A talk by Rowan Grobler followed by a founders panel and audience Q&A

Time: 16:00 - 18.30

Location:

Lightfoot Room,

Old Divinity School,

St John’s College,

Cambridge CB2 1TP

Rowan is the owner and founder of Rockfig Partners, a financial consultancy that helps founders and businesses owners prepare their businesses to gain investment form Private Equity and Venture Capital. Rowan is an experienced CFO, Investor and business leader with over 20 years’ experience working with private equity backed SME’s. He is well known in the industry for rolling up his sleeves, and getting deep into the trenches with the management teams he works with, specifically in the technology and professional services sector. He has been party to 2 private equity transactions as a CFO, and as an investor, he has invested in, and worked with a multitude of dynamic management teams in the technology and professional services sector. 

Rowan is all about bridging the gap between operational know-how and investment understanding. He is acutely aware of what investors want and has a knack for guiding founders through the funding process.

He is a regular panelist, speaker and judge for technology focused investment and has been published in leading publications with his “5 fundamentals Investors look for in businesses” to help founders gain investment.

Schedule:

16:00 Networking tea and coffee

16.30 Barnaby Perks CEO (SJIC). Introduction and welcome 

16.35 Rowan Grobler talk. Walking in the shoes of funders and founders

17.05 Audience Q and A

17.20 Navigating the investment journey, a founders panel led by Chris Ellis, Chair.

Jana Voigt CEO, Infersens

Catherine Elton CEO, Qkine

Gary Brotman CEO, Secondmind

Inge Hunter Founder and CEO, Clue Content

17.35 – Audience Q and A

18:00 – Close & refreshments