Blog Archives

13 Jul 2025

Startup Session #5 – Fuel & Fire: The Mindset Behind Scaling a Business

Entrepreneurship can be exhilarating, but it’s often emotionally demanding, isolating and mentally exhausting. This session pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to build and scale a business without losing yourself along the way. Through open, honest conversation with founders and coaches, we’ll explore the mindset shifts, leadership habits and personal resilience needed […]

10 Jul 2025

Startup Session #7 – Money Talks: What Investors Really Want from Early-Stage Founders

Panel Overview: This panel brings together leading venture capitalists and angel investors to cut through the jargon and provide honest, practical advice to early-stage founders. It’s designed for those at the beginning of their startup journey (pre-seed to seed) who want to understand not just how to raise money, but how to build businesses that […]

01 May 2025

Startup Session #4 – Startups with Soul: Building Brands That Matter in 2025 and Beyond

Meet Jaron Soh, Co-founder and CEO of Voda, the award-winning mental health app designed by leading LGBTQIA+ psychologists. Voda offers blends clinical expertise with lived experience insights, offering discreet, evidence-based support for LGBTQIA+ challenges such as coming out, gender dysphoria, hate speech and stigma. Since its launch, Voda has supported over 36,000 users globally, was […]

30 Apr 2025

Startup Session #3 – Risk, Reward, and Raising $38M

Meet Ed Leon Klinger the CEO at Flock. Flock was born from a bold vision: to rewrite the rulebook on insurance. Co-founded in 2016 by Ed Leon Klinger and Antton Peña, the idea sprang from academic research at Cambridge and Imperial College. They recognised the rise of connected systems—drones, autonomous vehicles, commercial fleets—and saw a […]

15 Apr 2025

Startup Session #2 – Start Smart: Alternative Funding & Real-World Advice for Creative Founders

Meet Mae Yip: Championing Creative Careers at the next Founders500 event on May 14th, Mae will share her journey of building ERIC from the ground up, discuss her investment journey, specifically why she chose Angel investment over VC and provide actionable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs. This session is a must-attend for founders and future founders eager […]

19 Mar 2025

Startup Session #1 – From Side Hustle to Thriving Business: Practical Insights from Successful Founders

This is our new monthly event series in partnership with Maslow’s at One Warwick Street, London. This intimate and inspiring gathering is designed for creative founders who are shaping industries, challenging norms, and redefining success. Each month, we’ll bring together visionary founders for candid fireside chats and in-depth interviews, uncovering the real stories behind their journeys […]