Join The Accelerator Network's Startup Stories December edition with Startups Magazine, to hear two founders share their journey navigating the challenges of 2020 to celebrate achievements, and tips for fellow entrepreneurs on looking ahead to 2021 and building businesses beyond Covid.

Growing a startup is challenging at the best of times, and this year has put resilience to the test. It is specially inspiring to hear Cudoni founder's experience raising funding through lockdown to successfully secure £4.6m investment all via Zoom, towards scaling the fashion resale ecommerce platform internationally with increase in consumer concern for sustainability and conscious way of living. While Little Riot's Pillow Talk product to connect people through technology, previously ahead of the curve, has become ever more important in our Covid world, along with the brand's groundbreaking work with hospitals worldwide.

You'll hear about:

• Growing a business during Covid
• Raising investment virtually
• Navigating international growth
• Planning for 2021 - challenges and opportunities

Agenda:

12:00-12:20pm introduction and panel discussion

12:20-12:30pm Q&A for audience questions

Please register to receive your virtual event joining details prior to the event.

Startups:

James Harford-Tyrer, Founder of Cudoni, Accelerator Academy and FastForward Pre-Accelerator alumni

Joanna Montgomery, Founder Little Riot featured in Startups Magazine Women in Tech issue

Event host:

The Accelerator Network empowers UK tech startups and scaleups through business growth and investment readiness support from pre-seed to Series A via our three stages of virtual programmes: FastForward Pre-Accelerator for pre-seed (MVP validation), Accelerator Academy for seed, and The ScaleUp Accelerator for Series A. We deliver Cyber 101 bootcamps in partnership with Digital Catapult supporting cybersecurity startups, and Investor Readiness Bootcamps for immersive tech businesses. Accelerator Academy Semester 28 programme is open for applications.

Amy Chao, Community Engagement Manager

Event partner:

Startups Magazine champions tech startups - the entrepreneurial heroes disrupting industries and the creators challenging norms and breaking boundaries. In print and online, the team delivers unique content to startups providing valuable insights from industry experts, advice on business fundamentals and most importantly - a platform to introduce tech startups to the world stage.

Anna Flockett, Editor

Terms and conditions:

By booking a ticket, you consent to being recorded at the event as a member of the audience and to footage of you being used by The Accelerator Network in its communication.