Mountside Ventures

💰🏆 Here's a big one for any B2B SaaS startups in our network with under $1.5m ARR looking to win an investment package worth €500k... 🤝 We are proud to have partnered with SaaStock for their Global Pitch Competition, alongside HSBC Innovation Banking and Landscape. You are eligible to apply if you're a B2B SaaS startup and have: ✅ <35 employees ✅ raised <$3M ✅ an ARR of <$1.5M ⏳ SaaStock takes place from 14-16 October in Dublin, and applications for the pitch competition are now open. The deadline to apply is 11th September 2024, so act fast! Check the comments for the link, and best of luck!

Are you a B2B SaaS startup looking for up to €500,000 in funding? 🚀 Do you have less than $1.5m ARR? Then keep reading... Mountside Ventures is partnering with SaaStock for their Global Pitch Competition, alongside HSBC Innovation Banking and Landscape, to help you secure the 💰. (€500k is definitely the biggest pitch competition prize I've ever seen 🤯). ⏳ SaaStock is happening the 14-16 of October in Dublin and applications for the pitch competition are open. Check the comments for the link, and good luck!

Excited to be partnering with SaaStock for their Global Pitch Competition - alongside HSBC Innovation Banking and Landscape! 🗓️ Taking place between 14 - 16 October in Dublin, SaaStock 2024 returns with its very own Global Pitch Competition, and at Mountside Ventures we're delighted to be an official Launch Partner! 🏆 The prize for the winner is great profile (of course) but also an investment package of up to €500,000! 💸 📩 To enter the competition, you must be a #B2B #SaaS startup with less than £1.5m ARR, who wants to secure investment to propel their company, get in front of the most influential investors, and generate brand awareness. 🔗 The application link is below in the comments!

🇳🇱 Our Managing Partner, Jonathan Hollis, will be speaking at the TNW Conference later this month, discussing new trends and changing dynamics between LPs and VCs, alongside Sabine Kaiser and Daniel Keiper-Knorr. 🗓️ The conference is in Amsterdam on June 20 & 21. Give us a shout if we'll see you there!

💰 Paris-based VC Breega announced a new €150m early-stage fund with a focus on UK startups, which will expand their existing pan-European portfolio. 🔦 For our VC Spotlight series, Tom sat down with Daniel, Partner at Breega, to discuss the new fund, the value-add Breega provides to founders, what he's looking for in a startup, the firm’s fundraising experience and much more! Link to the blog post in the comments 👇

Last night we hosted our first Founder Meet Funder pub quiz! 🍻 Congrats to the winners, and a special shoutout to the winner of the best name category 'You're too early for us'. 🥇 Thank you to all the investors and founders who took place 🙏 Due to popular demand, we might make this a recurring thing. So see you at the next one! 👀 #investor #founder #investment #fundraising

Friday marked the kick-off of our most recent Investment Readiness Programme! 🌐✨ What's it all about?🚀 The 6-week programme aims to equip these exceptional founders with the tools and know-how to optimise the fundraising process. Getting FOMO? 👀 We run these programmes quarterly, and they are completely free for founders. Keep an eye out on our page to be updated when we open applications for the next cohort! Funding London # #InvesmentReadinessProgram #funding #sharedprosperityfund #governmentfunded

🧡Welcome #Founders! We are proud to welcome the exceptional businesses joining the January ‘24 cohort of the Investment Readiness Programme. Wealt - comprehensive asset management platform Untangle - grief counselling and mindfulness app IMPOSSIBREW® - D2C non-alcoholic beers Elara Care - hormonal cycle management  Mintelium - data management for recruitment PeopleBeam - team-focused performance platform for managers Sheetly - e-commerce product data management platform PHINXT Robotics - Robot adoption platform for warehouses Teraflow.ai | Making AI Work - AI-driven business insights on backend code performance Karfu - comprehensive vehicle & mobility comparison platform TUBR - predictive analytics platform for decision-making Elisyan Wealth Ventures - wealth management platform for ex-pats and spread-out assets Veristyle - AI-enabled clothing discovery platform Moree - flexible reusable packaging combined with an RFID-tracking and return system Visely - online STEM tutoring platform using gamification and AI FLEXR - movement analysis app to identify problems and potential injury during exercise Hey Maestro - lesson management platform for musical teacher and students ESG360° - ESG risk mitigation and compliance platform Finlayer - no-code app development platform for finance REG-1 - automated Compliance-as-a-Service for law firms Veunex - AI-based health and safety assessment in the energy sector Loom - marketplace to connect with designers for custom-made clothing and upcycling projects growyze - smart workflow automation software for hospitality Got FOMO? Stay tuned to find out when we open applications for the next programme! #Investment #startup #fundraise Funding London

🚀 Applications for the Investor Readiness Programme are now OPEN! 🚀 Delivered alongside Funding London and funded by the UK's Shared Prosperity Fund, the IRP aims to support ambitious entrepreneurs in raising their next round of funding through workshops and 1-on-1 support. This programme is for you if you are: 👤 An underrepresented founder 💸 Looking to raise a seed round in the next 3-9 months ⚙ MVP stage 🎡 Based in London Apply for the cohort starting January 19th via the link below!

Thanks to everyone who attended Rise & Shine this morning at Rise, created by Barclays where we explored 'Alternative Funding Options for Fintechs Looking to Raise'. Really fantastic session with incredible insights. Will follow up with a more detailed post on the learnings in the next few days. In the meantime, superb moderation from fundraising expert Alex Reed, Mountside Ventures. A big thanks to our speakers: Neil Shah from LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), crowdfunding queen Kirsty Grant from Seedrs, working capital loans specialist Leonardo Lucatorto from Uncapped, grants expert Jenson Brook from Novus Capital and PR afficianado Lulu Carter from FieldHouse Associates. Special thanks to Helen Owen for on the ground support and 🆑 Christophe Langlois for capturing some great photos. And last but not least, big shout out to Nadir Abrar, Katie Sockett, Anita Panko and the team at Rise, created by Barclays for hosting us. Love you guys!