How to succeed in getting Funding for your business

Raising Investment can be hard, finding the right Investor for your business can be harder. Whether it is your first raise or you are going for follow on rounds of investment, it is important to be able to present your business in the best way possible, that first impression is a lasting impression.

We will be joined by three fabulous speakers who will share how to best present yourself when looking for investment , what an investor looks for and how to scale a company and considerations when exiting.

Nick Bird - MSB Executive

Nick is a presentation and public speaking coach and has helped may people find their confidence and find their story. He helps speakers be impactful and memorable. Nick comes at this from a practical background where he has worked in venture funding for nearly 15 years working with Octopus and Triple Point.

Aini Hashim - Investor Associate at Haatch

Aini is an Associate (Growth) at Haatch, a UK-based early-stage VC backing pre-seed and opportunistic seed B2B SaaS founders solving deep pains for organisations. Led by a team of operators with successful exits behind them, Haatch works hands-on with founders to accelerate them to their first £1m ARR and build the infrastructure to scale beyond £10m. The firm invests through its SEIS and EIS funds and has backed 180+ companies, with recent exits including Native (7.4x), Re-Flow (6.55x) and CareLineLive. Haatch is known for moving fast, writing first cheques, and rolling up its sleeves alongside founders from day one.

David Scott Turner - Founder of QALA

A serial entrepreneur who has spent the past two decades building companies and helping large enterprises turn emerging technology into real business advantage. From founding multiple ventures and launching incubators to scaling Imburse through to acquisition, his career has been shaped by a belief that innovation works best when it solves hard, real-world problems. Today, as Co-founder and CEO of Qala AG, he is focused on helping organisations unlock data visibility and build trust, compliance, and control directly into modern software. His work sits at the intersection of innovation, regulation, and scale, giving him a rare perspective on how ambitious companies can move faster without losing control.

5.30pm – Arrival and networking

6.00pm – Event starts, welcome and introductions

6.05pm – Nick Bird - MSB Executive

6.20pm – Aini Hashim - Haatch

6.35pm – David Scott Turner - QALA

6.50pm – Q&A with the speakers

7.05pm – Closing remarks and networking

8.00pm – Event close