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Actionable advice for university founders

How SETsquared Partnership — the world's leading university business incubator — brought FounderCatalyst in to deliver expert webinars on SEIS/EIS and finding angel investors to their founder community.

6 university partners Expert webinars Actionable advice
Colin Dart
Colin Dart
Co-Lead, Tech Exeter & Accelerator
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About SETsquared Partnership

The SETsquared Partnership is a collaboration between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton, and Surrey. It is consistently ranked as the world's leading university business incubator, supporting high-growth tech startups from idea stage through to scale-up.

Through its accelerator programmes, SETsquared connects founders with mentors, investors, and the resources they need to build investable businesses. FounderCatalyst was brought in to deliver expert sessions on fundraising legals and investor engagement to their community of founders.

“FounderCatalyst delivered two excellent webinars for our founder community, covering SEIS/EIS and how to approach and find angel investors. The sessions were clear, practical, and incredibly well-received by attendees — packed with actionable advice that founders could implement straight away.”

Colin Dart
Colin Dart
Co-Lead, Tech Exeter & Accelerator

How FounderCatalyst supports SETsquared

Six ways FounderCatalyst delivers value to the SETsquared community.

EW

Expert webinars for founders

FounderCatalyst delivered excellent webinars covering SEIS/EIS and how to approach and find angel investors — clear, practical, and packed with actionable advice.

SE

SEIS & EIS expertise

Helping university-backed startups understand and secure SEIS and EIS advance assurance, a critical step before approaching investors.

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Founder-friendly education

Content that's accessible and speaks the language of early-stage founders — distilling complex fundraising legals into what they actually need to know.

AI

Finding angel investors

Practical guidance on how to approach, find, and engage angel investors — advice founders could implement straight away after the sessions.

FC

Understanding founder challenges

Sam understands the challenges early-stage startups face and delivers content that resonates with founders at every stage of their journey.

AP

Trusted accelerator partner

Partnering with one of the world's top university business incubators to support the next generation of high-growth tech startups.

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