Pete Hitchings

Co-founder & Non-exec Director @Leicester Startups

Leicester, GB

Leicester Startups is a Community Interest Company on a mission to support startup founders from across the region. We aim to make Leicester a globally significant startup city; by delivering activities for entrepreneurs led-by entrepreneurs. Over the years we’ve delivered startup weekends, accelerator programmes, conferences, meetups, pitch events, coworking, newsletters, podcasts, a mentor engine, investor/founder dinners & clubs and more. We believe “it takes a city to raise a startup” and so we’ve joined forces with Councils, LLEPs, Universities, Banks, and many more people and organisations rooted in the region. Our team is made up of startup operators whose combined experience spans more than 50 years, over which time we’ve supported thousands of businesses. We care about the region, we understand the local economy, and we are exceptionally well connected locally, nationally and globally. Learn more here:

The University of Sheffield

Bachelor of Arts (BA)