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All applicants gain exposure to 350+ leading VCs.<br/>â<strong>Why it matters:</strong> Founders skip weeks of cold outreach. VCs discover companies ahead of the market.<br/><strong>When is it:</strong> Twice a year, in May and October.<strong><br/><br/>Deploy (GPs and LPs)<br/><br/>Who it's for:</strong> Emerging and established venture fund managers and LPs actively investing in venture.<br/><strong>What it is:</strong> A half-day, in-person summit where top managers pitch their funds to a curated group of LPs.<br/>â<strong>Why it matters:</strong> GPs get distribution and discovery. LPs cut through the noise and access high quality fund managers. There's no like-for-like event in Europe at this quality and scale.<br/><strong>When is it:</strong> Early February.<br/>â<br/>By creating a focal point around which every early stage startup, VC and LP interacts, we aim to be the first port of call for early stage fundraising globally.</p><div class="h2-sans"><br/>Our Ethos.</div><div class="mission_steps-container"><div class="mission_step-wrapper"><div class="mission_step-number-wrapper"><div class="mission_step-number">1</div></div><div class="mission_step-content-wrapper"><h2 class="heading-style-h4">Efficient</h2><p class="p-large mission">We aim to cut every ounce of fat from the company-building process</p></div></div><div class="mission_step-wrapper"><div class="mission_step-number-wrapper"><div class="mission_step-number">2</div></div><div class="mission_step-content-wrapper"><h2 class="heading-style-h4">Meritocratic</h2><p class="p-large mission">We provide an equal playing field for all founders and funders, and have deeply embedded mechanisms to
376surface the top 1%</p></div></div><div class="mission_step-wrapper"><div class="mission_step-number-wrapper"><div class="mission_step-number">3</div></div><div class="mission_step-content-wrapper"><h2 class="heading-style-h4">Transparent</h2><p class="p-large mission">We seek to provide perfect information to all stakeholders, discarding the old corridors of power</p></div></div><div class="mission_step-wrapper"><div class="mission_step-number-wrapper"><div class="mission_step-number">4</div></div><div class="mission_step-content-wrapper"><h2 class="heading-style-h4">Collaborative</h2><p class="p-large mission">We believe the startup ecosystem thrives when stakeholders collaborate, not compete</p></div></div></div><div class="h2-sans">Our Team.</div><p class="text-size-regular"><br/>Onstage was founded by Taos Edmondson (Partner at dmg ventures) and Hector Mason (GP at Episode 1) in 2020 as a passion project outside of work. Needless to say, their side hustle grew arms and legs. Onstage now operates one of the worldâs biggest and best startup Demo Days. These days, Taos and Hector are joined by Issie James (Co-Founder).</p><div class="team_wrapper"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/taos-edmondson/" target="_blank" class="w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639a0cc2fe0fbe27264c1bb0/67e6cc0fda9c0653c23c9c55_Taos_Headshot.avif" loading="lazy" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639a0cc2fe0fbe27264c1bb0/67e6cc0fda9c0653c23c9c55_Taos_Headshot-p-500.avif 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639a0cc2fe0fbe27264c1bb0/67e6cc0fda9c0653c23c9c55_Taos_Headshot.avif 1006w" alt="" class="team_picture"/></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-mason-5364b985/" target="_blank" class="w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639a0cc2fe0fbe27264c1bb0/67e6cc16269c793548206158_Hector_Headshot.avif" loading="lazy" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639a0cc2fe0fbe27264c1bb0/67e6cc16269c793548206158_Hector_Headshot-p-500.avif 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639a0cc2fe0fbe27264c1bb0/67e6cc16269c793548206158_Hector_Headshot.avif 1006w" alt="" class="team_picture"/></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/issiejames/" target="_blank" class="w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639a0cc2fe0fbe27264c1bb0/67e6cc0fd6bcf6ffab3fb16a_Issie_Headshot.avif" loading="lazy" sizes="100vw" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639a0cc2fe0fbe27264c1bb0/67e6cc0fd6bcf6ffab3fb16a_Issie_Headshot-p-500.avif 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639a0cc2fe0fbe27264c1bb0/67e6cc0fd6bcf6ffab3fb16a_Issie_Headshot.avif 1006w" alt="" class="team_picture"/></a></div></div></div></div></section></div><div class="section"><div class="padding-section-sm"></div></div><section class="section_footer"><div class="padding-global"><div class="container-large"><div class="padding-section-footer"><div class="footer_component"><div class="footer_top_wrapper"><a href="/" class="footer_link_wrapper w-inline-block"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/639a0cc2fe0fbe27264c1bb0/67e692f123093eea29053b41_Onstage%202%20G%20copy%202.avif" loading="eager" width="504.5" alt="" class="footer_logo"/></a><div class="footer_links_wrapper"><a href="/startups" class="footer_link">Discover Startups</a><a href="/meet-lps" class="footer_link">Meet LPs</a><a href="/lp" class="footer_link">For LPs</a><a href="/alumni" class="footer_link">Alumni</a><a href="/about" aria-current="page" class="footer_link w--current">Team</a><a href="/spv" class="footer_link">SPVs</a><div class="footer_social_wrapper"><a href="https://medium.com/focal-demo-day" target="_blank" class="footer_social_link w-inline-block"><div class="footer_social_link_icon w-embed"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none"> 377 <path d="M6.158 3H17.842C18.6794 3.00053 19.4823 3.33342 20.0745 3.92554C20.6666 4.51767 20.9995 5.32061 21 6.158V9.524C20.9184 9.51883 20.8367 9.51616 20.755 9.516C20.3143 9.51367 19.8788 9.61147 19.4814 9.80203C19.084 9.99258 18.7351 10.2709 18.461 10.616C17.989 11.202 17.703 11.993 17.633 12.882C17.6183 13.0593 17.6127 13.2367 17.616 13.414C17.663 15.428 18.751 17.038 20.684 17.038C20.792 17.038 20.8973 17.033 21 17.023V17.843C20.9992 18.6802 20.6662 19.4829 20.0741 20.0748C19.482 20.6667 18.6792 20.9995 17.842 21H6.158C5.32061 20.9995 4.51767 20.6666 3.92554 20.0745C3.33342 19.4823 3.00053 18.6794 3 17.842V6.158C3.00053 5.32061 3.33342 4.51767 3.92554 3.92554C4.51767 3.33342 5.32061 3.00053 6.158 3ZM21 15.388V12.662H19.347C19.273 13.978 19.993 15.092 21 15.388ZM21 12.281V9.973C20.9165 9.95031 20.8305 9.93855 20.744 9.938C19.929 9.955 19.444 10.93 19.384 12.281H21ZM17.697 7.3L17.712 7.297V7.187H14.812L12.122 13.513L9.43 7.187H6.306V7.297L6.32 7.3C6.849 7.42 7.117 7.598 7.117 8.24V15.76C7.117 16.402 6.847 16.58 6.319 16.7L6.305 16.702V16.812H8.425V16.702L8.41 16.7C7.881 16.58 7.612 16.402 7.612 15.76V8.676L11.07 16.813H11.266L14.825 8.449V15.945C14.779 16.453 14.513 16.61 14.034 16.718L14.02 16.721V16.83H17.712V16.72L17.697 16.718C17.217 16.61 16.945 16.453 16.9 15.945L16.897 8.24H16.9C16.9 7.598 17.168 7.42 17.697 7.3Z" fill="currentcolor"/> 378</svg></div></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-stage-ventures/" target="_blank" class="footer_social_link w-inline-block"><div class="footer_social_link_icon w-embed"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="100%" height="100%" viewB
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