Remove the cost
of getting started.
Make computers, AI tools, workspace and practical learning accessible without a required payment.
We want curiosity and commitment to matter more than what someone can afford.
OUR GOALS
A place to learn is the beginning. The goal is more confidence, useful skills and a wider horizon of opportunity.
Make computers, AI tools, workspace and practical learning accessible without a required payment.
We want curiosity and commitment to matter more than what someone can afford.
Help people move from watching and wondering to trying, making and improving.
Practical projects, workshops and mentoring will support skills people can use in work and in their own ideas.
Bring the knowledge of founders, engineers, academics and investors into the local community.
Talks, questions, mentoring and pitch feedback can help people understand emerging fields and routes into employment, freelancing and entrepreneurship.
Develop a welcoming, well-run hub with the funding, people and equipment to sustain it.
Our ambition is a staffed space with 24-hour access, and a culture where people learn from one another.
OUR NEXT MILESTONE
We’re working towards the resources needed to launch and support the hub’s first two years.
Talk to us about supportINITIAL FUNDRAISING AMBITION
£200k*
*Approximately £200,000 is a planning ambition, not funds raised. The detailed budget and launch arrangements are still being developed.
GOOD THINGS START WITH A CONVERSATION
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Or email hello@barkingsidefuturebuilders.com