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May
30
Wednesday
6:45pm
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Dine with William McQuillan, Partner at Frontline Ventures: investing in seed-stage B2B ventures

at Apulia, Smithfields (map)

Who's coming

Venue

Apulia

Mediterranean
50 Long Lane, London, United Kingdom, EC1A 9EJ
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Started by:
Table Crowd

Enjoy dinner drinks and a chance to meet…
William McQuillan is Partner at Frontline Ventures, a leading early stage B2B VC firm, based in both London and Dublin. William, along with two other original partners, were inspired to set up a fund based on their own experience working on the frontlines of the startup industry.

What they invest in…
They typically invest in B2B software companies across a variety of verticals, with investments ranging from £150k to £1.5m.

Their Investment Portfolio Includes…
Logentries, Orchestrate.io, Verve, Qstream, Signal, Pointy, CurrencyFair, Moltin, to name a few.

This dinner is perfect for…
Business owners, CEO’s and management working for tech companies.
If you'd like to join but don't fall neatly within the above categories, please email us at hello@tablecrowd.com to discuss whether this is the right dinner for you. Also feel free to check out our other dinners as another might match you perfectly!

The dinner conversation will be…
Having worked for and co-founded startups and with over five years experience as a partner at Frontline, William is the perfect person to share all on:
✓ What do investors typically look for in B2B tech ventures.
✓ How not to pitch your startup!
✓ What should a VC firm offer, apart from investment.
✓ Key lessons learnt from over five years VC experience and deals.

Who is William McQuillan?
William McQuillan is a Partner at Frontline Ventures. William was the youngest partner of a European VC fund when Frontline was founded and for the last 5 years has experienced investing in some of Europe's hottest B2B software startups. Frontline look to back companies throughout Europe and invest in fast-tracking their expansion to the US. William previously co-founded Osmoda, a fashion e-commerce company. During the same time, he was also the Global Ambassador for the Sandbox Network, a community of over 1000 innovators under 30.

What’s included?
You get a private dining experience with a knowledgeable speaker, 2 course dinner with wine or 2 soft drinks plus highly curated and relevant crowd.

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P.S. TableCrowd are offering complimentary cab rides home (£15) thanks to their partner, Gett, on first download of the app. Download the app in advance.

William McQuillan is a Partner at Frontline Ventures, a leading early stage B2B VC firm, based in both London and Dublin. William was the youngest partner of a European VC fund when Frontline was founded and for the last 5 years has experienced invested in some of Europe's hottest B2B software startups.

Frontline look to back companies throughout Europe. They bridge the technical and the human, providing both capital and experience to help shorten a founders' learning curves. Frontline invests time and money into building the relationships needed to fast-track a business's expansion into the US - from investors to recruiters to other founders.

William previously co-founded Osmoda, a fashion e-commerce company creating a new way for young and up-and-coming designers to sell online. During the same time, William was also the Global Ambassador for the Sandbox Network, a community of over 1000 innovators under 30.

It was through his work at Osmoda and Sandbox that William experienced firsthand the difficulty that European founders have when fundraising. This inspired him to join Will and Shay to set up Frontline, a fund that would usher in a new generation of early-stage venture capital in Europe.

For any dietary requirements, worry not, we have it covered, as long as we know in advance. If you are vegetarian, vegan, dairy free or gluten intolerant let us know by filling out the dietary requirements section in the your preferences section of your profile on the TableCrowd website.

One of the TableCrowd hosting team will be on hand to make sure you are welcomed through the door and introduced to the most relevant people to you.
For any advance questions about this dinner, it is best to reach us at hello@tablecrowd.com.

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