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Mindstone's Manchester AI meetup, run with UKAI and Barclays at Heron House, DiSH, 47 Lloyd Street. The evening is two live demos of AI tools, no slides, plus three talks:…

Founders · Investors
Hosted by Cooper Parry
When
Tuesday 17 November 2026
4:30pm
Where
Campfield Studios
Campfield Studios, Liverpool Road, Manchester, M3 4FP
Price
free
An evening on the operational side of getting from seed to Series A: building a repeatable growth engine, picking a go-to-market motion, and the hiring calls that either compound or cost you a year.
Cooper Parry hosts with Exchange Accelerator. The panel is Anish Kapoor (founder and chairman, AccessPay), Harry Panter (co-founder and CEO, Housr), Laura Wiggins (YFM Equity Partners), Ted Tavendale (Puma Growth Partners) and Tom Watts (Cooper Parry), followed by a showcase of Exchange cohort businesses. Doors 17:00, panel from 17:30, finishing around 20:30 with food, drinks and networking at Campfield Studios on Liverpool Road. Free, approval-gated on Luma; the organiser says a few places remain.
two founders who've made the climb next to two active Northern growth investors, so you hear both sides of the Series A table in one room. Best for founders who've raised a seed round and are eighteen months from the next one.
Anish Kapoor · Founder & Chairman, AccessPay
Harry Panter · Co-Founder & CEO, Housr
Laura Wiggins · Investment Director, YFM Equity Partners
Ted Tavendale · Investor, Puma Growth Partners
Tom Watts · Partner, Cooper Parry
Campfield Studios, Campfield Studios, Liverpool Road, Manchester, M3 4FP
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Venture Café Manchester: Global Entrepreneurship Week - What Makes a Founder?Thu 19 Nov · freeDate & Time
Tuesday 17 November 2026
4:30pm
Price
Free
Organiser
Cooper Parry
Anish Kapoor
Founder & Chairman, AccessPay
Harry Panter
Co-Founder & CEO, Housr
Laura Wiggins
Investment Director, YFM Equity Partners
Ted Tavendale
Investor, Puma Growth Partners
Tom Watts
Partner, Cooper Parry
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