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Foundervine

Foundervine
Information last verified: August 2026 · Source: foundervine.com
Stage
Idea / pre-product, MVP / early product, Early revenue
Location
London, Midlands, UK-wide
Equity
No equity taken
Cost
Free programmes, paid workspace
Delivery
Hybrid
Any sector
Idea / pre-productMVP / early productEarly revenue

One of the UK’s largest diversity-focused founder ecosystems, backing underrepresented founders through free cohort programmes and, now, its own coworking space. Its CEO, Izzy Obeng, was awarded an MBE in 2025. The line-up rotates by cohort and currently includes Immerse and Breakthrough (the latter run with Lloyds for disabled entrepreneurs), The Foundry, Wray Forward (with Wray and Nephew, for Black-owned businesses), Ascend, Founders Connect, the Barclays Black Founder Accelerator, Elevate+ (with PayPal), the Google Cloud Founder Series, Pulse for free AI skills, The Scale Circle and Venture Forward for growth-stage founders raising in the next three to nine months. Most programmes are free and take no equity, and some offer grant or cash funding. Foundervine Spaces, its members workspace at Three Deal Porters in Canada Water, London, adds desks, meeting rooms and events from £249 a month, or a £40 day pass. More than 600 entrepreneurs have been accelerated and thousands of leaders supported since 2018.

Why this programme

Raise funding
Investment-readiness coaching, investor office hours and introductions; Venture Forward targets founders raising in the next three to nine months, and some programmes offer grant or cash funding
Access to mentors / operators
Entrepreneurs in residence, one-to-one mentoring and expert coaches across the cohort programmes
Community / workspace / ecosystem
A large diverse-founder community, plus Foundervine Spaces, its members workspace at Three Deal Porters in Canada Water, with desks, meeting rooms and events from £249 a month or a £40 day pass
Build product / validate MVP
Structured multi-week cohort programmes covering business model, go-to-market and pitch practice
Scale & grow
Growth-stage support through Venture Forward and The Scale Circle for established, revenue-generating founders

Interested in Foundervine?

Head to their website for programmes, eligibility and how to get involved.

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