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Congratulations Rita Kastrati: People's Choice Winner at Canopy Demo Night 2025 city university of london city ventures demo night london june peoples choice Jun 13, 2025

 At Canopy’s flagship London Demo Night, early-stage Founders seeking validation, community, and growth take centre stage. And for the milestone first-anniversary edition, the People’s Choice Award we...

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Unlocking the Power of AI: Exploring OpenRouter 2025 ai insights june Jun 06, 2025

Imagine a world where accessing advanced AI models is as easy as flipping a switch. Picture a small startup, brimming with innovative ideas but limited by the high costs of technology. They dream of h...

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Breaking Barriers: What’s Holding Female Founders Back? 2025 barriers to entrepremeurship city university of london may research May 23, 2025

 More women than ever are starting businesses—but they’re still much less likely to receive funding, scale up, or survive long term. The journey of a female founder often involves navigating invisible...

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How Canopy and City St George’s University of London Are Building a Blueprint for University-Startup Collaboration 2025 city university of london ecosystem may May 19, 2025

Startup ecosystems don’t thrive on tech alone — they thrive on community, courage, and consistency. That’s the ethos behind the evolving collaboration between Canopy and City St George’s University of...

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Celebrating Phase Space: The MedTech Startup Reimagining Teenage Mental Health 2025 city university of london demo night london london may peoples choice May 16, 2025

 On a buzzing May evening at Bayes Business School, London, the Canopy Demo Night stage belonged to two remarkable founders—Katie and Zillah of Phase Space. As the People’s Choice winners, their medte...

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Founders in Focus: May Demo Night Ignites at Bayes Business School, City St George’s 2025 city university of london demo night london london May 15, 2025

This May, the Canopy Community brought its signature energy and entrepreneurial fire to Bayes Business School, the business school of City St George’s University of London, for a special edition of De...

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Why Is It So Hard to Start a Business from a Low-Income Background? 2025 barriers to entrepremeurship city university of london may research May 13, 2025

Starting a business is tough for anyone. But for people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, the barriers are often much higher and quite daunting. Academic research has shown that systemic disadvant...

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Three Practical Ways Founders and Investors Can Use AI – Lessons from the Canopy Campfire 2025 canopy campfire may May 09, 2025

What happens when you sit a circle of startup founders, investors, and AI builders around a fire and ask: “How are you using AI?” That was the spark behind the most recent Canopy Campfire — an evening...

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Why Most Startups Fail: The 3 Hard Truths Every Founder Must Face 2025 city university of london may why startups fail May 07, 2025

Every startup begins with a spark—an idea, a dream, a vision for something better. But the truth is hard to ignore: nearly 90% of startups fail.

This stat isn’t meant to scare you. It's meant to wake...

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From Near Miss to People's Choice: Federico Soressi's Linkable Journey and Demo Night Triumph 2025 april demo night london peoples choice Apr 22, 2025

Welcome, community! It's always a joy to gather and share stories from our vibrant startup ecosystem. As many of you know, City Ventures, in collaboration with Canopy, hosts regular Demo Nights. These...

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Demo Night London — April Edition: The Founders Raising, Building and Winning Together 2025 april demo night london Apr 11, 2025

Wednesday, the Canopy Founder community packed into Bayes Business School for another electric edition of Demo Night — our monthly gathering where startup founders step up, share their product, and ge...

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Lisbon Demo Night: A Showcase of Creativity, Learning, and Community 2025 demonightlx march Mar 20, 2025

Tonight, Lisbon became the hub of innovation as Canopy hosted its March Demo Night. Entrepreneurs, investors, and curious minds gathered at AstroLabs to celebrate bold ideas and share their expertise....

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