ClimbUK North East · Wednesday 20 January 2027 · The Glasshouse, Gateshead
Raising? Find investors looking for real deal flow
One day built for founders raising, from pre-seed to Series A. See how investors decide, test your story, then spend the evening with active investors and fellow founders.
Raise with a clearer view of the room
See how the decision gets made
Inside the Investment Committee recreates the meeting that happens after an investor says they are interested. You see what gets challenged, and why.
Test your story in the evening
Register your interest in Investor Speed Networking and Founder Pitching. Selected founders get focused time with active investors.
Fellow founders a step ahead
Spend the day with founders who have raised before you, and hear what worked for them and what did not.
Part one
Part one: you make the call
11am to 4pm, in the auditorium. Four live sessions, built for you to take part, not sit through.
Inside the Investment Committee
We recreate an investment committee meeting, so you see how investors evaluate opportunities, challenge assumptions and make investment decisions.
The Great Northern Investment Debate
Is it harder to raise investment in the North? Two opposing views, one lively debate, and an audience encouraged to challenge both sides.
Business Growth: You Make the Call
A scaling business hits something unexpected. Our live role-play puts real business challenges on stage, and the audience helps decide what happens next.
The ClimbUK Business Growth Quiz
Think you know what it takes to build and scale a business? An interactive, fast-paced quiz, with prizes up for grabs.
Part two
Part two: the ClimbUK Takeover
From 5pm. A curated evening where the right people meet and conversations turn into opportunities.
Investor Speed Networking
Fast-paced, focused conversations between selected founders and active investors.
High-Energy Founder Pitching
Selected businesses take the spotlight and show what they’re building.
Exclusive Roundtables
Small, invitation-only discussions where founders, investors and experts tackle real business challenges.
Networking, ClimbUK Style
Great people, great conversations, and connections that could change the direction of your business.
Places for the evening’s structured activities will be strictly limited, with participants selected to ensure the right mix of people around the table.
Make the day count
Come with a clear ask and leave with conversations worth following up.
- Tick Investor Speed Networking and Founder Pitching when you register.
- Know your stage, your sector and what the money is for, in one line each.
- Bring a question to the debate, then stay for the ClimbUK Takeover.
When you register, tick
- Investor Speed Networking: “Yes, as a founder raising investment”
- High-Energy Founder Pitching: “Yes, I would like to pitch”
Straight answers
No one is promised a slot. Places for Investor Speed Networking and Founder Pitching are limited, and we select founders to get the right mix in the room. Register your interest when you book and we come back to you.
Wednesday 20 January 2027, at The Glasshouse, Gateshead. Part one runs from 11am to 4pm in the auditorium. The ClimbUK Takeover starts at 5pm.
Yes. Places are limited and advance registration is essential. One registration covers the day and the evening.
Tell us when you register: there is a question each for Investor Speed Networking, High-Energy Founder Pitching and the Exclusive Roundtables. Places are limited, and we select participants to get the right mix of people around the table. We come back to you before the day.
No. ClimbUK North East is one day in January. Climb27, The Festival for Business Growth, runs on 30 June and 1 July 2027.
ClimbUK North East
Wednesday 20 January 2027
The Glasshouse, Gateshead
Don’t just hear about the conversations afterwards. Be part of them.
Wednesday 20 January 2027, The Glasshouse, Gateshead. Places are limited and advance registration is essential.