Startup54 - From OneTech, Powered by Foundervine

Do you have a burning hot business idea you keep thinking about? Do you longingly dream about building a startup business?

Say no more, this is the perfect weekend experience for you!

Startup54 gives you the opportunity to meet like-minded future entrepreneurs, team up with new co-founders, create exciting business ideas and test them out. You will be supported throughout the weekend by Foundervine and OneTech, alongside mentors from the startup scene.

How this event will run

Day 1 - Ideate and Connect; meet your new co-founders, generate ideas, form teams, hear from established founders and start work on your business model

Day 2 - Build and Grow; get to work on your idea, receiving expert mentoring and access to the training you need to find customers and build your product

Day 3 - Refine and Pitch; pitch in front of a panel of expert judges, win prizes and celebrate your achievements! You also network and mingle with judges and mentors

If you're looking to share your skills with a team, or you have an idea and don't know where to start, join us for this exciting weekend!

Stride

This event is brought to you by OneTech and funded by Stride**.

Stride makes space for creativity and innovation to thrive in South London. They create opportunity, develop talent and support creative and tech enterprises.

After securing £8,000,000 from the Corporation of London in summer 2019, they have been working with partners to get a range of projects underway.

Their projects offer opportunities for people at all stages of their journey in the creative and tech industries including affordable workspace, business support, talent development and knowledge exchange. If you are just starting out, or looking to grow, find out more about how to get involved at www.stride.london

Backed by the London Boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Wandsworth. Stride campaigns to build networks that inspire imaginations, encourage collaboration and the exchange of knowledge. We want South London to be a leading centre for innovation, now and long into the future.

Who are OneTech and Foundervine?

OneTech is on a mission to change the face of startups! We work to inspire underrepresented groups to start up and support founders to grow their businesses. We believe the ecosystem needs to be inclusive to thrive and there is so much talent in London! OneTech provides support ranging from mentoring and accountability groups to events, investment readiness programmes and introductions to investors. We work with some amazing partners to be able to deliver a wide range of support.

Foundervine is a key delivery partner of OneTech and started in 2018 as a small group of founders that shared a passion for entrepreneurship and technology. This community has become an important place for founders to connect, learn, grow and collaborate with each other.

Today, the Vine Community has grown from a handful of founders in London to hundreds of founders globally. They have a thriving digital community that often come together offline.

**This event is only open to residents of Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Wandsworth.

Virtual Startup54 - Build a startup in 54 hours