Target Global’s Growth Forum & Investor Day

In July 2021, Forgather put forward a proposal and budget for Target Global’s annual Investor Day. On the feedback call, we were met with the dreaded “unfortunately the budget is not going to work”. What followed, however, was music to our ears - Target Global, a leading European Venture Capitalist, wanted to go bigger and better and hold a two day event in November, with all the trimmings. Even better, an in-person event. We’re back, baby!

Forgather dove in feet first, building a website, developing an agenda, recruiting top tier speakers, producing CEO spotlight videos and finding the perfect London venues. The newly reopened BAFTA seemed the obvious place to dip our toes back into the in-person event world. We were some of the first guests in the space, second only to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.

The agenda grew rapidly, as did the guest list. We took over two different theatres at BAFTA and brought in three production companies to help us deliver the best experience for all, whether in person or via livestream. With a truly global audience, this meant including live translations for some of our remote participants. The last 18 months has changed the world of events, and it was equally important to us that guests tuning in from home didn’t feel second best.

Day one, the Growth Forum brought together a vibrant mix of founders, investors and industry influencers. The RT Hon Philip Hammond, Mikko Salovaara, CFO of Revolut, and Arik Shtilman, CEO of Rapyd were just a few across the stage. There were deep-dive sessions on topics including quick commerce, EdTech, SPACs and FinTech. We heard from 8 Target Global portfolio founders in pitch style ‘Meet the Founders’ sessions. Brains were whirring with new ideas by the end of the day.

To truly celebrate the return to in-person events, we couldn’t stop at just one venue. On day one, we ‘Wheelied’ everyone down to Somerset House for ice skating at London’s quintessential winter destination, followed by cocktails and canapés at Spring. Day two started at HIDE for a VIP breakfast, followed by the Investor Day, back at BAFTA. We closed on a high with plenty of tequila and 360 degree views of London, at the Treehouse Hotel.

Proud moments

Collaborating as true partners with Target Global. We put skin in the game and allocated part of our fee to a ‘success bonus’ based on delivery of certain key results.
Achieving a Net Promoter Score of 87 - with almost all 5* reviews from attendees.
Sourcing, embroidering, and packaging up 200 beautiful cashmere scarves - with only a week until the event.
Managing 6 different venues across a two day event, and not losing any key personnel!
Sweating over the data to provide personalised itineraries for registered attendees - with two events with different access criteria this was an important challenge to overcome.
Showcasing a brand refresh with specially commissioned animations and digital signage.
Producing five epic portfolio spotlight videos. The coordination of very busy CEOs on different time zones with even busier Target Global partners, was no easy feat.
Encouraging reluctant attendees onto the rink at Somerset House which we’d hired exclusively. The nerves disappeared quickly and the smiling faces in the photos said it all.

Praise

“Forgather was instrumental in delivering our annual investor meeting. They took care of all the details of the event logistics, from helping us with content, comms and speaker management to taking care of the venue; pushing us at the right times in the run up and managing the event days seamlessly so we could focus on our core business. Thank you so much for helping us to turn our vision into a successful event, and taking all of our stress away. We couldn’t wish for better partners to work with.”
- Pedro Barros, Head of Investor Relations, Target Global

“Thank you for not only an excellent event today but also for your unfailing support and expertise at every turn. Julian, John, and I thoroughly enjoyed the day. It was frankly faultless and your talent and knowledge was striking.”
- Sallyanne Heywood, Communications Consultant, wefox

“Really fantastic event. Amazing speakers, great line-up and length, food was excellent, venue was excellent, even swag was excellent. Really well done everyone!”
- Eyal Malinger, Investment Director, Beringea