What this Masterclass covers
In 60 minutes you will leave knowing four things most founders never get told.
This is not a Masterclass full of theory. It is a direct conversation about the gap between where you are and where you are trying to get to, and what it actually takes to close it — from the inside out.
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Why the system is not broken: it was built this way
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The inner work that capital actually requires before it can do what it is supposed to do
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How overlooked founders are accessing £50k to £2.5M through the CE-Network Funding Pipeline
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Why VC Co-Founder of Real Ventures John Stokes is creating a multi million pound Fund to invest in Founders Like YOU
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Why the system is not broken: it was built this way
The structural reasons overlooked founders are underfunded, and why understanding this is the first step to navigating it.
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The inner work that capital actually requires
Why most founders are not underfunded because their idea is wrong. They are underfunded because the clarity, identity and confidence that investors respond to has not yet been developed.
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How the CE-Network Funding Pipeline works
The founders journey from CE-Network membership to introductions with our HSBC Bank approved Introducer Appointed Representative, VC Firm Real Ventures, Family Offices and private investors actively seeking to fund founders like YOU.
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What the next step looks like for you
A clear picture of whether the CE-Network Founders Ecosystem or the Fund Your Vision Find Your Voice Programme is the right fit for where you are right now and how to apply if it is.
Who this Masterclass is for
This is not for everyone. It is for you if:
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You are building a business that solves a real problem and you need between £50k and £2.5M to do it properly
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You come from a community that has historically been overlooked by investors, women, people of colour, creatives, neurodiverse and diverse founders
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You know your business has commercial potential and conscious purpose, and you are done waiting for someone to give you permission to grow and scale it
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You are ready to do the inner work alongside the outer build, because you understand that capital in the hands of someone who has not done that work tends to amplify problems rather than solve them
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You are serious about joining a community of founders who are building businesses that matter and who hold each other to the standard that requires
Tony Dada
The Conscious Entrepreneur
Singer, songwriter and investor in entrepreneurial talent since 1992, including artists such as JLS and Alexandra Burke to name a few. Author of The GPS System: 7 Universal Principles for Growing Personal Success. Creator of the MINDreSET Programme. Co-visionary of the Conscious Entrepreneurs Network alongside Real Ventures Co-Founder John Stokes. Tony has helped overlooked founders raise over £1.2M for their businesses in the eight months leading up to the network's official launch in June 2026.
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