Urbano Communities

Urbano Finance

Urbano Finance brings together entrepreneurs and investors to build bridges between companies who need finance and organisations who can provide it.

Urbano Finance is not be a platform to pitch. Rather, it brings together business people to share ideas on what financial support new and growth companies actually need, explore and explain what turns a great idea into a sound business and pull down some of the hurdles that new and existing companies face when seeking backing from institutions and private investors.

Urbano Finance’s networking events see see investors discussing which companies they support and what companies need to do to find capital investment, whether through banks, VCs, seed capital or individual investors. Experienced business people are also invited to tell their stories of how they found investment to turn an idea into a succesful business – and share the lessons they have learned along the way.

Upcoming Finance Events

Past Events & Speakers List

April 17th 2019 - Post-MIPIM Networking reception

February 27th 2019 - Pre MIPIM Networking evening

October 26th 2017 - Kent Teague, Managing Partner of Gold Creek Capital

August 2nd 2017 - Finance networking lunch in the city

April 6th 2017 - Edward Lucas, Senior Editor at the Economist

May 11 2016 - Ronen Palan, Professor City University London

March 10 2016 - Neil Maiden, Cass Business School

October 15 2015 - Jackie Sadek, UK Regeneration

October 1 2015 - Alex Stephany, CEO of Just Park

June 11 2015 – Evening networking event featuring Founder of BrewDog

November 2014 - Modwenna Rees Mogg, Owner of Angel News

November 2013 - Regus London Monument

September 2013 - Ironmonger's Hall

February 2013 - Jonathan Fisher, expert of corporate and financial crime

June 2012 - MWB Houndsditch

April 2012 - Etc. Venues Dexter House

* Simon Dixon's Testimonial on Urbano Finance

"I do a lot of public speaking, but two things stood out about Urbano Network and the Urbano Finance networking strand I addresses. Firstly, the audience was very high quality business people and investors and the quality of the questions that followed was apparent.

Secondly, Mark did a great job of warming the audience up for my presentation, setting out my talk in terms of the wider business context. It has already certainly led to some business and valuable connections for me."
Simon, CEO, BankToTheFuture.com

Urbano Finance Members & Associates

ABN AMRO Commercial Finance PLC

Alliotts

Auld Scott & Company

Barclays Bank PLC

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Cass Business School

City Business Library

Close Brothers Invoice Finance

Crowdcube

fds Corporate Finance

Fitzgerald and Law

GRM Law

Jonathan Fisher, QC

Mattioli Woods PLC

Office for Tax Simplification

Raffingers Stuart

The Venture Capital Platform

Truestone Asset Management Limited

Venner Shipley LLP

WSM Partners

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London Networking Event - Urbano Networking networking evening in London

Wednesday January 29th, 6:00pm

Urbano Network January networking evening at Strongroom Bar & Kitchen Shoreditch - FREE FOR URBANO MEMBERS
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London networking event - Urbano Build networking breakfast with Mark Farmer

Thursday February 6th, 8:30am

Urbano Build networking and speaker breakfast with Mark Farmer, Government Champion of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).
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London networking events - Urbano Media Networking Evening in Soho

Wednesday February 12th, 6:00pm

Urbano Create/Media networking evening at Bunga Bunga Covent Garden - an immersive live entertainment venue
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London networking events - Urbano business networking breakfast in Kensington W8

Wednesday February 19th, 8:30am

Urbano business networking breakfast in February hosted by Dishoom Kensington
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London Networking Event - Pre MIPIM networking breakfast event in Westminster London

Thursday February 27th, 8:30am

Urbano Build, Finance & UWACTE Communities Pre-MIPIM 2020 networking breakfast event at Church House Westminster.
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London Networking Event - Women in Business Networking Evening to celebrate International Womens Day

Wednesday March 4th, 5:30pm

Urbano Women In Business networking evening at 24 Mayfair to celebrate International Women's Day
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Urbano Members at MIPIM 2020

Tuesday March 10th, 8:00am

For Urbano Member Companies & their representatives heading out to MIPIM 2020 in March
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Urbano networking lunch in Monaco

Friday March 13th, 12:30pm

Urbano Monaco networking lunch to celebrate and connect Urbano Members attending MIPIM 2020 in Cannes.
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London networking events - Urbano March networking evening in the City of London

Wednesday March 18th, 6:00pm

Urbano Members networking evening at Devonshire Club in the City of London in March.
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London networking events - Urbano March Networking Lunch in City of London

Wednesday March 25th, 12:30pm

Urbano's March networking lunch at Pitch Golf London in the City.
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London networking event - Urbano Build & UWACTE networking breakfast with Deborah Pullen BRE

Thursday April 23rd, 8:30am

Urbano Build & UWACTE speaker breakfast with Deborah Pullen, MBE, Director of BRE Trust, hosted by Trowers & Hamlins in the City of London.
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London networking event - Urbano Build & UWACTE networking breakfast on Zero Carbon in Construction

Wednesday May 20th, 8:30am

Urbano Build & UWACTE speaker breakfast with Emily Hamilton, Associate Director - Sustainability at Grosvenor Group.
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