London: Building a World-Class Startup Ecosystem - Online Demo Week - January 2021

Описание: Entrepreneur & Growth Advisor Julien Oudart moderates a conversation with Marie-Barbe Girard, Damian Routley & Saurav Chopra surrounding the London startup ecosystem.
Host:
Julien Oudart, Entrepreneur & Growth Advisor
Julien is a seasoned tech entrepreneur who has lived and worked in London, Paris, Tokyo and is now based in Los Angeles. In 2016, he sold NukeSuite, a SaaS Content Management platform he co-founded in 2010. Prior to NukeSuite, Julien launched the EMEA office of Amobee (Sequoia, Accel) in London and ran Product Marketing teams for telcos Orange and Vodafone.

Panelists:
Marie-Barbe Girard, Entrepreneur & Advisor
A French national, Marie-Barbe has been living and developing startups in London since 1998. In 2010, she co-founds Shopcade, a leader in media commerce, acquired by Lagardere group in 2016. Marie-Barbe is currently mentor and advisor with several high-profile organisations such as HEC, station F and UK’s GovStart public fund. She is also currently MD UK at World is a Village, a youth exchange program platform.

Damian Routley, Chief Commercial Office at Founders Factory
Damian is currently Managing Director, Consumer & Media at Founders Factory, one of the largest London accelerators - also present in NYC, Paris and Johannesburg. Through his activity at Founders Factory, Damian sits at the board of 10+ London startups. In 2008 Damian founded social ad platform Glow, sold to Adglow in 2016.

Saurav Chopra, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman at Perkbox
Saurav is co-founder and executive chairman of Perkbox, the leading platform in employee experience and benefits in the UK. Prior to Perkbox, Saurav held several Sales & Marketing positions with some of the fastest growing startups in the UK, including Amobee and Yahoo. Saurav was voted 2018 Entrepreneur of the year by the London Business School.

About Newchip Accelerator:
Our mission at Newchip is to make the knowledge, network, and the communities that develop around strong accelerator programs available to everyone - regardless of stage and location in the world. That is why our accelerator programs, including content and interactions, are 100% online. Every month, we take on a new cohort of about 60-70 startups. Over the coming six months, we provide our cohort companies with in-depth guidance through Mastermind groups, 1-1 mentor sessions, live classes, workshops, and bespoke investor outreach campaigns focused on the specific industries and markets which our companies seek to disrupt.

To date, Newchip has helped 750+ startups from 35+ countries and 200+ cities worldwide since our founding. We have had startups working across a variety of industries and verticals - ranging from medical technology, clean energy, online tutoring to organic gummy candies, artificial intelligence, and even flying cars! The diversity of startups that come onboard the Newchip platform is one of our biggest strengths because it is through this same diversity in ideas and imagination, we innovate big.

Newchip is adamant about lowering the barriers of entry for startups to raise capital by sharing the knowledge, tools, and resources necessary to get ahead in the startup game. We understand the challenges, risks, and pitfalls that startup founders face on the long journey that is entrepreneurship.

Learn more about us, the application process and our companies at newchip.com.