Eagle Labs Funding Readiness Programme

The programme includes:

10 weeks of online sessions, taking place every Friday from 10am–1pm, covering:

• Grant funding

• Crowdfunding

• Equity investment

• Debt funding

• Alternative ways of funding your business.

The programme will also provide opportunities to have mentoring sessions and to attend in person events.

Format: Live, interactive, mainly virtual sessions with opportunities for Q&A and discussion.

Time commitment: Around three hours per week.

By joining you could:

• Improve your knowledge of the UK’s funding landscape

• Learn about the available innovation grant funds and what makes a compelling application

• Understand how to plan, market and deliver a successful crowdfunding campaign

• Connect, network and learn from a cohort of other founders

• Gain access to on demand, educational content

• Receive additional support from the Eagle Labs team, after the programme ends

• Receive 1:1 mentoring support from a grant and / or crowdfunding expert*

• Benefit from tailored and 1:1 investor readiness support to help you shape and deliver a compelling pitch to potential investors.*

*Selected Businesses Only

This programme is for you if:

• You’ve created your minimal viable product (MVP)

• You’re ready to bring your product to market or have already

• You’re exploring funding within the next 6-18 months

• You operate within key technology and innovation sectors.

Your business must be

• Registered in the UK

• Using digital technology, or innovation to operate and / or deliver your value proposition

• Your company must be at least 12 months old.

As a founder, you must be:

• Open to exploring at least one potential funding route, inclusive of: grants, crowdfunding, equity, debt or other alternatives, without needing to choose yet

• Committed to attending all the sessions (see dates on this page). We estimate that it’ll take three hours of dedicated time each week

• Based in the UK.