The rules for using our website, tools, events, memberships, partnerships and specialist memberships.
Last updated: 9 October 2026
These Terms of Use set out the rules for using the Techcelerate website at techcelerate.ventures (the website) and the services, events and memberships we offer. In these terms, Techcelerate, we, us and our mean Techcelerate Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with company number 11010836, whose registered office is c/o SkilledUp Life Ltd, Mellor Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 5AU. You means the person using our website or services and, where you act for a company, that company.
The terms are arranged in parts. Part A applies to everyone. Part B applies when you attend an event or workshop. Part C applies to members. Part D applies to partners and specialists. Where a part conflicts with Part A, the specific part wins. Where we have signed a separate written agreement with you, that agreement wins over these terms.
By using our website, registering for an event, or taking out a membership or partnership, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use our website or services.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we use personal data and our Cookie Policy explains our use of cookies. Both form part of these terms.
We provide the website for general information about Techcelerate, the tech startup ecosystem and the people and companies in our community. You may use it for your own personal or internal business purposes.
You must not:
We may suspend or restrict access to all or part of the website at any time, for example for maintenance or security, without liability to you.
The content on the website, including profiles, articles, guides, the knowledge base, ecosystem maps and event listings, is provided for general information only. It is not advice on which you should rely. Profiles of tech founders, companies, partners and specialists are prepared from information supplied by them or publicly available, and statements about third parties are believed to be accurate when published.
Although we make reasonable efforts to keep the website up to date, we make no representation or warranty, express or implied, that its content is accurate, complete or current. Inclusion of a person, company, partner, specialist, product or service on the website is not an endorsement or recommendation by us, and you should carry out your own checks before dealing with them.
If you believe anything on the website about you or your company is inaccurate, please contact us at [email protected] and we will review it promptly.
Our founder tools (including our calculators, scorecards, planners, simulators and update builders) are provided in good faith for general information and guidance only. In particular:
The information you enter into the tools is processed in your web browser. Some tools may remember your entries on your own device so you can return to them; this information is not sent to us.
We, or our licensors, own all intellectual property rights in the website and its content, including text, graphics, logos, designs, frameworks, canvases, tools and software. These works are protected by copyright and other laws.
You may view, download and print content for your own personal or internal business use, and share links to our pages. You must not copy, adapt, republish, sell or commercially exploit any part of the website or its content, or use our name, logos or branding, without our prior written permission. Names, logos and images of members, companies, partners and specialists belong to their respective owners and are used with permission or for identification.
The website links to websites and services run by others, including event platforms (such as Luma), payment providers (such as GoCardless), our sister companies Deal Lite and SkilledUp Life, and the websites of members, partners and specialists. We have no control over those websites or services and are not responsible for their content, availability, security or practices. Your use of them is governed by their own terms and privacy policies.
If you send us a message through our contact form or by email, you confirm that the information you provide is accurate and that you are entitled to share it. We will use it as described in our Privacy Policy. Please do not send us confidential information unless we have agreed in writing to receive it in confidence.
Our events, including Techcelerate Coffees, workshops, Execution Sprint sessions, founder dinners and online sessions, are usually booked through a third-party platform such as Luma. By registering you agree to these terms and to the platform’s own terms. Places may be limited and we may decline or cancel a registration at our discretion, including where an event is for members only.
We may change the date, time, venue, format, speakers or content of an event, or cancel it, for reasons beyond our control or where attendance is too low. Where an event is cancelled and you have paid a fee to us, we will refund that fee. We are not responsible for travel, accommodation or other costs you incur.
If you can no longer attend, please cancel your place through the booking platform so it can be offered to someone else.
Our events are relaxed, welcoming and built on trust. We expect everyone to treat others with respect. We do not tolerate harassment, discrimination, abusive behaviour, hard selling or the misuse of other attendees’ details. We may ask anyone who does not meet these standards to leave, and may refuse future attendance, without refund.
Conversations at our events are often candid. Unless the organiser says otherwise, our sessions follow the Chatham House Rule: you may use information shared, but you must not reveal the identity or affiliation of the person who shared it. Do not record sessions without permission. We cannot guarantee that other attendees will keep information confidential, so please share sensitive information with care.
We may take photographs, or occasionally record sessions, and use them in our reports, blog, website and social media. We will tell you at the event when this is happening. If you would prefer not to appear, please tell the organiser at the event or email us afterwards and we will not use, or will remove, images in which you can be identified.
Views shared at events by speakers, specialists, members and attendees are their own and not those of Techcelerate. Anything said at an event is general information, not advice, and Part A applies.
Events take place at third-party venues that have their own rules, which you must follow. You attend at your own risk. Nothing in these terms limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence.
