Startup Summer Party

Half the year’s gone already.You’ve survived more than you give yourself credit for. Now let's celebrate it properly!

Rare Founders Summer Party is here.

Join us at The Ministry for an evening of terrace drinks, founders DJing, sunshine (we’re manifesting hard), icebreakers, and the kind of networking that actually feels fun instead of painfully corporate.

This is your moment to properly let your hair down before summer holidays kick in and everyone disappears into “let’s reconnect in September” mode.

Whether you’ve been building, fundraising, pivoting, hiring, surviving, winning, or just trying to keep your life together whilst running a startup… this is your well-earned pat on the back.

And if our Christmas Party was anything to go by… You already know this is going to be chaos in the best possible way.

🍹 Terrace energy🎧 Founder DJs🤝 Incredible people☀️ Summer startup chaos🎟️ Huge raffle prize reveals

Summer Raffle

We’ll also be officially kicking off the SoPhy raffle campaign live at the event.

Across the campaign, we’ll reveal over $350,000 in prizes from brilliant brands, partners, experiences, and the wider community.

Entering is simple:

• Join the waitlist

• Refer your friends, founder besties, investors, operators, basically anyone you genuinely rate, to the SoPhy waitlist.

• Once they sign up, you’ll receive RF$ which you can exchange for raffle tciekts.

More sign-ups = more entries = more chances to win.

At the end of the day, SoPhy is being built to strengthen real relationships and grow meaningful networks… so you may as well win something ridiculous whilst helping build it.

Check out the prizes, join the waitlist & start sharing: Click here!

✨ One final thing…

We’ve already got some incredible brands, partners, and sponsors backing the raffle and keeping the drinks flowing…

But if you fancy getting your brand in front of a very fun, very connected startup community with a prize donation or bar sponsorship, email [email protected]

Agenda

• 6.00 pm: Doors Open

• 7.00 pm - 7.15 pm: Welcome

• 8.30 pm - 9:00 pm: SoPhy Raffle Announcement

• 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Networking & Dancing

Come for the insights. Stay for the connections. 🚀

👉 Spots are limited - sign up now.

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About Rare Founders

A founder-led community connecting early-stage founders, operators, and investors through curated events across London - open mics, roundtables, and Demo Days. Sign up to our weekly newsletter for handpicked startup events and opportunities.

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​​​​Want to sponsor the event and get exposure with hundreds of businesses? Please email [email protected]

​​A Huge Thanks To Our Sponsors & Partners!

Safety Partner

Safespace Plus is helping us to foster a safe and inclusive environment at our events. Check out our Code of Conduct so you are aware of what kind of behaviour is not allowed at our events.

​​Childcare Support with CocoRio

We’re proud to be partnering with CocoRio, a flexible, trusted childcare provider created to support working parents.

For this event, attendees can access discounted in-home childcare at £25.50 per hour (all-inclusive of VAT, insurance, and agency fees) — reduced from the usual £40 rate for ad hoc bookings.

While children can’t attend the venue, this offer is designed to help make the day more accessible for parents and carers.

​​Venue Partner

Hosted at The Ministry — Borough’s iconic creative members’ club and workspace, built by the team behind Ministry of Sound. Set inside a beautifully restored Victorian printworks, it features stylish lounges, studios, a gym, a buzzing bar, and everything designed for founders and creators to collide. With flexible day passes, wellness spaces, great coffee and a culture-driven vibe, it’s the perfect home for bold ideas and unforgettable events.

Food will be available for purchase at the venue! ​​​Click here for the menu.