Pitch Night @ Atomico
You're invited to Capital Angel Network's (CAN) ninth pitch night on 10 June at Atomico!
Join us at Atomico for three live business pitches and a fireside chat with Leo Rees (Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street).
Come and learn more about CAN's concept, what we have in the pipeline, and how you can get involved. We have three exciting live business pitches planned and a fireside chat with Leo Rees (Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street). You'll also get to connect with fellow angels and alumni over drinks at the event. To attend the event, please register with your details to be added to the guest list.
Our fireside chat with Leo is moderated by our co-founder, Tom Adeyoola (Executive Chair, Innovate UK).
Leo Rees
Leo Rees is a technology and public policy professional working at the intersection of government, innovation, and global digital markets. He currently serves as a Special Adviser at 10 Downing Street, where he focuses on strategic policy initiatives related to emerging technologies and digital regulation.
Prior to this, Leo worked on global competition issues at Epic Games, engaging with regulatory challenges affecting the technology sector worldwide. Earlier in his career, he led policy and product strategy at Milltown Partners, advising technology companies and investors on policy, growth, and market positioning.
Leo was also a fellow at the UK think tank Onward, where he co-authored a paper on national data strategy alongside Will Tanner (Chief of Staff, 10 Downing Street). In addition, he was commissioned by the European Commission to write on venture capital and innovation policy.
Tom Adeyoola
Tom Adeyoola is the Executive Chair of Innovate UK, the UK’s national innovation agency, where he leads efforts to back high-growth businesses, scale breakthrough technologies, and drive innovation-led economic growth across the country.
Tom is a British technology entrepreneur, investor, and board director with over 25 years of experience in the start-up ecosystem. He founded Metail, scaling it into an international business before exiting after raising £25 million. He has also supported the growth of companies including Elvie and Verco, helping them expand and secure investment.
Alongside his entrepreneurial career, Tom is active in investment and policy. He is the co-founder of Extend Ventures and CAN, and serves on the board of Channel 4. He has also contributed to UK innovation policy, including co-authoring the “Start-Up, Scale-Up” review for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, with a focus on strengthening the UK’s position as a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.
About CAN
The Capital Angel Network (CAN) is an angel investor network made up of alumni from St Paul’s Girls’ School, St Paul’s Boys School, and Hammersmith Academy. As an established alumni community, we have an enviable opportunity to support entrepreneurs from all backgrounds, as well as to ‘give back’ through widening access and increasing bursaries.
CAN will offer founders, alumni or not, access to a network of engaged investors, who are open to providing seed, early-stage or growth capital. These angels will in turn, pledge to donate up to 20% of related proceeds to support the founding mission of the schools that educated them; namely creating bursaries and opportunities for children no matter their background.
Our overriding goal is to build a virtuous flow of new capital between alumni, businesses and schools to fuel growth and expand access. While we’re at it, however, we also want to create some fun and approachable networking settings for the alumni of all partner schools.
Purpose:
Build a virtuous flow of new capital between alumni, businesses and schools to fuel growth and expand access.
Mission:
Through creating a fun and accessible angel network of investment and networking opportunities for alumni of partner schools.
Vision:
Provide capital to fuel the growth of the brightest businesses and minds no matter their background.
To learn more about CAN, visit https://wecan.capital/