Applications for this pitch event close Wednesday 9 April 2025.
We are pleased to announce that our next pitch event will be exclusively for female founders.
On this occasion, we will therefore only be accepting applications from businesses with at least one female founder.
With the aim of reaching and recruiting more female investors, this event is open to existing angel investors and potential angel investors.
We are going to follow the pitches with a Q&A session to allow would-be angels to ask questions and learn about the investment process.
If you are interested in joining the network and attending our events please email mainstream@michelmores.com for further details.
We hold five pitch events a year where high-growth early-stage companies will be invited to present their businesses to members of the network.
Applicant companies are shortlisted by an investor selection panel and four businesses will be invited to pitch.
Each business has ten minutes to pitch followed by questions from the investors.
We normally expect around ten investors to attend each pitch event, but this will vary depending on availability and interest in particular applicant companies.
Following the pitch, if applicants are in agreement, a copy of the presentations and contact details, are shared with the whole network.
If you’d like to apply, please complete the two application forms below and return them with a copy of your pitch deck to mainstream@michelmores.com.
Applications are open to businesses of all sectors, but subject to the following requirements:
- either be based in the South West or in Cheltenham, (if applying to MAINstream Cheltenham), or have a material presence in or connection to the region;
- qualify for SEIS / EIS relief; and
- either be generating revenue or able to demonstrate a paid-for pilot.
To find out more about MAINstream, whether to discuss the possibility of joining the network as an investor, or to be considered to pitch at one of our events, please email mainstream@michelmores.com.