London-based Techspace, the flexible office provider, and Singapore’s early-stage venture capital firm Antler announced on Monday, March 6, that they have teamed up to deliver a series about failure and how success can be found based on lessons learned.
To share the lessons founders have discovered on their road to success, the two companies are bringing “Failure Friday” to their communities and alumni.
Concept of “Failure Friday”
Failure Friday was inspired by Digital Brighton, which had previously run a “Church of Fail” for creatives. This proves the concept is still worthwhile and given that “failing fast and often” has been a guiding principle in many successful growth stories.
Antler’s Associate Director, Darren Murphy, says that the concept is “…a space to share, and talk about the things they messed up and the lessons they learned along the way.”
People enjoy highlighting their achievements and downplaying their failures, but on Failure Friday, successful founders and C-level executives share their mistakes in the hopes of motivating aspiring entrepreneurs and change-makers to help them keep going.
Both parties anticipate this to be a long-term series with Techspace introducing more seasoned startups and scale-ups to the mix, and Antler bringing the entrepreneurship community teeming with fresh ideas.
Techspace and Antler believe that the failures caught from both ends of the scaleups will offer value to those just starting out and will also provide a moment for introspection and giving back to those who have already done it.
The series will be held at Techspace’s Shoreditch location, The Loading Bay.
About Antler
Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm that wants to create thousands of companies globally that solve ‘real’ problems. It partners with people across six continents and in 25 cities to launch and scale high-potential startups that address meaningful opportunities and challenges.
The firm has already invested in and helped build over 600 companies across a wide range of industries and technologies, and plans to back more than 6,000 by 2030.
“A better future will not happen automatically—the world needs determined, ambitious, and resilient founders to build it. We are committed to supporting them and pursuing our vision of making progress inevitable,” says the company.
What does Techspace offer?
Founded in April 2012, Techspace is a European community for pioneering technology teams. It offers flexible workspaces, event spaces and meeting rooms. It also equips members with “best-in-class” networking and IT infrastructure.
Based in London and Berlin, the company claims it has evolved from a small fledgling community of startups into a dynamic European community for pioneering tech. It has 3,500+ members, and 75+ forward-thinking teams at 6 locations.
Techspace says, “Our members have undoubtedly become our identity and our strength, with 90 per cent of our members at Series A and beyond, the current community in residence has raised a combined $6B in funding, making the Techspace community one of the most influential in Europe. And we have plans to continue our growth across Europe.”
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