ABOUT US
Hotbed is the place where ambitious startups go to grow. We run programmes, ad hoc events, and a platform for fundraising founders, providing the perfect conditions for startups to grow against the odds.
STARTUPSWHO HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMES
500+
FOUNDER: INVESTORINTRODUCTIONS MADE THROUGH OUR EVENTS & PROGRAMMES
150+
FOUNDERSIDENTIFY AS UNDERREPRESENTED
75%
About Us
Hotbed was founded by Margaret Anne Coyle and Perdie Alder, who met at their previous place of work. They’d both had enough of the inequalities that existed in the startup ecosystem, and decided they were going to be the ones to change it. In 2022, we started with Hotbed’s first programme, whilst developing our new platform to be the place where ambitious startups go to grow.
Since launching Hotbed in May 2022, we’ve accelerated over 500 startups, have made over 150 investor/founder introductions, have hosted two all day summit’s and numerous events with partners including SeedLegals, Stripe, HSBC Innovation Bank, Debite, Seedrs, AWS, Zendesk and more.
Meet The Founders
Co-founder & CCO
Perdie Alder
Perdie has 7+ years of experience in the startup ecosystem, supporting thousands of founders and investors. Prior to Hotbed, Perdie designed programmes for entrepreneurs in London, Greece, and Ghana. In 2014 she worked at a Unicorn tech scaleup, Reward Gateway, and prior to that spent 5+ years in sales. At University, whilst running a business, she achieved a BA in Business Management and Psychology and an MA in Entrepreneurship.
Co-founder & CEO
Margaret Anne Coyle
M has 5+ years of experience in the startup ecosystem, supporting thousands of founders and investors. Prior to Hotbed, Margaret Anne was Programme Lead for a community of tech startups. Alongside being acting CEO of Hotbed, Margaret Anne also built Hotbed’s MVP. Margaret Anne has a BA in Entrepreneurship, and experience with Computer Science.
Proud to Partner With:
Our partners are the best of the best in the startup ecosystem, and we're proud to partner with them.
