An in-person, informal lunch-and-learn style session to find out all about startup fundraising options with Aaron Duke, Seedrs.
Agenda
10:00 - 10:15
Arrive at Codebase. Drinks and nibbles available.
10:15 - 10:45
Session with Aaron
10:45 - 11:00
Q&A
11:00 - 11:30
Networking & close
What is it?
An in-person, informal lunch and learn style session to find out all about startup fundraising options with Aaron Duke, Partnerships Associate at Seedrs. Open to all founders from Pre-Seed to Series A, join us at the Codebase offices to connect with other founders whilst learning about different fundraising options including equity crowdfunding. If you're a founder looking to raise funds, involving your community through equity crowdfunding is a great way to build brand awareness and brand advocates. We'll be hosting a roundtable discussion where you can also learn more about how Seedrs could support you with raising funds, plus hear Aaron's take on the current fundraising market. Drinks and nibbles are on us!
What is Seedrs and how can Seedrs support your business?
Seedrs is Europe’s leading online private investing platform that enables individuals to invest in startups, growth companies, and, if eligible, top VC funds, as well as supporting entrepreneurs in all sectors to raise capital from their communities, angels and institutional investors.
Since its launch in 2012 as an equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs has funded over 2,000 deals, with over £2.5 billion invested on the platform to date. With the recent acquisition of Seedrs by Republic, it is now part of the largest private investing platform in the world, with more than 2.5 million members globally that have invested in over 2,400 deals. The combined strength of Seedrs and Republic gives both investors and entrepreneurs unprecedented access to capital and investment opportunities across the globe.
Last year, Seedrs saw over 141,000 individual investments on its private investment platform, helping 324 campaigns raise over half a billion pounds, with 96 campaigns raising in excess of £1m. As a pan-European platform, Seedrs also helped businesses from 15 different countries raise capital and received investment from over 71 different countries.
What will I learn?
In this roundtable lunch and learn you'll discover the key reasons for equity crowdfunding, including gaining capital, marketing exposure, community engagement, speed of fundraising and the nominee structure.
The session will cover:
- What are different fundraising methods and what is equity crowdfunding
- Why founders choose equity crowdfunding
- How to successfully crowdfund
- The current state of the market analysis
- Q&A
When and where is this taking place?
This event will take place from 10-11.30am on Thursday 14th September 2023 at CodeBase Edinburgh, 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2EL
Who will be there?
Presentation and Q&A:
Aaron Duke (he/him), UK Partnerships, Seedrs
Event organisation:
Megan Graham (she/her), Community Manager, CodeBase
Sarah Hall (they/her), Events & Digital Coordinator, CodeBase
Attendees:
Any founders from stages Seed to Series A are welcome to join for the event.
Registration
We ask everyone to sign up individually, so we can have an estimate of how many people want to attend, this will allow us to prevent food waste by avoiding over-catering. Please cancel your ticket if you are no longer able to attend.
We will also check-in each person on Eventbrite as they join the event so make sure you've signed up to the event in order to attend!
We also encourage everyone to sign up individually so we know of any accessibility requirements in advance.
Tickets are very limited so be sure to register!