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🚨 1 week left to apply for Deploy! 🚨 With over 170 GPs signed up so far, Deploy is shaping up to be the must-attend event for raising your next fund. Whether you’re an emerging manager (Fund I) or an established manager (Fund II and above), Deploy is tailored to connect you with the right LPs to help scale your vision. We’re here to help emerging managers craft and share their story, while supporting established managers in showcasing their proven track record and future potential – all to a curated group of LPs who are actively seeking their next investment. 📅 Deadline: 20th January 🗓 Event: 6th February Thanks to our amazing sponsors Vestlane, Sprout, Carta, HSBC Innovation Banking, Fora, Novabook and FieldHouse Associates for helping us keep this event free for all GPs and LPs. They provide some great services to the ecosystem and are all worth checking out. GPs apply now via the link in the comments 👇

VC looking for LP introductions? Applications for Focal's in-person GP-LP event, Deploy, are now open 🤟 Over 60 leading LPs are signed up, with Isomer Capital and Top Tier Capital Partners hosting panels. Emerging and established managers can apply in just 15 minutes 📈 Even those whose applications don’t make it to the event can still receive introduction requests from our network of 115 global LPs. GPs: Applications are open now until 20th January - register via the link in the comments. LPs: Fill out the 2 min form in the comments. We're also working with some amazing partners on this one Carta, Novabook, Vestlane, FieldHouse Associates, Fora, HSBC Innovation Banking and Sprout.

🚀 Supercharging sales teams with AI. Meet Cold (W24), the AI-powered task feed that transforms how salespeople work. Sitting seamlessly on top of any sales stack, Cold streamlines lead prospecting, outreach, nurturing, and deal-closing—eliminating busy work and boosting efficiency by 10x. With data pulled from communications, CRM, meeting notes, and more, it’s ready to go with just a Gmail account. Discover how Cold is reshaping the future of sales 👉 cold.app Charlie Hilton

♻️ Sustainability made simple. Introducing Esgrid, the first productized blueprint for supply chain sustainability management. Designed for midcap enterprises, their platform tackles regulatory analysis, ESG data protection, and automated reporting—all in one place. With Esgrid, building a greener, compliant supply chain has never been easier. Discover how Esgrid is transforming supply chains for a sustainable future 👉 esgrid.com Oksana Tolmatshova

💸 Smarter spend, smarter growth. Introducing Communion (W24), the AI-native spend management platform designed for growth teams. With customer acquisition spend eating up 20–60% of company budgets (a $600bn+ market), Communion simplifies the process. Their all-in-one platform delivers AI-driven insights, automates spend management, and rebalances budgets—all tasks that were once manual and time-consuming. See how they’re changing the game for growth teams everywhere 👉 https://www.communion.so Gokul Prabha

🎟️ Transforming ticketing, one click at a time. Meet Up (W24), the startup revolutionising how we buy, sell, and experience tickets. For venue hosts, they automate the box office, making operations seamless. For consumers, it’s all about unforgettable moments—from last-minute upgrades to a sleek and easy purchasing journey. Curious to see their vision in action? Check out their pitch video and explore more about what they're building 👉 upapp.uk Greg Makarchuk Alexander Griffiths

81% of people believe preserving family history is important, yet 55% of people cannot remember the names of all four of their grandparents. Willow (W24) is a B2B2C platform that helps businesses support families in honouring their loved ones by providing a personalised, AI-driven solution to collaboratively capture life stories in a lasting, therapeutic way. This awesome company is founded by Patricia K. and Adam Fischer - check out their website at https://lnkd.in/e-trcc27

Salesforge 🔥 generates sales pipeline with high conversion emails using AI and big data. Users have the option of an AI co-pilot or autopilot mode to send out unique emails to prospects, streamlining sales teams and boosting company revenue. Founded in 2023, they've already hit over £100k MRR.

innerworks.me (W24) invisibly verifies humanity and identity through unique behavioural biometrics. By 2025, its estimated that 90% of all internet traffic will be from bots. innerworks is tackling the generative AI fraud era, using only two lines of code that can plug in to any app or website, providing full protection from non-human users.

Happy Friday, everyone! 🎉 In the week after Demo Day, we always like to reflect on our finalists. Check out the pitch from the brilliant team at Lumina, founded by Oana Bradulet and Pascal Bugnion.🌟They have huge plans and are only just getting started. A big thank you to Andrea Gurnari from 2100 Ventures for hosting the Q&A. Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/d6j3k2dD We are so excited to follow your progress! 🚀