Join us to find out the inside track on pitching and angel funding in a new, post-COVID funding landscape.

The right business pitch is vital for telling your company narrative and striking a chord with investors. Having developed two software companies, MD of OION, Richard Cooper will give you the inside track on pitching and angel funding in a new, post-COVID funding landscape. And, Benjamin Storey from Eagle Labs will look at access to funding and support available to start ups and growing businesses.

Speakers:

Richard Cooper, MD, OION Ltd

Richard is the Managing Director of OION Ltd. He has been working with early-stage companies for the past twenty years, both in the UK and Australia in both a funding and business advisory capacity. Having developed two early-stage software companies himself, he has advised hundreds of early-stage companies to develop their growth strategies and raise them funding as a result. Richard has an MSc in Marketing from the University of Leicester and post graduate qualifications in applied finance and project management. Richard also has a CFA Certificate in Investment Management and the foundation course in Private Equity from the Australian Venture Capital Association.

Benjamin Storey

Key Clients, Industry & Performance Lead, Barclays Business Bank . Having joined the bank back in 2011 on the Barclays Corporate Graduate scheme, Benjamin has held a variety roles across relationship management, credit analysis and latterly supported the banks innovation teams through the Eagle Labs proposition. Day-to-day he runs teams which support high growth businesses across the UK to grow and scale.

Details

June 23, @17:30pm – 18:30pm

Live and online

Venue – Wood Centre for Innovation & online

Organiser – The Oxford Trust, Barclays Eagle Labs & Oxford Innovation. Sponsored by Freeths