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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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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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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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Celebrating Rob Cossins of Scribe: The People's Choice at Demo Night 2025 city university of london demo night london february peoples choice Feb 14, 2025

This past Wednesday, the Canopy Community hosted another electric Demo Night, and one pitch stood out above the rest. Rob Cossins, co-founder of Scribe not only captivated the audience with his innova...

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Celebrating the Moment with Sahil Dhingra: Winner of the People's Choice Vote at January Demo Night London 2025 celebrate the moment city university of london demo night london january Jan 17, 2025

 In a recent interview, we had the pleasure of speaking with Sahil Dhingra, co-founder and CEO of DeepReel, who was voted the People's Choice at January's Demo Night event in London.

This monthly ga...

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Fostering Innovation and Social Mobility: The Canopy and City Ventures Collaboration 2025 city university of london demo night london Jan 07, 2025

In the heart of London's vibrant startup ecosystem, an exciting partnership has been forged between Canopy Community and City Ventures, creating a unique nexus of support for entrepreneurs and innovat...

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