Founder Drinks

The London Haynes Boone team invite you to join them for an evening of champagne, craft beers and freshly made momos (aka dumplings) at their quarterly event exclusively for Founders to meet and share ideas in a relaxed, informal setting.

We are excited to welcome Andy Bonsall of Counteract as our “Resident VC” for the evening – a role that we rotate between VC managers at each event. The aim of having a rotating “Resident VC” is to introduce you to London’s key VC players, what they invest in, and what they can offer start-ups and Founders. Counteract exists to catalyse the carbon removal our world will need, backing pre-seed and seed stage companies looking to capture and store atmospheric greenhouse gases at global scale.

We’re also very pleased to be joined again by our sponsor Amplifi Solutions, who accelerate innovation for growth businesses in the UK and Ireland by bringing enterprise level experience and process to SME businesses, helping them to reach their goals faster and enabling investment to go further. We also welcome our new sponsor and partner Briffa, one of the UK’s leading specialists in intellectual property law, which, along with its established global network of agents, is ready and able to assist with all aspects of IP law in the UK, Europe and beyond.

We hope to see you there!

The London Haynes Boone Team

Your hosts for the evening are Karma Samdup and Andrew Pannell

RSVP as soon as possible (limited space available and all registrations subject to review and approval)

For more information contact Caroline Hammond at +44 20 8734 2854 or Caroline.Hammond@haynesboone.com

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About our Resident VC:

Counteract exists to catalyse the carbon removal our world will need. We back pre-seed and seed stage companies looking to capture and store atmospheric greenhouse gases at global scale. We invest across all removal pathways, from direct air capture, enhanced weathering and soil carbon to biomass and oceans, as well as in durable storage and usage opportunities and enabling technologies.

The science is undeniable that our planet is warming and the IPCC is clear that carbon removal is unavoidable in the path to net zero emissions. Even optimists agree we’ll need to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere to make up for historical emissions. We’re here to make that possible.

About our partners and sponsors:

Amplifi Solutions: At Amplifi, our purpose is to accelerate innovation for growth businesses in the UK and Ireland. We bring enterprise level experience and process to SME businesses, helping them to reach their goals faster and enabling investment to go further.

We're driven by the belief that harnessing the potential of HMRC entrepreneurial tax schemes, namely R&D reliefs, not only fuels business growth but propels the entire landscape of innovation forward. We're not just navigating tax regulations; we're on a mission to empower your journey, transforming challenges into opportunities for your business. Join us in redefining success through the lens of innovation.

Amplifi have a highly experienced team which includes qualified accountants, tax advisors and technical experts with backgrounds in manufacturing, engineering , software and life sciences. Our aim is to optimise claims for companies, whilst ensuring that all claims are accurately prepared and defendable under any HMRC or Revenue Commissioners scrutiny.

Briffa: Established in 1995, Briffa has developed into one of the UK’s leading specialists in intellectual property law. Whether you’re involved in a dispute or you need help with a non-contentious matter (such as registering a trade mark), our team will quickly and diligently undertake the necessary work to protect, commercialise and enforce your intellectual property assets. From copyright to confidential information, and trade marks to trade secrets, Briffa is here to help. Plus, with offices in London (UK) and Cork (Ireland), and an established global network of agents, the firm is ready and able to assist with all aspects of IP law in the UK, Europe and beyond.

About us (the organiser)

Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with a cross-disciplinary team of nearly 700 lawyers providing a full spectrum of legal services to clients across the nation and around the world.