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STARTUP SUPPORT

Get a major boost to your chances of entrepreneurial success with our free Startup Support Package.

Grow your business with confidence

THE CITYVENTURES DIFFERENCE

Community

A powerful network of entrepreneurs and partners in the City of London

Funding Opportunities

Funding advice and access to investor networks

Expertise

Deep expertise on tap from our Entrepreneurs in Residence and mentors

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Learning and growing together

Demo Nights

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. The next demo night will be held on 11th December 2024, 6-8 pm.

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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. "

Sahil D,

Co-Founder, DeepReel

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Our startups

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

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OVERVIEW

Programme name: Start-Up Support Package

Duration: 12 months (renewal subject to agreement)

Entrepreneurship matters for us all and because we know what it takes to build and scale a successful start-up business we are committed to supporting our founders. Situated at the heart of the City of London start-up ecosystem CityVentures is is able to draw on the knowledge, expertise and networks from the university and region to help you you take your start-up from initial idea to investment and scale up.

WHO IS IT FOR?

To be eligible for the Start-Up Support Package, as a minimum, you will need to demonstrate that you have a validated idea, a clear implementation plan and a realistic business model. By 'validated idea' we mean that you will have your first customer or clear evidence of potential demand. If you're not sure then please get in touch and we'll be happy to discuss your eligibility. Remember if you are not yet eligible for the Start-Up Support Package there's still plenty of other events and programmes you can join while you work on your business idea.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?*

  • Free workspace at Venture Space, 124 Goswell Rd, Greater, London EC1V 0DP.
  • Membership of the Venture Space community and the wider City of London entrepreneurial community with regular socials and peer learning opportunities.
  • Preferential access to the monthly demo nights where can you pitch and present your ideas to investors, experts and supporters in the City of London
  • A designated Entrepreneur in Residence advisor for your business.
  • Professional service support from our preferred suppliers.
  • Accountability partners.
  • A suite of essential free online subscriptions for start-up businesses.
  • Educational discounts on a wide variety of products and services.
  • Optional free 12 month access to the Canopy Tribe.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Our Start-up Support Package is free. We only ask that you pay forward your success to the next generation of entrepreneurs and actively contribute to our community.

* Subject to terms and conditions and fair usage policies

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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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Expert support

Entrepreneurs in Residence

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