Building & Backing in Difficult Times | Summer Drinks
Summer drinks, rooftop views, and an honest conversation about building through turbulent times.
What you'll get
Honest insight from founders, investors, and operators building in a tougher environment
Practical discussion around fundraising, cash resilience, and leadership pressure
High-quality conversations with people facing similar challenges
Rooftop drinks and relaxed networking overlooking the London skyline
Join All Together and Novabook for an evening of summer drinks and straight-talking conversation about what it takes to build and back businesses right now.
We'll kick things off with a short panel covering investment, financial resilience, leadership under pressure, and the founder experience in a shifting market. Then the floor opens up, the drinks come out, and the evening is yours.
Enjoy a casual afternoon with two open terraces, the London skyline and good company.
Whether you're a founder navigating uncertainty, an investor thinking carefully about where to back, or a senior operator keeping things together behind the scenes — this evening is for you.
Meet our speakers
Leah Friedlander is the Head of Engagement at Startup Coalition, the policy voice of tech startups and scaleups in the UK. Leah leads engagement across a 3,500 strong community of startups, scaleups, VCs, and policymakers.
Emmanuel Seigner is a consumer tech executive and advisor. At Peloton, he led the company's international expansion and later served as General Manager International, building and scaling teams across Europe while navigating hypergrowth, market volatility, and significant business transformation.
Anthony Rose if the Founder & CEO of SeedLegals, the legaltech platform powering US & UK startups. Anthony is a British tech entrepreneur who has built and sold many startups across a range of industries, including 3D graphics, P2P music, internet video, social TV, and online communities.
Pierce Polak is a Senior Associate at Fuel Ventures, a leading UK venture capital and investment fund specialising in early stage tech startup investments. Pierce leverages his experience in VC, angel investing and legal roles, with a background in sourcing and executing deals from pre-seed to Series A.
Agenda
6:00pm – Arrival drinks
6:45pm – Introductions
7:00pm – Panel discussion
7:45pm – Audience Q&A
8:00pm – Rooftop drinks & networking
9:00pm – Close
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