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EdinburghWeek of 25 May 2026

Mon 25 MaySun 31 May 2026 · 9 events

5:15pmFree
Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 9EF

The Edinburgh Traveltech community returns to the Futures Institute for an interactive session in collaboration with 80 Days. Following previous sessions on agentic AI workflows, this is the go-to gathering for anyone in travel, hospitality or tourism tech — practitioners comparing notes in one of Edinburgh's best event spaces.

SaaSAI & ML
5:30pmFree
CodeBase Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH1 2EL

Edinburgh's flagship monthly tech meetup — networking from 5:30, then community talks from 6:15. Speaker lineup to be announced on the Tech Meetup LinkedIn page. A consistent, well-run event at CodeBase with a broad tech professional audience.

Other
6:00pmFree
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, Edinburgh EH3 8FY

Tactical fireside chats with experienced entrepreneurs and speed networking with other founders, potential co-founders and investors. Hosted in the offices of leading Scots law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn — a smart room for anyone early in their founder journey.

Founders
9:00amFree
Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AB

A full-day summit bringing together leaders from financial services, asset management, law and technology to discuss the tokenisation of real-world assets. Organised by Blockchain Scotland at the University of Edinburgh's Informatics Forum — one of the most substantive fintech events Edinburgh has hosted this year.

FintechWeb3
1:30pmFree
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh EH2 2LR

Scotland's flagship data and AI conference returns under the theme 'Intelligent Futures'. Two days at the Assembly Rooms with world-class speakers from OpenAI, Google, Hugging Face and the European Space Agency — including Colin Jarvis (OpenAI) and Georgia Channing (Hugging Face). Around 700 attendees, 50 exhibitors, substantive sessions across the whole data and AI stack. The must-attend event of the week.

AI & ML
5:45pmFree
CodeBase Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH1 2EL

TechTalks Edinburgh now at CodeBase with two strong founder-stage talks. Sid Kathirvel (Strategic Growth Partner, Unlock Growth — mentor at Techscaler, Barclays Eagle Labs, ONE) on building a North Star metric framework and using paid ads to validate acquisition fast. Yana Varankova (UX Strategist & Behavioural Designer) on fixing Day-1 churn through deliberate first-time user experience design. Pizza, drinks, and an afterparty pub.

MarketingDesignFounders
6:00pmFree
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh EH3 9EF

Venture Café Edinburgh's Thursday Gathering tackles funding for female founders — in partnership with Pathways Forward and Scottish EDGE. From equity investment to crowdfunding and IP-backed lending, the evening unpacks the full funding mix with funders and investors in the room. Expect practical takeaways, connections that matter, and a session designed to move past the diagnosis of the problem.

FoundersInvestors