Candid conversations about selling your software business
Three evening events for UK software founders. Join a panel of founders who have scaled and sold their business, a live Q&A, and time to connect with our team in person.
Three evenings. Three honest conversations.
Sell, wait, or get ready: is now the right time for an exit?
A practical look at what the market, your business and your own personal readiness are telling you.
Reserve your placeReady or not: navigating the transition after you sell
What life after the deal really involves — for you, your team and your business.
Reserve your placeThe AI reckoning: what it means for software founders
Why AI feels different this time, what it means for your product and your team, and what to do about it.
Reserve your placeWhy join us?
Get answers to the questions founders rarely get to ask openly.
Learn from founders who have sold and scaled software businesses, in their own words.
Leave knowing what actually moves a valuation and what buyers look at first.
Join a room of UK software founders at the same crossroads as you, and compare notes over drinks.
Speak directly to the ClearCourse M&A team to learn from experienced experts before making any decisions about selling.
Take away answers to the questions founders rarely get to ask openly.
Leave with practical steps that build a stronger business now, not just a more saleable one later.
ClearCourse powers small business growth with sector-specific software, embedded payments and long-term partnership across Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare, Sport & Leisure and Field Services.
The Founders Circle is our community for UK software founders and business leaders. Our Roadshows are a series of events for those thinking about what comes next, whether that is a sale, or simply understanding the landscape before any decision is made.
Whether you are actively exploring a sale, thinking about what the next few years might look like, or just trying to understand the market before, these evenings are built for you. Each one offers two things founders tell us are hard to find: founders who have sold and scaled software businesses, and the experts who advise on them, all in one room.
Meet the panel
Each panel brings together founders who have sold and scaled software businesses, alongside the ClearCourse team.
Josh Barling
Sold Sellerdeck to ClearCourse in 2022 and now leads our Retail brands.
Andrew Burgess
Sold Motasoft in 2026 and still runs the business as part of the group.
Vanessa Machin
Joined through intelligentgolf and now leads our Sports & Leisure brands.
Kris Bailey
Sold Computers for Flooring in 2025 and continues to run the business.
Christina Hamilton
As CEO, she shapes our strategy, how we support customers, and how we back founders.
Andrew Gore
Leads engineering at ClearCourse and is responsible for the tech due diligence on new businesses.
Jess Brain
Leads our People team and helps new colleagues find their feet in the business.
James Prosser
Has led six deals for our M&A team and is the founder's main point of contact throughout.
What founders say about previous Founders Circle events
“A very professional event. I was very impressed by the ClearCourse team and culture, and having access to key ClearCourse personnel and founders was extremely useful. It had a very relaxed atmosphere, with a real sense of community spirit.”Founder · previous Founders Circle event
“It demystified the due diligence process and showed it is nothing to be scared of.”Founder · previous Founders Circle event
The details, answered.
The Founders Circle Roadshows are free evening events for software founders in the UK, hosted by ClearCourse. Each event features a panel of founders and M&A experts, a Q&A, and networking over drinks.
They are for founders and owners of software businesses in the UK, particularly those thinking about a sale, a partnership, or their long-term options.
Bristol on 6 August 2026, Manchester on 20 August 2026, and London on 24 September 2026. You can attend the one nearest you, or more than one.
The events are free to attend. Places are limited, so registration is required.
No. Many founders come simply to understand the landscape and learn from others, with no decision in mind — even if a sale is years away.
No. These are peer conversations, not sales pitches. The ClearCourse M&A team is there to answer questions and share what they see, not to push you toward a decision.
Reserve your place
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- Free to attend — registration required
- Attend one event, or more than one
- No obligation, and no pitch
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