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STARTUP SUPPORT PACKAGE

Start smart. Build what actually works. In just 4 months, validate your idea step by step, with structure, accountability, and real-world proof.

Grow your business with confidence

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Demo Night is where the entrepreneurship community in the City of London comes together on the first Wednesday of every month. The goal of Demo Night is to learn together and for the Founders who present to test their ideas with critical friends and knowledgeable peers. Find out about the next Demo Night using the free ticket link below.

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What Our Startups Say

"CityVentures provided us with amazing support and guidance to help launch and grow our business. And gave us access to a great network and community of entrepreneurs in the City of London. "

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Co-Founder, DeepReel

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Culture Hint

Tourism, IoT, AI

Founded in 2019 by Cesare Fialà

Culture Hint is an optimization platform for destinations, venues, and cities. Our IoT devices monitor flows and integrate data to predict behavior and improve visitor management. Clients span the UK, Singapore, Italy, and Malta.

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Radiate B2B

B2B Advertising

Founded in 2017 by Riaz Kanani

We help mid and large-sized companies add rocket fuel to their advertising campaign by targeting just the companies in their target market. Increasing performance 2-3x. Reducing media wastage.

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17 Energy

Renewable energy

Founded in 2023 by Una Brosnan

17 Energy, a UK-based renewable energy developer, specializes in offshore wind. Guided by the 17 UN SDGs, we lead the Just Transition with utility-scale projects and support broader development goals.

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Starmoon AI

Entertainment

Founded in 2024 by Akashdeep Deb and Junru Xiong

We are building emotionally intelligent, conversational AI devices that make toys interactive

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Leiho

Retail/social enterprise

Founded in 2019 by Thuta Khin & Joey Li

Leiho is purpose driven brand where every item helps someone in need. We sell everyday essentials from T-shirts to tote bags plus branded merchandise for businesses looking for ethical products to represent their company.

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Velominati AI

Finance

Founded in 2023 by Mazdak Sorosh

Velominati AI's vision is to provide instant access to the latest compliance, regulatory, and financial data, enabling market participants to make informed investment decisions.

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Onaria Technologies

Health Tech

Founded in 2015 by Hawaa Budraa

Onaria is the creator of uunn - a simple to use revolutionary health tech product designed and built by engineers and dental professonals to support your teeth and gum health.

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Westminster & Partners

Law Firm

Founded in 2018 by Muklesur Bharuya

A law firm specialising in regulatory applications to the SEC in New York and the FCA in London for small to mid-size financial companies, including fintech, asset managers, and foreign investment funds.

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Overview

Start-Up Support Package

The Startup Support Package is CityVentures’ step-by-step validation programme for early-stage founders. If you’re at the beginning of your entrepreneurial journey, with an idea you want to test properly before investing serious time or money, SSP gives you the structure, tools and accountability to do it right.

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The Startup Support Package is a structured, step-by-step journey designed to help you validate your idea before fully committing to it.

Within 4 months, we help you move across four key milestones: defining the problem you solve, testing whether your solution is truly wanted, shaping a viable business model, and running a lightweight test launch.

At each step, you watch a short practical video, apply the learning directly to your own idea through guided questions, and build clarity before moving forward. The goal is not to rush into building, it’s to make informed decisions based on real evidence.

Alongside the content, you will be paired with an Accountability Partner. They’re here to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, and keep you focused on progress. Through a series of 1-hour conversations, they help you reflect on what you committed to, what you tested, and what you learned. This structure ensures you stay honest about what’s working (and what isn’t), so you move forward with confidence and direction!

And to support you beyond the screen, you’ll also have free access to CityVentures’ coworking space, Venture Space, hosted at Bayes Business School in the heart of the City of London. It’s a chance to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey in a supportive, inspiring environment, at no cost.

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Canopy Community

Canopy is a community of startup founders, entrepreneurs and innovators.  Canopy's mission is to boost startup ecosystems by focusing on connections and cooperation recognising that entrepreneurs and innovators exist in a space where things are constantly evolving and we are perpetually challenged to adapt, improvise and overcome.  Founders in receipt of our Startup Support Package get free access to the Canopy community.

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Entrepreneurs in Residence

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