Welcome to Bae HQ’s new site! We’re still testing so if you spot anything that looks wrong, let us know please.
Working with us
We understand you have the best intentions and it’s up to us to set clear boundaries to avoid overwhelm. We already create significant impact through our work with such limited resources.
We’d rather you support our existing work than suggest new ideas unless you can provide the funding and processes for it to thrive.
The most helpful thing you can do is pick specific items from the areas below where we need support.
About Bae HQ
Our about page explains what makes us tick, so please read it for context.
Definitions: By “startup” we mean product-based businesses with the potential to scale to tens of millions of revenue. We’re unable to be a generalist organisation for all types of businesses.
Coming soon
This is coming soon as a way for us to directly back the best founders in our community.
We can only discuss with those who legally qualify as a high-net-worth individual, self-certified sophisticated investor, restricted investor or professional investor.
Our offering
We have a heavy bias towards scaled founders and investors as speakers rather than those who want to market themselves.
Supported by major partners, it focuses on first-time founders looking to raise their first venture capital.
£9m+
raised by the 2026 cohort
116
applications in seven days
Speaker requirements
Speaking is by invitation only.
Two episodes a week.
350
episodes released
Guest requirements
Keynotes, panels, pitch days and private dinners, in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.
16,000+
attendees
Our annual report on how Asian-heritage founders are funded in the UK, built on Beauhurst data and a survey of our community. Two editions so far, with the 2026 edition launched at the House of Lords.
A free one-week programme for London state school sixth formers. Teams find a problem, build a webapp and pitch to real investors.
73
students across seven cohorts in 2026
100%
would recommend it, 65 responses
Metrics as of October 2026.
