Our Office Hours are a great way to get very specific advice on business challenges you face on a daily basis. Covering a variety of specialized areas, the session will consist of half an hour 1 on 1 with a domain expert. Book a slot below.
Augur helps fast-growing “unsexy” tech companies tackle business challenges with communications strategy. Learn more at http://augur.london
Max Tatton-Brown runs Augur, helping fast-growing tech companies grow through PR and communications strategy. Previously, he led PR for Tradeshift from Series A to Series C and has written for Wired, The Guardian, and Quartz.
Book your 1-2-1 slot below. For the access code you can email perdie.alder@techhub.com
Join us for an informal chat over coffee and cake where we will be welcoming Matteo and Mina from L Marks.
L Marks are an innovation agency and early-stage investor, connecting brands who want to innovate with young companies building disruptive tech who want to grow their business. Since their launch in 2014, they’ve launched 23 programmes with 20 clients, including some of the world’s biggest brands like International Airlines Group, BMW and John Lewis. 50% of the startups they’ve connected to corporates have progressed to pilots or trials, and they’ve given over £3 million in investment.
Matteo is working closely with the Chief Investment Officer, ensuring we make the smartest investments and support our portfolio in their growth. His previous role in L Marks was Head of Startup Support, where he leveraged his broad experience of the startup world, having led business development projects for venture-backed technology companies. He has worked with numerous startups and supported them from due diligence to further investment.
Mina’s role at L Marks is to scout and establish relationships with market-leading startups and connect them with brands such as IAG, BMW, EDF. Mina is passionate about connecting and working closely with the startup ecosystem, and she has previously worked at different corporate accelerators.
This session will be run as 20 minute 1:1 slots.
This session is for Founders / C-Level only. To book a slot, please use the Eventbrite widget below. Email at perdie.alder@techhub.com for the access code.
Our Office Hours are a great way to get very specific advice on business challenges you face on a daily basis. Covering a variety of specialized areas, the session will consist of half an hour 1 on 1 with a domain expert. Book a slot below.
This time around we’ll be welcoming Mark Bond James Read from WorldFirst, and will focus on Managing international payments when Going Global.
WorldFirst are the UK’s leading international payments company, headquartered in Westminster with offices in the US, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Sydney and Amsterdam. They have served 280,000+ clients in 13 years of business and have been at the forefront of innovation in the international payment and foreign exchange space. WorldFirst serve private individuals, businesses and eCommerce merchants, and have a cutting edge payments platform that enables businesses to open localised bank accounts around the world.
Mark Bond and James Read from WorldFirst, help businesses to understand the financial implications and considerations of selling into international markets, as well as look after partner brands who are looking to integrate an international payments solution with their product in order to add value to the end client. More specifically, Mark and James can help to advise on:
Localised bank account solutions
Financial considerations of selling products into new markets
Repatriating overseas earnings
Importance of having streamlined payment processes
Platform integrations
Treasury Management
Best practices in sending and receiving international payments
To book a slot, please use the eventbrite widget below. For access code, please email perdie.alder@techhub.com
Join us for an informal chat over coffee and cake where we will be welcoming Chris Kilroy from Mercia Technologies.
Mercia Technologies is one of the leading investment businesses in UK technology, specialising in the commercialisation of pioneering businesses across exciting growth sectors in which deep expertise is held. They focus on high growth sectors leveraging the team’s deep expertise across four fields including,
Mercia’s ‘Complete Capital’ model nurtures businesses using SEIS, EIS and third party funds, providing investments of £50k – £5.0m supported by a team of highly experienced sector specialists who provide hands-on support and guidance. As these early-stage businesses develop, Mercia is then able to deploy capital from its own balance sheet to further develop the ‘Emerging Stars’.
Mercia are particularly interested in companies in the sectors of;
Software
AI / Machine Learning
Cyber Security
Advertising Tech / Marketing Tech
Enterprise SaaS
Digital & Digital Entertainment
VR/AR/MR
Middleware & Tools
Serious Gaming / Gamification
eSports
Chris is an Investment Associate at Mercia Technologies with a focus on investing in early stage digital and software companies. Prior to joining Mercia, Chris worked at Craigie Capital helping build, support and invest in disruptive technology companies in London. Chris also has experience supporting early stage ventures at Oxygen Accelerator. He has previously founded his own start-up, Sell My Book, and he holds a First Class degree from the University of Exeter’s Business School.
