The Go Succeed Start team hosts this online ‘Access to Early-Stage Equity Finance and Proof of Concept Grant Funding’ masterclass. This masterclass will offer an opportunity chance to hear from Techstart Ventures and the support available for early-stage businesses through their equity fund and proof of concept grant fund.

This masterclass will explore:

• An overview of Equity Finance 
• The pros and cons associated with raising investment
• The journey to finding product-market fit
• The Techstart Investment Portfolio at a glance
• Techstart’s Proof-of-Concept Grant Fund
• Other sources of funding/support throughout the Northern Irish Eco-system 

This Go Succeed workshop is open to all individuals in the early stages of their business, throughout Northern Ireland, and is facilitated by Enterprise Northern Ireland.

About the Presenter

Josh Corry is an Investment Analyst at Techstart Ventures, a leading pre-seed/seed investor for the best and most ambitious entrepreneurial founding teams in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Techstart currently manages £147m of capital and has invested in over 140 technology companies since its formation in 2014. Josh is primarily responsible for sourcing and completing new and follow-on investments in early-stage technology companies across a variety of industries and sectors. Josh also helps to facilitate Techstart’s Proof-of-Concept Grant Fund, a pre-commercialisation fund (focusing on both tech and non-tech opportunities in Northern Ireland) that is designed to support early-stage entrepreneurs with highly innovative concepts. 

Registration instructions: This event is free for individuals and will be hosted online via MS Teams. Please note, your email confirmation, Live Stream link and access code will come from noreply@glistrr.com, please add this to your list of trusted accounts to prevent information landing in your junk folder. 

This workshop is brought to you as part of Go Succeed NI. Go Succeed represents a significant investment in local entrepreneurs and businesses, funded by the UK Government.