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Virgin StartUp helps founders in the UK fund and grow the business they're passionate about, from your first round of funding through to scale.
We run regular programmes to help get you and your business ready to raise. Each of our programmes are carefully designed to give you the skills and confidence to go out and fundraise.
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NEW: Investment Ready Bootcamp
Everything you need to know about fundraising. In a week.
Our Investment Ready Bootcamp is like a mini-MBA for you and your startup. You'll get ready to raise and pitch perfect in 4 days.
Regular cohorts, 3 and 4-day programmes available.
Empower100
Free investment-readiness programme for London founders to unlock the potential of their startup and take it to the next level.
Empower100 runs every quarter and is designed to help Black, Asian and minority ethnic founders, women founders and founders with a disability, unlock the potential for growth and investment in their startups.
Collective Impact
Investment-readiness programme for purpose-driven startups looking to scale their impact.
Delivered over 7 weeks, Collective Impact helps founders partner with investors who share their vision.
Changemakers
Our monthly Changemaker events are designed for hybrid, and free to attend in person or online.
They are a time for our community to come together, learn from experts, founders and each other, to find inspiration and guidance, and to come away with practical solutions to act on.
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There's nothing more compelling than people putting their money where their mouth is and committing to invest in your vision.
Is crowdfunding for you? These founders weren't sure, and then smashed their fundraising targets
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A Dash of funding goes a long way
A start-up saving wonky fruit and veg from going to waste is now in almost 7,000 stores after starting life with a Start Up Loan.
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