The format of the event will be a 20 minute 1 on 1 session. To book a slot, please email perdie.alder@techhub.com
NB. VC Coffee Mornings are available only to startup Founders/CEOs.
WorldFirst are a leading international payments company, headquartered in Westminster with 7 global offices. In their 13 years of business, they have built up global revenues in excess of £10 billion per year and a 600+ strong workforce. WorldFirst’s primary aim is to make international markets more accessible for buyers and sellers all over the world, and they are coming in to talk about the challenges they have faced in pushing their products to market, as well as how streamlined payment processes can ease the complications of global trade.
What you will learn:
How to stay ahead of the curve
How to manage international payments
UK’s most popular places to export – most receptive markets
Challenges of bringing a brand new product to market
Considerations when buying and selling into new international markets
Please use the eventbrite widget below to register. You can email perdie.alder@techhub.com for the access code.
Our Office Hours offer you half an hour with experts and mentors in a variety of specialised areas. They are free to both members and non-members and are an excellent resource of information for all you bootstrapping startups.
Simon Schnieders is the founder of SEO agency Blue Array Ltd, an investor and advisor in ClickMechanic.com and mentor at Mass Challenge. Previously Simon headed up SEO for some of the UK’s leading brands and start-ups including; Zoopla, Mail Online and Yell.com.
The sessions are run as 30 minute, 1-2-1 slots between 1-4pm. If you bring along your SEO questions and challenges Simon, will give you his expert advice.
Please book using the eventbrige widget below. For the access code, please email perdie.alder@techhub.com
Join us for an informal chat over coffee and cake where we will be welcoming Tom Hörbye from Seedrs.
Seedrs is the largest pan-European equity crowdfunding platform and has been named by Beauhurst as the most active investor in UK private companies. It allows ambitious businesses in all sectors to raise capital (£50k to €5m) and build community through an efficient, online process. To date, over £250 million has been invested into campaigns on the platform, funding over 510 deals, including Revolut’s recent raise of £3.8m from over 4,000 investors as part of their Series B. For more information visit www.seedrs.com
Tom heads up the Campaign Development team at Seedrs. He and his team are the first point of contact for entrepreneurs considering equity crowdfunding and raising on Seedrs. Prior to joining Seedrs, Tom was Account Director at M&C Saatchi, working with financial services, consumer and government clients, before leaving to found his own startup. He holds a BSc Hons in Economics from the University of Bristol.
This session is for Founders and C-level only, and will run as a 1 hour roundtable, followed by 3 * 20 minute 1:1 sessions with Tom, for anyone with specific questions regarding a campaign they’d like to run. To book for the roundtable, please use the eventbride widget below, or to book a 1:1 session please email perdie.alder@techhub.com
We are in a subscription economy where the financial health of a SaaS vendor is based on customer lifetime value and driven by customer success.
CustomerSuccessNetwork.org is a not-for-profit community where every customer success manager has someone to ask for help. Our community-of-practice intends to meet the unique needs of European CSMs through events, workshops, mentoring programmes. For companies looking for specialised solutions for their customer success challenges, we support them with training programmes and consulting engagements run by our network of associates.
What you will learn
Introduction to Customer Success
How Customer Success can drive revenue while keeping your customers happy
Setting up the foundations of Customer Success at early stage start-ups
Who should attend: Startups who
Want to understand all about Customer Success and its value
Want to know when they should start looking at Customer Success
Are thinking of customer success but don’t know where to start
Please sign up using the eventbrite widget below. For the access code, please email perdie.alder@techhub.com
Get to know other TechHub Riga Members and what they’re working on! You might find a great collaboration partner, find out about a useful tool or make a new friend – plus munch on free food!
Every Friday at 10AM we have a TechHub Riga Members’ breakfast.