EVENT DETAILS

Date: Tuesday, 17th March 2026

Join us on 17th March, when The Forge Demo Day takes place at Riverside Stadium.

The Forge is our scale-up accelerator at Tees Valley Labs. It’s designed for trading businesses with traction, revenue, and a clear ambition to grow. Over 12 weeks, we’ve worked closely with this cohort on commercial clarity, investment readiness, and the practical realities of scaling.

Demo Day is where that work is showcased in the open.

This year, we’re also hosting the ClimbUK regional launch as part of the afternoon. ClimbUK’s focus on strengthening the scale-up ecosystem aligns naturally with what The Forge is built to do, so bringing those conversations together makes sense and we´re really looking forward to the partnership! Gordon Bateman (ClimbUK, Investor Ladder) will be hosting a fireside chat with Kate Cooper-Fay (CEO Cooper-Fay Harris, a UK-based management and investment consultancy), and we will hear from an exciting keynote speaker!

If you invest in growth businesses, support scale-ups, or want a clearer view of the region’s next wave of companies, 17th March is worth your time.
We’ll also be hosting The Stable Demo Day on 24th March, focused on our earlier-stage founders. More on that shortly.
17th March
09:30 - 16:30
Riverside Stadium, TS3 6RS

Free to attend, register now!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981992602227?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Forge businesses pitching include (a-z):
- Bubo AI Ltd (Paul Zwicky-Ross)
- Consult Net Zero (Lee Gatley-Hall)
- Dink (Luke Mills)
- Embeddable (Peter Calvert)
- Film Phones Pro (Chris Bailey & Jordan Mason)
- Juiced Studio (Rob Bedford)
- Marske Fabrications & Engineering Ltd (Dennis Gargett)
- Mi-Box Live (Chris Withers)
- Observer Interactive (Matt Houghton & Joe Kennett)
- Robohive (Dr. Rachael Coates)
- Salvify (Guy Brown)
- Sencode (Gareth Kerr)
- U Glow Limited (Louise Cooper)
- X-Heat Ltd (Thomas McGee)

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. If you have any food allergies please let us know at hello@teesvalleylabs.co.uk

Note:
This is a ticketed event, if there is anyone you would like to be included, please let us know, as tickets can not be transferred. If you arrive and have not registered for a ticket, entry may not be permitted.

Free parking is available on-site.