Building Your Financial Stack

A small, discussion-led session for early-stage founders on setting up the financial stack behind your business.

Getting your financial foundations wrong is one of the most common ways early-stage founders set themselves back, whether that's a financial model that falls apart in front of investors, a data room that isn't ready when it matters most or something else that rears its ugly head later down the line.

Agenda

16:00 Arrival

16:30 Roundtable opens

17:30 Networking begins, light bites and drinks served

19:00 Event ends

Antler is hosting this session alongside Wise Business and Novabook, bringing founders and partners together around the table to talk through what it actually takes to get this right.

We'll focus on:

Financial modelling and planning

Building financial literacy as you scale

Getting data-room ready

Walking into investor conversations with confidence

The session opens with founders a few steps ahead reflecting on what they got right, what they got wrong and is followed by practical discussion on how to avoid the same mistakes.

Expect a founder-first, peer-led conversation around the table, with everyone sat as equals rather than a panel.

About Antler

Antler is a global early-stage VC enabling exceptional people to start companies. We invest at the earliest stage, from day zero, and support founders through company building, go-to-market, and fundraising. Since 2017, we've backed over 1,200+ companies across six continents, with a portfolio valued at $20B+. In the UK, we run an intensive residency for founders and provide hands-on support to our portfolio companies as they scale.

About Wise Business

Wise Business is the only account startups need to scale internationally. Streamline and save on cross-currency payments, extend your runway, and simplify cash flow management on one easy-to-use platform.

Already trusted by over 900,000 customers – ranging from sole traders to SMBs and startup founders – Wise Business continues to power business without borders. Open a Wise Business account today to start spending less time, money and stress on your international payments admin and more time on what you do best – scaling your business.

About Novabook

Novabook is the accounting firm for startups. We give founders access to the best UK accountants to handle all your accounting, with real humans you can call whenever you need. Alongside this, Novabook has built a software platform that automates the admin founders hate - no invoice chasing, no missed emails, and no manual payments.