Wednesday 30 April 2025 - Activity
Department for Business and Trade x Outward VC x Fintech Alliance Pitch Event: Hosted at Paul Hastings LLP
Outward VC is a London-headquartered early-stage venture capital fund on a mission to help Founders breakthrough. Since launching in 2019, Outward has backed over 25 companies solving the most important problems at the intersection of financial services and society, including Curve, Bud, Vauban (exited to Carta Inc), Orbital Witness and Peppy. Outward partners with Founders at the most challenging stage in the scale-up journey by leading the first institutional funding round. Post investment, Outward works as a collective to support founders, with a significant portion of the fund allocated for follow-on investments. Outward recently announced the launch of Fund II, with £30m in backing from the British Business Bank, with the aim of investing in another 25 companies over the next 3 years.
Join us for conversation, pitching and networking: 10:30am-1pm.
Innovate Finance pitch360
Get ready for the ultimate showdown of fintech innovation as the flagship pitching competition returns! pitch360. Ten cutting-edge fintech companies, armed with groundbreaking ideas, will take the stage to battle it out in a high-stakes showdown. With only three minutes on the clock, these visionary minds will pitch their game-changing concepts that could reshape the future of finance. Join Innovate Finance for an electrifying event where every second counts and witness the future of finance unfold before your eyes.
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Securing Our Fintech Future
A series of discussions around Securing our fintech future featuring:
Gulf International Bank, Paul Hastings LLP and Bridgeport Partners
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Please check this page regularly for further updates from our partners.
The Financial Conduct Authority will be running clinics, coordinated by each visiting delegation's DBT Embassy or High Commission lead, for fintechs from each country, across Wednesday 30th April and Thursday 1st May. Please get in touch with your delegation lead from your respective market for further information.
Grow London - Fintech Club: Advancing Financial Inclusion
Get ready for the UK Fintech Week edition of the regular the Fintech Club hosted by London & Partners. This time the event will be focusing on the transformative role of Fintech in advancing financial inclusion. Expect fantastic networking opportunities and insights from NatWest, Serene, Diversity VC and more.
Highlights will include:
Fireside Chat: Join NatWest as they sit down with Serene to discuss financial vulnerability and inclusion.
Panel Discussion: Our inspiring panel of experts will share their insights on navigating industry changes, the role of inclusion within fintech companies, and offer predictions for the mid-term future. Speakers on the panel include CBRE, Project Nemo, Black in Fintech, and Diversity VC.
Interactive Founders Spotlight sessions with the most innovative scaleup companies.
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