​Most founders don’t have a revenue problem; they have a money clarity problem.

​You can be raising, growing, hitting milestones, and still feel like your finances don’t quite make sense. Money is coming in, but no real sense of control, consistency, or personal security.

​This session with Muskan Shafat from Frontier Labs goes straight into that.

​Not surface-level finance advice, but the reality of how founders relate to money, especially when fundraising or gearing up to raise. Why things can look strong on paper but still feel messy underneath, and what actually needs to shift to change that.

​You’ll walk away with a clearer understanding of your own financial patterns and simple, practical steps to move from reactive to intentional, so your money starts to feel like it’s working for you, not against you.

​Then, we open the mic.

​One minute. One mic. A room full of people who could change everything.

​This stage is for founders who are fundraising or planning to fundraise, to test their pitch, sharpen their story, and get in front of the kind of room that actually matters.

​Open to early-stage founders and anyone in the ecosystem, whether you’re building, investing, or just want to be in the room where it happens, you’re welcome.

​The Format

​The night is split between the fireside chat and our legendary open mic sessions. Every 20–30 minutes, we randomly select 5–6 fundraising founders. You get 60 seconds to sell your vision.

​⏱️ Go over time? 💦 You meet the water guns. We keep it fast and effective. Whether you pitch or listen, this is the room where deals start.

​Agenda

• ​6.00 pm - 7.00 pm: Arrival & Networking

• ​7.00 pm - 7.40 pm: Welcome + Muskan Shafat's Session

• ​7.40 pm - 8.10 pm: Networking

• ​8.10 pm - 8.30 pm: Open Mic Pitching (Round 1)

• ​8.30 pm - 9.00 pm: Networking

• ​9.00 pm - 9.20 pm: Open Mic Pitching (Round 2)

• ​9.20 pm - 10.00 pm: Final Networking

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​Muskan Shafat

​Muskan Shafat is the founder of Frontier Labs, where she helps growth-stage startups turn complex data into clear, actionable decisions. With experience at TikTok and a background in data science, she brings sharp systems thinking to both business strategy and personal finance — supporting founders and senior operators to move from reactive decisions to intentional, structured growth. Based in London, she combines deep technical expertise with a human approach to how we think about money, data, and scale.

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​Climb Group

​Climb 26 is the UK’s Festival of Business Growth, taking over Leeds on 1–2 July with founders, investors, and operators all under one roof. Very much our kind of people at Rare Founders, same wavelength, same energy, so you already know it’s going to be two days of meeting seriously extraordinary humans.

​We’ll be there too, hosting our Open Mic on day one, alongside investor speed networking and plenty of ways to get in the room with the right people.

​If you’re up for the two-day adventure, come join us up north; we’ve even secured hotel discounts for our community.

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