Seed to IPO Governance® Learning Lunch Series

Building Value
by Design

The Governance Decisions That Shape Growth, Resilience and Enterprise Value.

Date 11 December 2026

Location London

Format Private Dining, 90 Minutes

Investment £199 per person

The Conversation

A different kind of lunch.

This is not a workshop. It is not a training course. It is a 90-minute, facilitated private dining conversation for four to eight founders, co-founders, CEOs and senior business leaders who want to think more clearly about the decisions that create lasting enterprise value.

Each theme is introduced through a short, practical scenario. You are invited to discuss, consider and identify one decision or structural consideration relevant to your own business. You leave with clarity, not coursework.

Facilitated by a senior practitioner with deep experience across governance, legal strategy and board advisory to growth-stage businesses.

What to Expect

Thoughtful. Commercial. Useful.

Practical Scenarios

Real governance situations drawn from experience across pharma, tech, diagnostics and AI businesses. Not hypotheticals. Not textbook cases.

Peer Conversation

A small, curated group of founders and business leaders. The discussion is as valuable as the facilitation. You will leave with perspectives you could not have found elsewhere.

One Tangible Takeaway

A beautifully designed Value Decisions Card. One decision to consider in your own business. Not a diagnostic. Not a data room. A single, useful thing to act on.

No Sales Presentation

The lunch is a standalone experience with its own identity and deliverable. It introduces our thinking. Nothing more.

Private Dining Setting

Curated for conversation. Four to eight participants. The format is intimate by design — because the best thinking happens at the table, not in a conference room.

A Recurring Series

Building Value by Design is the first in a series of Seed to IPO Governance® Learning Lunches. Different subjects. The same standard of conversation.

Who Should Attend

You do not need to be fundraising
to benefit.

Founders and co-founders at any stage of growth
CEOs and Managing Directors of established businesses
Business leaders preparing for investment, acquisition or exit
Leaders who want to understand what investors and acquirers actually look for
Those who sense that governance matters but have never had the conversation properly

The Distinction Worth Knowing

Building Value by Design Learning Lunch

Helps participants understand the decisions that create value. An intelligent, commercially useful conversation over lunch. £199 per person.

The Founders Room®

Helps participants experience whether their organisation is equipped to evidence and sustain that value under scrutiny. An immersive pre-diligence simulation and diagnostic experience.

Register Your Interest

Booking details, venue and final confirmation will follow. Registration of interest is free and places no obligation on you.

Places are limited to eight participants. We will confirm your place by email once details are finalised.

11 December 2026 · London · £199 per person on confirmation

Thank you.

We have received your registration. Booking details and venue confirmation will follow by email. We look forward to having you at the table.