Linking Founders and Investors made easy with Barclays Demo Directory

Oxford Brookes Enterprise support welcomes you to an evening exploring the world of investment and growth. First we shall hear from Barclays Eagle labs and their new platform the Demo Directory. This will be followed by a founders journey from Adrienne Bloch and how she managed to raise over £1.2 Million for her local community business.

Barclays Eagle Labs understand that raising capital and connecting to investors is one of the key challenges that businesses face, especially as they are scaling. The funding landscape is complex, and through our services, programmes and connections we aim to help businesses better navigate and understand their options when it comes to raising capital. Barclays Demo Directory is an innovative platform which solves considerable issues faced by founders and investors in the equity investment market. The platform allows a founder to create a listing and demo video to showcase their business to an audience of attested investors; and it provides search and filter functionality for these investors to ensure they are only identifying businesses which meet their preferences. The platform saves founders and investors time and effort in engaging and discovering each other within the market.

Adrienne and her specialist team utilise their extensive expertise and networks to stimulate growth for clients. Positively looking to disrupt markets through innovation, BSL seeks out opportunities with a focus on maximising environmental, social and economic outcomes and ESG investment.