Techcelerate memberships are for tech founders, tech companies and people who help them, as described on our membership pages. We may decline or end a membership application at our discretion, including where we believe the applicant is not a good fit for the community.
Membership benefits are described on our membership pages when you join. Benefits provided by third parties, such as perks, discounts and offers, are provided by those third parties on their own terms; we do not guarantee their availability and they may change or end. Priority access to events depends on capacity. We may reasonably change membership benefits from time to time, and will give members notice of any material change.
Membership fees are shown on our membership pages and are payable yearly or monthly in advance, usually by Direct Debit through GoCardless. Prices include VAT where applicable. We may change fees for future periods by giving you at least 30 days’ notice; if you do not agree, you may cancel before the change takes effect.
Memberships renew automatically at the end of each payment period until cancelled. You may cancel at any time by emailing [email protected]; cancellation takes effect at the end of the period you have paid for, and we do not refund part periods unless the law requires it. If you are a consumer, you may also have a legal right to cancel within 14 days of joining. If you ask us to start providing services during that time, we may deduct a proportionate amount for services already provided.
Execution Sprints are group sessions for members, led with tech founders and specialists who have done it before. They provide shared knowledge and peer support, not professional advice or a guaranteed outcome. You remain responsible for your own business decisions.
We may introduce you to other members, partners, specialists and investors. Any arrangement you make with them is solely between you and them. We do not vet, supervise or guarantee their services, and we are not responsible for their acts or omissions. Techcelerate does not arrange investments or provide regulated investment services.
As a member, you agree that we may list you and your company in our members’ directory and on our website, using the information and images you provide. You may ask us to change or remove your listing at any time.
We may suspend or end a membership, with immediate effect, if a member seriously or repeatedly breaches these terms, behaves in a way that could harm the community or our reputation, or does not pay fees when due. Where we end a membership for reasons other than breach, we will refund any fees paid for the remaining period.
This part applies to organisations that partner with Techcelerate (partners) and to experts and service providers who hold a specialist membership (specialists). Part C also applies to specialists as members.
Every partnership is agreed individually. The specific benefits, fees, commission and obligations of a partnership, and any commercial arrangement with a specialist, are set out in the proposal, order or agreement we confirm with you in writing. That written agreement takes priority over this part.
Partners and specialists provide their services to members directly, under their own terms and a separate commercial agreement with the member. Techcelerate is not a party to those agreements and is not responsible for the services provided. Partners and specialists are solely responsible for the quality and lawfulness of their services, for holding any authorisations, qualifications and professional indemnity insurance their services require, and for their own compliance with law, including data protection law.
Where your membership or partnership includes commission to Techcelerate on sales made through the network (for example, the 10% commission described on our specialist and partnership pages), you agree to tell us promptly about each such sale and to pay the commission within 30 days of receiving payment from the client, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
You permit us to use your name, logo, approved images and description on our website and in our materials to promote the partnership or specialist listing. You confirm that you have the right to provide them. Content you supply for workshops or publication remains yours, and you grant us a non-exclusive licence to use it for the agreed purpose.
Where a partnership or specialist membership includes event attendee intelligence, it is provided only as permitted by our Privacy Policy and data protection law, for your own legitimate networking, and must not be shared, sold or used for unsolicited marketing.
Partnerships and specialist memberships run for the period agreed and may be ended by either party in line with the written agreement or, where none applies, on 30 days’ written notice. We may end a partnership or specialist membership immediately for serious or repeated breach or conduct that could harm members or our reputation.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited under the laws of England and Wales.
Subject to that, and to the fullest extent permitted by law:
If you are a consumer, we are responsible for loss or damage you suffer that is a foreseeable result of our breaking these terms or failing to use reasonable care and skill, and nothing in these terms affects your statutory rights. We only provide our website for domestic and private use by consumers and are not liable for business losses to consumers.
If you use our website or services in breach of these terms or the law, you agree to compensate us for any reasonable losses, costs and claims we incur as a result, to the extent permitted by law. This does not apply to consumers.
We are not responsible for any delay or failure to perform caused by events outside our reasonable control, including outages, venue closures, extreme weather, illness, strikes, pandemics or government action.
We may update these terms from time to time. The version on this page, with its “last updated” date, applies when you use our website or services. Where a change materially affects members, partners or specialists, we will give reasonable notice by email.
If any part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the rest remains in force. If we do not enforce a right straight away, we can still enforce it later. You may not transfer your rights under these terms without our consent. No one other than you and us has any right to enforce these terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction, except that if you are a consumer living in Scotland or Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in your local courts.
Techcelerate Ltd, c/o SkilledUp Life Ltd, Mellor Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 5AU. Email: [email protected]. You can also use our contact page.