: A Very British Problem. 👉 Sign up here to join us on Monday https://lnkd.in/e8b88vmK Octopus Energy | Founders Forum Group Sammy Fry | Sophia Kesteven

📣 Excited to announce our partnership with Evelyn Partners! 🚀 Evelyn Partners have joined us once again as a Partner on our #FutureFifty Programme as we gear up for our second cohort of the year, launching this week! 💸 Evelyn Partners is the UK’s leading integrated wealth management and professional services group. They help fast growing businesses and the people that own them to make smarter financial decisions. ⚡️ Back with a new cohort, The Future Fifty programme focuses on themes of access, growth, and wellbeing; providing founders and their senior leadership teams with the contacts, tools, and resources needed to remove barriers to growth and become household brands. 👀 Keep your eyes peeled for the latest cohort being announced this week! Nick Travis | Laura Hayward | Clare Bayley | Rebecca Lillywhite | Puja DeGamia | Rob McManus | Carolyn Dawson | Ellie Steel | Johnny M. | Imogen Granger #Partnerships #WeAreTechNation #FutureFifty #EvelynPartners

Join us at the Tech Zero Drinks, hosted by Tech Nation and Founders Forum Group at London's greenest members club, The Conduit. Meet and mingle with like-minded businesses committed to climate action, and accelerate your progress to #netzero. Spaces are limited, so register here before they're all gone 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8b88vmK

Introducing The Tech CFO Survey 2024 🚀 Uncovering the priorities and perspectives of the UK's tech startup and scaleup CFOs! Delighted to announce the launch of our Founders Forum Group CFO Survey, in partnership with Harmonic Finance™ | Certified B Corp, based on our comprehensive survey of UK tech CFOs and finance leaders. Key Findings: 💰 UK tech CFOs expect to spend more on salaries and tech infrastructure, less on business travel and office space in H2 2024. 🌍 70% of UK tech CFOs we surveyed are targeting growth over the next year, with many looking at global expansion. 💻 75% offer hybrid working as a strategy to retain talent.  🥇 Leadership and strategic planning are seen as the most important skills for top CFOs. Download the full report 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7p53XeS Charlie Walker Brent Hoberman Carolyn Dawson Alexandra Sharp Simon Moore Adrian Evans Murtaza Hameer Patrick Gilbride (CA) SA Binny Arora Joanne Filbin Kanav Bhama, CA Wil Wadsworth Joseph Annandsingh Caroline Bailes FCA Sanjay Bowry Tech Nation #cfo #startup #uk #tech #entrepreneurs

Join us at the Tech Zero Drinks, hosted by Tech Nation and Founders Forum Group at London's greenest members club, The Conduit. Meet and mingle with like-minded businesses committed to climate action, and accelerate your progress to #netzero. Spaces are limited, so register here before they're all gone 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8b88vmK

🚨 Last chance to apply for the Upscale Programme! Applications close this Monday at 9 am. 📈 #Upscale is our high impact programme for post Series A startups, equipping them with the knowledge, connections and tools needed to raise Series B and scale successfully. 📊 Join expert-led workshops, receive peer-to-peer support, and gain access to a vast network of entrepreneurs, corporates, policymakers, and investors through our Tech Nation and Founders Forum Group ecosystems. 🕘 Deadline: 9 am on 9th September. Apply now or contact Programme Manager Jos Smart for more info! 👇 Follow the link to apply! https://lnkd.in/g8_4X8V HSBC Innovation Banking | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Jos Smart | Ellie Steel | Johnny M. #Upscale #WeAreTechNation #TechNation #Startups #Founders #InnovationForAll #SupportingScaleups #SeriesBSupport

📣We are thrilled to announce Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as Lead Partner for our Upscale Programme! 🤝 Wilson Sonsini have joined us for the ninth iteration of #Upscale, helping to accelerate the growth of the UK's most promising companies by equipping them with the knowledge, connections and tools needed to scale successfully. 🧑⚖️ Silicon Valley-headquartered Wilson Sonsini has represented more tech companies on their venture financings, M&A transactions, and IPOs than any other law firm globally.  Wilson’s London-based, integrated US/UK team supports high-growth UK companies through their US life cycle – US launch and scaling, US fundraising, US partnerships, and US M&A/IPO exit – and facilitates access to the firm’s global network of capital providers, corporates, and advisors. Find out more here 👉 https://www.wsgr.com/en/ 📈 Whether you're rapidly growing after a recent raise,  about to start planning for Series B, or considering an IPO/M&A exit in America our Upscale programme is ideal for businesses looking to scale up successfully, with expert-led workshops, peer-to-peer support and access to a vast network of entrepreneurs, corporates, policy makers and investors as part of the Founders Forum Group community. 🚨Applications close on 9th September. Find out more here  👉 https://lnkd.in/g8_4X8V Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Jos Smart | Ellie Steel | Johnny M.  #Upscale #WeAreTechNation #TechNation #Startups #Founders #Innovation #Scaleups #SeriesA #SeriesB

👥 Giving you access to top-level investors 🤝 As part of Founders Forum Group, this years #Upscale programme will have added impetus; with greater access to a wider global network to effectively support you with your journey to effectively scaling up. 🔓 With a direct line to a broad investor community, including indidviduals and companies from leading global venture capital and private equity firms, the programme will look to unlock opportunities well beyond the end of the programme. It is not just the investor community, but also leaders in government, policymaking and the media specialising in business and tech across the globe! 👇 If you're interested in finding out and how our programme can help your business scaleup post Series A, be sure to visit the website. https://lnkd.in/g8_4X8V 🚨Applications close on 9th September. HSBC Innovation Banking | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | OakNorth Jos Smart | Ellie Steel | Johnny M. #Upscale #WeAreTechNation #TechNation #Startups #Founders #InnovationForAll #SupportingScaleups #SeriesBSupport