Entrepreneur in Residence: Forming Thriving Partnerships with Corporate Organisations & Investors
Partnerships can make or break a startup, but founders are rarely taught how to 'build relationships'... until now.
Whether you're a B2B, B2C or B2B2C, understanding how to start, build and scale thriving partnerships with corporate organisation and investors can be a huge factor in your startups success - notable examples being:
⚡ General Motors partnering with Lyft (leading ride-sharing startup);
⚡ Coca-Cola partnering with Hivery (AI Startup focused on optimizing shelf space and vending machine operations);
⚡ Anytime Fitness partnering with DeltaTrainer (Digital personal training platform).
With this session of Entrepreneur in Residence, we're going to share tips, tricks and lessons for creating successful partnerships for your business.
What to expect:
🔹 A sparknotes workshop on navigating corporate partnerships and understanding corporate jargon;
🎤 An AMA with a guest speakers;
🤝 Networking time.
Speakers:
🎤 Suzy Lockwood: Head of Growth @ Freshminds (Ex-Founder @ Ditto
🎤 Rhian Longley: Supply Chain Sustainability Manager @ HSBC
🎤 Ashleigh Ainsley MBE: Co-Founder @ Colorintech & BTF
This opportunity is designed for founders and builders at any stage thinking about building corporate and investor partnerships!
You don’t need to be full-time or funded. If you’re serious about building, you’re welcome.
Please see the key details below:
📅 Date: Tue 3rd Feb 2026
🕕 Time: 18:00 - 20:30 BST
📍Location: London, UK!
🎟️ Spots are limited – register now to secure your place 🎟️
Who is Colorintech?
Colorintech is an award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to making the tech industry fair and accessible, ensuring everyone has opportunities to thrive.
We empower professionals, students, and founders to excel in their tech journey through impactful and enriching events, programs, and content. We do this through three pathways and a flagship event:
NXTGen: Aims to upskill and support underrepresented students into their first roles within the tech sector;
Advance: Aims to support underrepresented talent progress and advance within their tech careers;
#Build: Aims to support underrepresented founders navigate and accelerate the entrepreneur journey;
BTF: Europe's premier Diversity event which celebrates inclusion and innovation to provide industry opportunities (www.joinbtf.com)
Join our LinkedIn Community Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12828186/
Who is HSBC Innovation Banking?
HSBC Innovation Banking partner with high-growth venture-backed tech and life science businesses and their investors to build banking solutions that evolve as your ambitions, needs and footprint grow.
We understand what it takes to navigate new challenges at the forefront of the world’s most dynamic industries. That’s why we offer specialist support from day one, a scalable product suite designed to power your growth journey, and the meaningful global connections you need to achieve, and exceed, your ambitions.
Find out more here: https://www.hsbcinnovationbanking.com/gb/