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GoingVC is built around the idea of making venture capital education, investing, networks, and talent more accessible to those with the desire to succeed. GoingVC’s flagship program has trained several hundreds of members and alumni globally in the business of VC, and its angel education program provides access to vetted angel investment opportunities, tools, and frameworks to help them become more effective investors. GoingVC also funds early-stage startups through GoingVC Partners, which has invested in companies backed by leading venture capital firms including Insight Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Founders Fund, and many more.

GoingVC is built around the idea of making venture capital education, investing, networks, and talent more accessible to those with the desire to succeed. GoingVC’s flagship program has trained several hundreds of members and alumni globally in the business of VC, and its angel education program provides access to vetted angel investment opportunities, tools, and frameworks to help them become more effective investors. GoingVC also funds early-stage startups through GoingVC Partners, which has invested in companies backed by leading venture capital firms including Insight Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Founders Fund, and many more.

Newton Venture Program provides venture capital training and development for aspiring investors, practising investors, and others in the venture space. Our mission is to level the playing field for people from typically overlooked and underestimated backgrounds, ensuring that the next generation of investors represent the world we live in. Newton Alumni span the globe with more than 500 people from all backgrounds going on to secure positions in VC firms, accelerate their careers in VC, and become disruptors of the status quo. As of the start of 2024, 46% identify as female or non-binary, and 49% identify as the global majority. Newton is a joint venture between Phoenix Court and London Business School with founding partner, HSBC Innovation Banking. With our unique blend of faculty and practitioner teaching, we are training the investors of tomorrow to back the ventures of the future.

At OC&C Strategy Consultants we have more than 35 years of experience at unpicking the most complex business challenges with simple, uncommon sense™. We’re an international consulting firm, spanning 10 countries, but we’ve never seen size as an end in itself. Our expertise is focused on a few core specialisms, allowing us to deliver results that get noticed. Our people are agile thinkers, cut from different cloths but united by a relentless curiosity and desire to solve problems. To us, each client challenge is unique, so boilerplate solutions don’t cut it. We interrogate a problem until we find its root. Then we develop a powerful way to solve it. We don’t duck the difficult answers, we give clients the strategies they need. _ OC&C is a Certified B Corporation™ and is committed to embracing a new standard for the consulting landscape. Learn more about us at occstrategy.com

At CIL, we bring clarity to complexity. Our mission is to empower our clients with evidence-led, data-driven insights that accelerate competitive advantage and drive sustainable growth. Founded in 1986, CIL has a rich history of providing strategic advice to investors and management teams. We specialise in uncovering growth opportunities and crafting value creation strategies that drive long-term success. Our expertise spans nine dedicated sector practices: Built Environment, Business Services, Consumer, Education & Training, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Industrial Products & Services, Media and Technology. With a truly global presence, we offer our clients the best of both worlds: deep sector expertise combined with the agility of a close-knit consultancy. With B Corp certification, we join a global community of businesses committed to using their influence and resources to create positive change. Our charitable efforts, pro bono work, and sustainable business practices are core elements of our strategy to grow in a way that benefits all stakeholders, from employees to the communities we serves.

Deloitte drives progress. Our firms around the world help clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. Deloitte invests in outstanding people of diverse talents and backgrounds and empowers them to achieve more than they could elsewhere. Our work combines advice with action and integrity. We believe that when our clients and society are stronger, so are we. Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (“DTTL”), its global network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL (also referred to as “Deloitte Global”) and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more. The content on this page contains general information only, and none of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, its member firms, or their related entities (collectively the “Deloitte Network”) is, by means of this publication, rendering professional advice or services. Before making any decision or taking any action that may affect your finances or your business, you should consult a qualified professional adviser. No entity in the Deloitte Network shall be responsible for any loss whatsoever sustained by any person who relies on content from this page.