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THE CFFN LABS

Built to Catalyse Founders into Motion
Labs are single day, founder led sessions across funding, commercial and leadership. Come when you're preparing for what's next, or when you need to reset in the middle of it.
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Why Labs exist

Founders do not need more abstract advice. Labs create structured spaces to test ideas, solve specific problems, connect expertise and move promising work forward.

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What happens inside a Lab

1 full focused day
Space to step out of the business and give one critical area your full attention.
Guided by experts in the field
Here to help you find the approach that actually fits you and your business, not a one size fits all model.
Community pod enabled
Grouped by stage, you unpack it alongside founders moving through the same kind of challenge.
Outputs you take back with you
You leave with something real to act on, not just notes from the day.

OUR INTENSIVES

The Labs.
Intensive, structured programmes designed to take founders further, faster. Each Lab is built around a specific challenge and delivered by active practitioners and fellow founders.
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The Raise Lab

A focused programme for founders who are preparing to raise. Across a one day intensive, you will work through raise strategy, content mechanics, and investor readiness alongside a cohort of peers and a room of experienced investors who tell you exactly what they look for.
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The Commercial Lab

A full day of deep-dive sessions across commercial strategy, finance, people, legal, and product. Built for founders who are starting, building or growing their business ready to build and iterate the infrastructure their company needs to scale. Practitioner-led. No theory. No filler.
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The Leadership Lab

Designed for founders navigating the shift from builder to leader. The Leadership Lab will explore founder identity, team dynamics, and what it takes to lead at scale, with honesty about the personal and professional challenges that come with growth.

OUR INTENSIVES

Upcoming Labs
Intensive, structured programmes designed to take founders further, faster. Each Lab is built around a specific challenge and delivered by active practitioners and fellow founders.
The Raise Lab 4.0

November 2026

Our fourth cohort will run across three intensive days with deeper investor engagement, more roundtable formats, and tighter focus on personalized feedback.

The Commercial Lab 2.0

October 2026

Four days of deep-dive sessions across commercial strategy, finance, people, legal, and product. Built for founders who are starting, building or growing their business.

The Leadership Lab 1.0

September 2026

The Leadership Lab will explore founder identity, team dynamics, and what it takes to lead at scale.

OUR INTENSIVES

Past Labs
Intensive, structured programmes designed to take founders further, faster. Each Lab is built around a specific challenge and delivered by active practitioners and fellow founders.
The Raise Lab 1.0
10 - 20 November 2026

Our inaugural cohort: 40 founders, two weeks of virtual and in-person sessions.

The Raise Lab 2.0
09 - 12 February 2026

One week of virtual and in-person sessions.

The Commercial Lab 1.0
April & May 2026

A hybrid series covering finance, people, sales and marketing foundations.

Ready to get back in motion?

Choose how you want to participate and take the next step into CFFN Labs.

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