James Buchan (ePass) · Tirtho Dasgupta (Nirmanaa)
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The fortnightly Founders Hub co-working morning at the Bayes Centre, run by ScotlandIS with the University of Edinburgh's Bayes Centre.
The format is minimal and that is the point: bring a laptop, work alongside other Edinburgh founders from 09:30, and let the conversations happen over coffee rather than from a stage. There is no programme, no pitch slot and no ticket price. It has run on this cadence since March 2026, which makes it the most reliable recurring founder fixture in the city — the sort of thing that only works because the same faces keep returning.
regular co-working beats one-off networking for actually knowing people, and this is the lowest-friction way into Edinburgh's founder community — no application, no pitch, no reason needed. Best for early-stage founders and solo operators who work alone most days and want company that understands the job.
The Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh EH8 9BT
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