From Idea to Investment: What It Takes

Panel with two VCs and two founders breaking down how early ideas get evaluated and when raising capital actually makes sense.

Two VCs from Scalare Partners and Galileo, plus founders of Sure.stock and Kindling, sit down to unpick how early ideas actually get assessed and when capital becomes necessary versus premature. The panel moves through investor evaluation criteria, what founders should focus on before fundraising, and the honest answer to when venture money makes sense. You'll get real perspective on moving from idea to action, then have space to ask your own questions directly to the panellists. The crowd skews founders, students exploring their first venture, and investors scouting early-stage founders, so there's genuine networking potential after the formal discussion wraps.