Dine with Fuel Ventures: from pre-seed to Series A
Enjoy dinner drinks and a chance to meet:
Oli Hammond, Partner at Fuel Ventures, the VC set up by Mark Pearson after his £55m exit from MyVoucherCodes, that has backed 230+ UK tech startups and deployed £280m since launch, with exits to Adobe and Carta.
Fuel can take a company from first cheque to Series A and does 40+ new deals a year, so Oli sees what separates founders who raise from those who don’t. Bring your fundraising questions to the other side of the table.
What they invest in:
Fuel backs B2B and B2B2C tech companies, with a current focus on vertical AI, AI-enabled software and fintech.
Fuel runs several funds so it can stay with founders from pre-seed through to Series A:
Pre-seed (SEIS fund) - up to £250k, revenue or pre-revenue, 30-45 deals a year
Seed to Series A (Scale-up EIS fund) - £1m-£3m into revenue-generating businesses, usually leading or co-leading, 10-15 deals a year
Follow-on (EIS fund) - £500k-£2m for the portfolio’s strongest performers
The British Business Bank recently committed £10m to Fuel, adding firepower for new investments and follow-on rounds.
Their investment portfolio includes:
With 230+ companies across the funds, notable investments include:
ContentCal - social media planning platform, acquired by Adobe for £110m
Capdesk - equity management platform, acquired by Carta for $88m
Arbolus - expert network marketplace whose clients include PwC, EY, KPMG and Deloitte
AI Score - enterprise AI governance, recently raised $5.4m
Abingdon Software- Software rollup business that has 13 brands under its umbrella.
Healsgood Ai- Provides locum recruitment software to large health providers and the NHS.
This dinner is perfect for:
Startup founders, CEOs and management-level leaders at early-stage ventures. If you’re passionate about growing your company and learning from the best in the industry, you will find this evening invaluable.
Not quite in one of those roles? Reach out to see if there’s a fit!
If you’re not a founder, there’s one place available at each dinner - please choose the correct ticket.
The dinner conversation will be:
Oli has worked his way from investment manager to partner at Fuel and has sat on the boards of companies including Volt, Juno, Beyonk and Peckwater Brands. He’ll share:
What gets a company from a £250k pre-seed cheque to a £1m-£3m seed round, and what stalls it
The traction and metrics Fuel looks for before leading a round
The funding landscape at the moment
The pitch mistakes he sees most often, and how to avoid them
Join other founders facing the same fundraising questions as you, compare notes on what’s working, and grow your network face to face.
Who is Oli Hammond?
Oli is a Partner at Fuel Ventures, where he rose through the firm from Investment Manager to Investment Director to Partner. With over a decade in early-stage investing, he backs ambitious UK teams across SaaS, marketplaces and consumer tech, and works closely with founders on hiring, fundraising and go-to-market as they scale from seed to Series A.
He has held board and board observer seats across the Fuel portfolio, including Volt, Juno, Hammock, Beyonk, Boulevard, Peckwater Brands and Feast It.
Before venture capital, Oli co-founded businesses of his own, giving him a founder’s view of the decisions he now backs.
What’s included?
A private dining experience with a knowledgeable speaker hosted by TableCrowd’s experienced hosts
2 course dinner with wine or soft drinks
A highly curated and relevant crowd