In February 2026, something special happened at the Derby Game Changers awards. Among a strong group of founders pitching their ideas, two people stood out. Sharlene and Vikki, co-fo
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Why Startups Struggle to Work with Corporates — And How to Fix It
Mar 23, 2026
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 For any corporate CFO looking to drive innovation, partnering with startups feels like a logical move. Startups bring speed, creativity, and fresh thinking. Corporates bring scale, capital, and custo...
Open Innovation: How CEOs Deliver Fast, Disruptive Projects That Create Real Value
Mar 23, 2026
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 The pace of change in business is no longer linear. It is exponential. AI, shifting customer expectations, and global competition are compressing timelines and redefining what “good” looks like acros...
Open Innovation in the Age of AI: A Strategic Imperative
Mar 23, 2026
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For corporate CEOs, the conversation around innovation has shifted fundamentally. This is no longer about incremental improvement or digital transformation programmes. It is about survival, relevance,...
Press Release: New Legal Advisors in Residence: Stephens Scown Join Canopy Community
Mar 19, 2026
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Building a startup is exciting, creative, and often unpredictable. Founders move quickly from idea to MVP, from validation to investment conversations, and from early customers to scaling teams. Along...
Quantum Foundations: Seb Kot on Homomorphic Encryption and the Future of Health Data
Mar 16, 2026
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At the start of Demo Night London last week, the room settled into a fireside conversation between Seb Kot, founder and bioengineering student, and Stewart Noakes, Co-Founder of Canopy Community. What...
Winnie Wins the People’s Choice Award at London Demo Night
Mar 13, 2026
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Every Demo Night reminds us why the founder journey matters. It’s a space where ideas meet encouragement, where early-stage startups share their vision, and where a supportive commun
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Mental Health app wins out at March London Demo Night
Mar 12, 2026
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Winnie and the Aeli Health team walked out of last night’s Canopy x City Ventures Demo Night with the People’s Choice Award – and it couldn’t be more deserved. In a room full of founders, operators
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Meet Mara: Building Real-World Connection Through the UniDays Startup Programme
Mar 04, 2026
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Some founders build apps.
Some build platforms.
Mara is building something more fundamental: real-world human connection.
As a master’s student at the London Interdisciplinary School, Mara joined the...
From Working Mum to Student Founder: Helen’s UniDays Accelerator Journey
Mar 04, 2026
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At Canopy Community, we believe entrepreneurship should feel open, not intimidating. It should be founder-friendly. It should support social mobility. And it should meet you where you are.
Helen Conw...
From University Idea to Real Startup: How Ankit Is Building JOG for Run Clubs
Mar 03, 2026
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What does it actually take to move from “I’ve got an idea” to “I’m building a startup”?
For many first-time founders and students, the hardest part isn’t creativity. It’s starting.
Ankit Chawla, a s...
