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September
03
Tuesday
6:45pm
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Dine with Matthew Bradley, Investment Partner at Forward Partners: the formula for pre-seed & seed success

at RedFarm, Covent Garden (map)

Who's coming

  • Malcolm

    Founder and CEO, Aceify

  • Victoria

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  • Matthew

    Partner, Forward Partners

  • Diego

    Entrepreneur / Business development / Strategy

  • Julia

    Founder - i2i social app for university students

  • Rob

    CEO & Founder , Forward Food.Tech Ltd

  • Andy
  • Arit

    Director, TableCrowd

  • Rupert

    COO, Pynk.io - People Powered Investment

  • Joe

    Founder & CEO, SUREEL

  • Andrew

    CEO, GLU

  • Lavinia D.

    Central Services Lead Generalist & Head of People, The Pillar Project

  • Nick

    Partner, Kingston Smith

  • Alex

    Founder & CEO - Sparton Danzig Ltd, Sparton Danzig Ltd

  • Cameron
  • Susan

    Founder & CEO, BAMBINISTA

  • David

    CEO, Purlos

  • Bhavin

    Founder , PerDoc

  • Mirav

    VybeLabs

  • Mhorag

    CEO and Founder, Harbour84

  • David

    Founder, Kliklocal

  • Jared

    Fresh Fitness Food

  • Steven

    Founder , WhiteCap

  • Debbie

    --, Equdos

  • Clive Bonny

    Director, Strategic Management Partners

Waiting List

Venue

RedFarm

9 Russell Street, London WC2B 5HZ
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Started by:
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Enjoy dinner drinks and a chance to meet…
Matthew Bradley is Investment Partner at Forward Partners, one of the UK's leading, largest, and most innovative early-stage VC firms. Forward Partners have supported over 50 fast growth startups to build great products and drive faster growth.

What invest in…
Forward Partners invest in the UK's most exciting tech startups and at the earliest possible stage. Investments typically range from pre-seed, seed, to Series A and beyond.

Their Investment Portfolio Includes…
Their portfolio includes well-known tech businesses such as Thread, Countingup, Zopa, Gravity Sketch, Live Better With, Kuru Kids, Appear Here, Wonderbly, Lexoo, Makers Academy, Hailo, Big Health and Drover, to name a few.

This dinner is perfect for…
Startup founders, CEO’s and management level.
If you'd like to join but don't fall neatly within the above categories, please email us at hello@tablecrowd.com to discuss whether this is the right dinner for you. Also feel free to check out our other dinners as another might match you perfectly!

The dinner conversation will be…
Matthew has a wealth of experience in the VC industry and is passionate about Forward Partners being the best partner for entrepreneurs. At Forward Partners, Matt splits his time between investments and working across the portfolio, so this is a great opportunity to hear from Matt who will share all on:
✓ Tips for closing your investment round successfully – and fast!
✓ What criteria they apply to find the most exciting tech startups.
✓ The importance of getting to market quickly and with the right product.
✓ Key lessons learnt from the Forward Partners portfolio.
Take this chance to meet with Matthew, get a clearer understanding of what it takes to successfully raise investment and to talk to him and your fellow diners informally over dinner about what you’re working on.

Who is Matthew Bradley?
Matthew Bradley has been at Forward Partners since 2014, focusing on supporting pre-seed to seed level startups and recently became a Partner to the firm. Forward Partners have to date, partnered with 50 visionary tech startups, ranging from fashion, fintech, food to legal and luxury. Matt has 12 years of experience in financial services working at investment banks and venture capital firms.

*Proud to partner with Kingston Smith*

What’s included?
You get a private dining experience with a knowledgeable speaker, 2 course dinner with wine or 2 soft drinks plus highly curated and relevant crowd.

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P.S. TableCrowd are offering complimentary cab rides home (£15) thanks to their partner, Gett, on first download of the app. Download the app in advance.

Matthew Bradley has been at Forward Partners since 2014, focusing on supporting pre-seed to seed level startups and recently became a Partner to the firm. Forward Partners have to date, partnered with 50 visionary tech startups, ranging from fashion, fintech, food to legal and luxury. Matt has 12 years of experience in financial services working at investment banks and venture capital firms.

Matt has worked in sales, structuring and trading in technical market research, strategy and execution capacities, and now puts this advanced understanding of risk and opportunity to a different use. Matt invests in and helps the next generation of online businesses to get off the ground, grow and scale.

Matthew used to work on trading floors at Lloyds and BarCap before seeing the light. Following an MBA at SDA Bocconi and before joining Forward Partners he became an entrepreneur and investor in his own right.

For any dietary requirements, worry not, we have it covered, as long as we know in advance. If you are vegetarian, vegan, dairy free or gluten intolerant let us know by filling out the dietary requirements section in the your preferences section of your profile on the TableCrowd website.

One of the TableCrowd hosting team will be on hand to make sure you are welcomed through the door and introduced to the most relevant people to you.

For any advance questions about this dinner, it is best to reach us at hello@tablecrowd.com.

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