Tech Events by Mercia Ventures

A peer dinner for chairs and non-executive directors from the Mercia Ventures network, on the board's role in supporting CEOs as companies scale: organisational design, leadership, talent and performance. Off the record, by selection. Sold out at the time of listing; approval required.

Mercia Ventures opens its own office at The Colmore Building on Colmore Circus Queensway for a panel with founders from its portfolio, 16:00 to 18:30, as a Birmingham Tech Week fringe event. The premise is that a scale-up is defined by a handful of pivotal decisions, some of which unlock growth and some of which become expensive lessons. Founders from high-growth businesses talk through theirs: hiring senior leaders, entering new markets, fundraising, product strategy and the founder-level problems nobody puts in a case study. The organisers are explicit that it is lived experience rather than theory, including the mistakes that nearly derailed things. Free, with the investment team around afterwards. Why go: portfolio founders speaking in their investor's office tend to be more specific than panellists on a conference stage. Best for founders and operators scaling past the first growth stage.

Mercia Ventures hosts a dinner for non-executive directors working with venture-backed companies. Small, invitation-shaped, and a rare gathering of the UK NED bench.