Ambitious founders start here.
The Founder Commons is a community for early-stage technology founders in North East England to unlock their ambition together, through peer support and access to experienced operators and investors.
Ambitious founders start here.
The Founder Commons is a community for early-stage technology founders in North East England to unlock their ambition together, through peer support and access to experienced operators and investors.
Ambitious founders start here.
The Founder Commons is a community for early-stage technology founders in North East England to unlock their ambition together, through peer support and access to experienced operators and investors.
Sign up to our events & programmes
Sign up for our pilot events, or apply to our upcoming programmes - open to founders and entrepreneurs in the North East of England, working on technology startups from pre-launch to early revenue or traction, including business that have raised one or two rounds of investment.
Investment 101
Assembly Hall, Middlesbrough
Friday 17 October
1000 - 1200
If you're thinking about raising investment for your tech startup, you'll learn how angel and VC investment works, how to research and run a fundraising process, and whether investment is the right path for you.
Founder Fundamentals
The Catalyst, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Monday 27 October
1300 - 1700
A free half-day of workshops from sector experts - learn about product discovery, rapid prototyping using AI, and customer outreach that works. It's also an opportunity to network with other tech founders in the region.
Founder Circles
Online
From November 2025 and January 2026
6 week programme, 2 hours per week
A light-touch programme for founders to build momentum in their execution, and learn from other founders, alongside regular coaching and access to expert operators and investors from outside the region.
Sign up to our events & programmes
Sign up for our pilot events, or apply to our upcoming programmes - open to founders and entrepreneurs in the North East of England, working on technology startups from pre-launch to early revenue or traction, including business that have raised one or two rounds of investment.
Investment 101
Assembly Hall, Middlesbrough
Friday 17 October
1000 - 1200
If you're thinking about raising investment for your tech startup, you'll learn how angel and VC investment works, how to research and run a fundraising process, and whether investment is the right path for you.
Founder Fundamentals
The Catalyst, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Monday 27 October
1300 - 1700
A free half-day of workshops from sector experts - learn about product discovery, rapid prototyping using AI, and customer outreach that works. It's also an opportunity to network with other tech founders in the region.
Founder Circles
Online
From November 2025 and January 2026
6 week programme, 2 hours per week
A light-touch programme for founders to build momentum in their execution, and learn from other founders, alongside regular coaching and access to expert operators and investors from outside the region.
Sign up to our events & programmes
Sign up for our pilot events, or apply to our upcoming programmes - open to founders and entrepreneurs in the North East of England, working on technology startups from pre-launch to early revenue or traction, including business that have raised one or two rounds of investment.
Investment 101
Assembly Hall, Middlesbrough
Friday 17 October
1000 - 1200
If you're thinking about raising investment for your tech startup, you'll learn how angel and VC investment works, how to research and run a fundraising process, and whether investment is the right path for you.
Founder Fundamentals
Newcastle, venue TBC
Monday 27 October
1300 - 1700
A free half-day of workshops from sector experts - learn about product discovery, rapid prototyping using AI, and customer outreach that works. It's also an opportunity to network with other tech founders in the region.
Founder Circles
Online
November 2025, January 2026
6 weeks, 2 hours per week
A light-touch programme for founders to build momentum in their execution, and learn from other founders, alongside regular coaching and access to expert operators and investors from outside the region.
Who can attend the events in Midlesbrough and Newcastle?
The Raising Investment 101 and Founder Fundamentals events are open to founders of technology startups, who haven't launched yet, or have launched but are still in their first two years of trading. Founders must be based in the North East of England to attend.
Why do I need to "apply to attend" the events?
The Founder Commons is a community where early-stage technology founders can engage and support one another. In order to support this aim, attendance is strictly invite-only, and not open to service providers or businesses considered outside the technology sector.
What is the cost of attending the events, or participating in the Founder Circles programme?
All of the events and Founder Circles programme are free to attendees and partcipants, due to financial support from the UK Tech Cluster Group and DCMS.
Who can attend the events in Midlesbrough and Newcastle?
The Raising Investment 101 and Founder Fundamentals events are open to founders of technology startups, who haven't launched yet, or have launched but are still in their first two years of trading. Founders must be based in the North East of England to attend.
Why do I need to "apply to attend" the events?
The Founder Commons is a community where early-stage technology founders can engage and support one another. In order to support this aim, attendance is strictly invite-only, and not open to service providers or businesses considered outside the technology sector.
What is the cost of attending the events, or participating in the Founder Circles programme?
All of the events and Founder Circles programme are free to attendees and partcipants, due to financial support from the UK Tech Cluster Group and DCMS.
Want to know more? Join us for Office Hours.
If you've got questions or need help, book a time to chat online here - find out if the events and programme are right for you, get advice about your startup, or anything else on your mind.
Want to know more? Join us for Office Hours.
If you've got questions or need help, book a time to chat online here - find out if the events and programme are right for you, get advice about your startup, or anything else on your mind.
Want to know more? Join us for Office Hours.
If you've got questions or need help, book a time to chat online here - find out if the events and programme are right for you, get advice about your startup, or anything else on your mind.
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