Inbound Investors is a high-impact event designed to help early-stage and scaling companies make meaningful connections with the right investors. Each company will be matched with up to 10 relevant investors for one-on-one meetings, based on your sector, stage, and funding goals. The matchmaking process is completely personalised to ensure every conversation is targeted, strategic, and worth your time.
Our team will support you in the lead-up to the event. From shaping your pitch to preparing for investor conversations, we will help you present your company and funding journey clearly and confidently. The goal is simple: to help you take the first step in building investor relationships that lead to real opportunities.
Applications for Inbound Investors are opening soon.
For NI companies seeking investment this is a unique opportunity to meet with between 5-10 investors in one day, with tailored support from our team of experts in the run up to the main event, preparing you to capitalise on the opportunity. Company applications are opening soon.
For investors, this event gives you a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of emerging opportunities in NI, hear the latest from the ecosystem, meet companies who have been pre matched to you based on your investment criteria and network with peers and key partners in the NI ecosystem. All in one day!!
We work hard to ensure the right investors meet the right companies so that both can get the most from this one day event.*
*Ultimately, it is always up to the participating company and funding source to agree and finalise a deal. Catalyst can provide information based on its extensive experience, but it does not provide advice.
In 2024, inbound Investors took place at the University of Ulster on September 12th. Once again, the event proved to be a resounding success. It featured 52 local companies eager to secure investments that would propel their businesses to the next level, and they had the unique chance to meet with 50 investors from outside of NI. Over 92% of investor survey respondents noted that their matched meetings would result in follow-on engagement post the event. One attendee noted:
I had some great conversations yesterday with companies, investors and advisors. There’s no other event during the year that brings together such an aligned group of stakeholders in the early stage investing ecosystem.
Scaling Programmes Manager
Hannah Cummings is the Scaling Programme Manager at Catalyst, where she oversees Inbound Investors, CEOs Connect, and Way to Scale. These initiatives have a collective objective of expediting the growth trajectory of Northern Ireland’s top technology companies, supporting them to achieve a market valuation of £100 million.
Hannah joined Catalyst in 2019, initially managing operations and community at the Catalyst Belfast Fintech Hub before moving on to manage Co-Founders, a design-thinking led program that helps innovation driven start-ups get going! Designing, curating, and executing impactful strategic initiatives has been a core tenet of Hannah’s career with Catalyst.
Hannah also holds a PhD in Drama and is passionate about leveraging her background to support others in finding their pitch and public speaking confidence, as well as hosting and Mc-ing ecosystem events.
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