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June 4, 2020

New pre-seed pitch event launches — remotely

The Debut Sessions wants to hear from UK founders raising their first round.


Amy Lewin

4 min read

June Angelides, investor at Samos Investments

A group of well-known early-stage UK investors are launching a new (remote) pitching event for startups raising their first round. 

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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