THIS WEEK IN WAYRA LONDON
Week commencing 7th July
Wayra London would like to congratulate Simon Devonshire on his new role of Entrepreneur in Residence for the UK government. We are looking forward to receiving invites to 10 Downing Street soon!
ACCELERATION
Peer Review Grp 1 - Mon 2:30pm
Please upload slides to Dropbox by 1pm at the latest.
1:1s UK Wayra Cohort 3 - Tues to Thurs
Cohort 3 UK Wayra have 1:1 sessions scheduled with Gary. Wayra Unltmd will have their 1:1 next week!
Pitch Slam Group B - Fri 1:30pm
5 min pitch + feedback.
Proposition & customer development sessions
Next week Natalie Malevsky, Product Development Manager at TEF digital, will be in the Academy running extended 1:1 sessions with teams to explore desirability, viability and feasibility. You can sign up for a session here.
EVENTS IN THE ACADEMY
Connected Through Design - Mon 6pm
This event is cohosted by Wayra UK team Paperfold and will feature presentations by Paperfold, Skim.it and Sqwiz. Join them for an exciting evening of design, apps and techs. For more info click here
Darius Norell in Wayra UK- Tues 8am
Darius Norell, cofounder of The Spring Project, will be hosting a 8am breakfast meeting in the Academy to discuss the topic of Mindful Recruiment. Click here for more info .
GoCarShare Meeting - Tues 7pm
GoCarShare will host a meetup for anyone interested in the future of car sharing, the sharing economy, or who just want to hear a bit more about what they are doing . There will be some food and drink providedbut it would be great if you could bring some too.
Hubbub Crowdfunding - Wed 6.30pm
The event runs from 6.30 till late, Hubbub is celebrating both their 3rd birthday and the kickoff of their crowdfunding compaign with Crowdcube. Football will be showing at 9pm. If you have already registered get more info here. If you want to go click here to register.
NightZookeeper - Fri 6pm
There will be a party to celebrate the closing of their latest funding round. There will be a welcome speech at 7pm followed by a short presentation by the Night Zookeeper team.
Free drinks, magical animals and snacks will be provided. Click here for more info.
FROM THE TEAMS
Third Space Learning
Wayra Unltd alumni Third Space Learning won UK Business Angels Social Impact Investment of the year. Congratulations!!!
Insane Logic
Zoe Peden of Insane Logic won UK Business Angels Female Investment of the year. Many congratulations to her!
COMPETITIONS
OpenAxel Contest
Win a trip to Silicon Valley. Applications from Wayra teams strongly encouraged. Deadline for applications is 13th July.
BizCamp Tel Aviv
Win a trip to network with the start-up ecosystem in Tel Aviv. Deadline for entries is 8th July. Follow the link for more details.
The Pitch 2014
Deadline for applications is 13th July with the Grand Final taking place in October. Follow the link for more details.
Bully Awards 2014
Deadline for applications is 1st September