Enabling founders and funders to explore Lancashire’s early-stage investment landscape.
Whether you are a founder, funder or intermediary, fhunded is your gateway to Lancashire’s innovative industries, high-growth sectors and dynamic business networks.
Supported by Lancashire County Council, fhunded is the county’s dedicated early-stage investment initiative. Through a range of activities, fhunded helps to facilitate a growing community of businesses, investors and service providers who are all focused on discovering new opportunities.
We engage with the individuals behind the pitch-decks and ask investors exactly what they are seeking. Through curated events, we bring the right founders and funders together at the right time. For founders just starting out, we can offer investment readiness support. And we proactively collaborate with partners to strengthen Lancashire’s wider innovation ecosystem.
Be part of it
fhunded’s success is built on connections, conversations and collaborations, and we want more founders, funders and partners to get involved.
fhunded for founders
If you’re an early-stage Lancashire businesses seeking equity investment, get in touch. We can update you on new fhunded investor events, investment readiness support and other activities which could help boost your funding potential.
fhunded for investors
Through our curated events and deep local networks, we can help funders navigate Lancashire’s investment landscape. If you are interested in discovering more about Lancashire businesses looking to raise, contact us.
fhunded for partners
fhunded works with business support programmes, intermediaries and connectors to strengthen Lancashire’s innovation ecosystem. We warmly welcome new partnerships, so get in touch and see how you can join the fhunded community.
Live events and networking
Whether an investor fireside chat, a 30-minute founder masterclass, or a Founders X Funders event, in-person gatherings are fhunded’s lifeblood. All upcoming sessions can be found here, and follow us on LinkedIn for updates.
Latest event:
fhunded - Founder X Funder event with DSW
Data-driven insights
fhunded uses Dealroom to gain a 360-degree view of all Lancashire’s tech and innovation investment activities. From tracking local scale-up growth and funding rounds to monitoring new university spinouts, we can share with partners real-time market intelligence – and potential growth opportunities – across the county.
