An Entrepreneurship Series · Grand Finale 13 Sept
VentureForward.
Five weeks. Fifteen operators, investors and builders. One live pitch finale. A working curriculum on using AI to build, value, fund and scale a company — for founders who'd rather ship than sit through theory.
What it covers
Four ideas run through every session.
Venture Forward isn't a lecture series. Each week is built around one of four pillars — and every speaker is someone actively operating at that intersection right now.
AI
Practical tools for optimising, building and shipping with AI — not hype, workflow.
Venture Capital
Valuation, raising capital and what investors actually look for before they wire funds.
Scaling & Growth
Operating playbooks for taking a working business and making it a bigger one.
Ethical Products
Building trustworthy, responsible AI-enabled products — not just fast ones.
The Circuit
Five weeks, mapped out.
Tap a date to see who's speaking and what they're covering. The line marks how far the series has travelled.
Who's Speaking
Fifteen people, doing the work.
Founders, investors and operators from across the ecosystem — each teaching what they practice.
Are you ready to pitch your startup?
14 teams will take the stage at the Grand Finale on 13 September 2026 in front of top VCs and investors. Fill one quick form to enter.