Deal flow before it becomes obvious.
Current opportunities. Future pipeline. A network worth knowing.
Northern Ireland builds quietly. Companies here get further on less, and most of them stay off your radar until someone else has already backed them.
SEAM puts the whole thing in one room for one day. Founders raising now. Founders who will raise next year. The people who have been building alongside them for years.
We get the right people in the room. You make the connections that matter.
What you get
Relevant deal flow
High-potential Northern Ireland ventures that will not come through your usual networks. Founder profiles and short pitch videos before the day. Introductions on the day shaped around your stage, sector, cheque size and the traction signals you actually look for.
Early visibility
Meet founders before they start raising. We spend the year with these companies, so we can point you at the ones building momentum well before that momentum is priced in.
Connections that matter
A dedicated investor space for the conversations you cannot schedule. Peer to peer, off the floor, with the time to have them properly.
Your day
SEAM is built so that none of your time goes on logistics.
- Curated introductions to the founders relevant to your thesis, agreed in advance
- The SEAM app: founder profiles, suggested matches, and one place to request, book and manage meetings before the day
- An exclusive investor networking event the evening before
- A shuttle to and from the venue
- A dedicated investor lounge for founder meetings and peer conversations, in a working brewery taproom
- Full access to the Main Seam, Ones to Watch, the demo floor, and the ecosystem at full tilt
- Food and drink throughout the festival
- Help planning the visit: discounted hotel rates, flight routes, and where to go once you are here
Come in for the networking event on the 16th or fly in that morning. We start at 10am, which makes the day trip straightforward.
Do we know who is worth knowing?
The team behind SEAM has spent over twenty-five years building Northern Ireland's entrepreneurial ecosystem, working with founders from first idea through to scale. Since 2019 we have been matching investors with the companies coming out of it.
The companies from that matching work have raised close to a quarter of a billion pounds between them. That is one strand of what we do.
SEAM is convened by Catalyst.
17 November 2026. Banana Block, Belfast.
Places are limited and introductions are built in advance, so the earlier you register, the more we can shape your day around what you are looking for.