The Road to Growth | Lessons from Giant Ventures, Atomico & OMERS

Novabook, an accountancy firm for startups, hosts a fireside chat with Will Dufton, Partner at Giant Ventures, on what changes when a company moves from early stage to growth. Dufton has invested at Atomico, OMERS Ventures and now Giant, backing companies from first cheque through Series B and beyond. The session covers the milestones growth investors weigh, where promising companies stall after Series B, how the fundraising conversation changes as rounds get bigger, and what founders should have in place before they need the money. Stephen Wilks, Novabook's co-founder and CEO, hosts. Drinks from 18:00, fireside at 19:10, networking from 20:00. Free, approval-gated by role (founder, investor, ecosystem), numbers deliberately small. Exact address shared on registration. Why go: one speaker who has written cheques at three funds, answering what a growth round will actually demand. Best for pre-Series A and Series A founders, and the angels who back them.