Fri 11th Sept 2020
by Creative Quarter
Creative England has recently relaunched its Creative Enterprise Evolve scheme which provides tailored advice to high-potential screen business to help them become investor ready.
Invest OpportunitiesCreative Enterprise: Evolve is a unique programme that prepares high-potential screen businesses for growth capital. Businesses will gain direct access from leading experts and receive exclusive opportunities to engage with investors. The programme is led by Creative England in partnership with the British Film Institute and UK Business Angels Association, and is for screen-based companies and technology platforms that innovate across video-games, visual effects and animation, immersive media and film and TV.
The programme is delivered over a period of 3 to 6 months through a sequence of one-to-one sessions, combined peer-to-peer group meetings and pitching platforms to prepare you for your investment round and facilitate investor introductions.
Creative Enterprise: Evolve previously helped Treehouse Digital raise investment last year. Treehouse Digital, an award winning independent Film & Television production studio established in 2016 and based in Bournemouth
“The Evolve programme gave us the unique opportunity to step back from the day to day running of our business and refocus on our mission and the reason we all came together to create our company.”
Treehouse DigitalTreehouse Digital had some advice for companies who are applying for the programme:
“Jump in with both feet and be prepared to really explore your company, its ideas and its mission. Put in the hours and continually review where you are, the support mechanism is great if you’re up for it!”
Treehouse DigitalHow has Evolve helped them to get to the stage they are at currently as a company?
“Since developing our investment deck and pitch via the Evolve program we have been awarded an Epic Games MegaGrant and further crucial investment from Creative England via their New Ideas Fund to launch our plan! We are now leaps and bounds further into the journey of achieving our overall mission and are preparing to offer some incredibly exciting opportunities within the industry.”
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