The Road to Growth | Lessons from Giant Ventures, Atomico & OMERS

What does it take to turn early-stage promise into a company built for serious scale? Join Will Dufton, Partner at Giant Ventures, for a fireside chat exploring the road from early-stage startup to growth, and what investors expect to see along the way. With investing experience spanning Atomico, OMERS Ventures and now Giant Ventures, Will has backed companies from early stage through to Series B+ and growth. In this session, we’ll unpack the milestones that matter as companies scale, how investor expectations change at each stage, and what separates promising startups from those that successfully break through to growth. Key takeaways The leap to growth: what needs to change as a startup moves beyond the early stage What growth investors actually look for: the signals that turn interest into conviction Where promising companies get stuck: the common gaps that become harder to ignore at Series B+ Raising at growth stage: how the investor conversation changes as rounds get bigger Building ahead of the round: what founders should have in place before they need growth capital Who should attend This event is designed for: Startup founders and C-suite (pre-seed to growth stage) Early-stage investors and angels Spaces are limited to keep the conversation and networking high quality. Agenda 6:30pm: Welcome drinks 7pm: Warm welcome from Novabook 7:10pm: Fireside chat with Will Dufton 8pm: Networking over drinks & canapés 9pm: Event close Speaker Will Dufton Partner, Giant Ventures Giant Ventures is a venture capital firm backing ambitious founders using frontier technology to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. Investing from first cheque through to growth, Giant focuses on companies reimagining foundational systems including energy, industry, healthcare, biology, finance and the future of work. Will also writes Observations, his weekly newsletter sharing the most interesting things he learns through his work and travels as a growth investor in frontier…