🚨 Only 6 more sleeps until Focal W24! Don't be caught napping & join us on the 17th October at 2pm-4pm (BST) to attend Europe's largest startup demo day. Claim your ticket at gofocal.vc Us and our 100s of VC partners have sifted through a whopping 2.1k applications to select just 24 to pitch. Be sure to tune into the world class panel also, featuring leaders from Village Global, GV (Google Ventures) and Sequoia Capital! #demoday #startup #fundraising #venturecapital #countdown Issie Joel Hector Taos
Focal
Financial Services
Demo day without the accelerator. Backed by the world's leading VCs.
About us
Focal is the hub for early stage fundraising, accelerating the process and driving better results. Successful applicants will be invited to pitch at the remote demo day in front of thousands of investors.
- Website
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https://www.gofocal.vc
External link for Focal
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2020
- Specialties
- VC, fundraising, founders, funding, venture capital, investing, and startups
Locations
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Primary
London, GB
Employees at Focal
Updates
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Our 22 finalists of Focal W24 have been notified of their success and its just under two weeks until they pitch at Focal's W24 Demo Day 🏆 You can book your free ticket at https://lu.ma/ui3ops25 🧠 As well as watching our incredible startups pitch, we have the added bonus of an unmissable panel on 'Bridging the Gap between the US and Europe' with Anne Dwane from Village Global, Vidu Shanmugarajah from GV (Google Ventures) and George Robson from Sequoia Capital. It's not one to miss!
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Introducing: The Focal Top 100 🏆 Applications for our W24 Demo Day closed last week with a record breaking 2,100 applicants. Since then, our 270 VCs have been working overtime, casting a total of 1,046 votes, giving us the top 5% that you see today. Check the Focal Top 100 out at https://lnkd.in/e4qynGZ7 The top 20-30 of these startups will pitch at our virtual Demo Day on 17th October. It's free to attend. Sign up to watch Demo Day at https://lu.ma/ui3ops25 Thanks to our sponsors HSBC Innovation Banking, Carta, Google Cloud, Cooley LLP, Making Moves London, Xero and Novabook for supporting the top 5%.
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Applications for our W24 Demo Day closed on Tuesday, with a record breaking 2.1k applicants this time around! What's next? 👋 Our 250 VC partners are now busy reviewing applications and getting those early introduction requests in (we've already facilitated 200 introductions between our VCs and startups) 🍿 Hector and Taos have recorded our Demo Day panel with George Robson from Sequoia Capital, Anne Dwane from Village Global and Vidu Shanmugarajah from GV (Google Ventures) 🎥 We initiated Joel into the Focal team where he starred in the latest Demo Day intro video alongside Issie 🔍 The Focal Top 100 will be back next week, where we share the 100 most popular startups as chosen by our VCs All of these efforts will be bundled together on 17th October for Focal's W24 Demo Day, where we are showcasing the top 1% of these startups. Make sure you're registered to watch at https://lu.ma/ui3ops25
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There's only ONE DAY left to apply to Focal's W24 Demo Day ⏰ "All I had was a LinkedIn profile, an idea, and the name of someone I was thinking about starting the company with." - Kabalan Gaspard, Co-Founder at DataPostie. Any founder, from idea stage to Series A can apply in 7 minutes and get their fundraise in front of 250 leading VCs (including Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Balderton Capital and Battery Ventures). Apply by tomorrow (Tuesday 24th September) at 9am at https://lnkd.in/eB_p7uYD
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"Before Demo Day we had £30,000 committed, within three or four weeks we 10x'd that." - Joshua Mihill, Honest Mobile 🚨 There's only a few days left to accelerate your fundraise 🚨 Get your startup in front of 250 VCs with a 7 minute application. Applications close Tuesday 24th at 9am. Visit https://lnkd.in/eB_p7uYD to apply ⏰
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"Before Demo Day we had £30,000 committed, within three or four weeks we 10x'd that." - Joshua Mihill, Honest Mobile 🚨 There's only a few days left to accelerate your fundraise 🚨 Get your startup in front of 250 VCs with a 7 minute application. Applications close Tuesday 24th at 9am. Visit https://lnkd.in/eB_p7uYD to apply ⏰
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Three top discounted or free resources for early stage founders 🔥 Our partners, Cooley LLP, Carta and Google Cloud are doing the most for the startup ecosystem. Cooley LLP - have just launched a free SAFE finance document generator through CooleyGO to use in your next SAFE round 👉 https://lnkd.in/eG6TrK9H Carta - are the go-to for SEIS/EIS fundraising, cap table management, share plan setup and valuations. They're offering 20% off first year subscriptions to Focal applicants. Google Cloud - are offering up to $350k in credits for selected startups. All of these offers are available to Focal applicants. There's just under 1 week left to apply at www.gofocal.vc 🚨
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1 week left to apply for Focal W24, powered by HSBC Innovation Banking! If you’re a founder from pre-seed to Series A, now’s your moment. With a 7-minute application, you'll get the chance to connect with 300+ leading VCs—and if selected for Demo Day, you'll pitch to thousands. Our alumni have secured funding from top-tier firms like Balderton Capital, GV (Google Ventures), Lightspeed, Blossom Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and Sequoia. Huge thanks to our incredible partner VCs and sponsors: HSBC Innovation Banking, Google Cloud, Carta, Cooley LLP, Xero, Novabook, Making Moves London. 📅 Don't miss out—apply now! (Link in the comments) 👇 #Founders #Startups #VentureCapital #FocalW24
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How are these three companies helping early stage founders? 🤝 Introducing our newest backers for our W24 Demo Day, Novabook, Xero and Making Moves London. Xero - It's undeniably the go-to accounting software for startups and they're offering Focal applicants 90% off for 6 months. Novabook - There’s a huge disparity between the culture of a traditional accounting firm and a startup. Novabook is the first time we’ve come across an accounting practice designed by startup founders, for startup founders. Making Moves London - Making Moves sits a layer above a singular office space provider. They work with huge volumes of startups looking for offices from a load of different providers which means they have strong bargaining power. If you're a fundraising early stage startup, take a look at applying to Focal 👉 https://lnkd.in/eB_p7uYD