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Edinburgh's go-to monthly founders gathering returns at Shepherd and Wedderburn's offices, courtesy of their Start to Scale initiative. The format is built for real connection: colour-coded speed networking badges, a tactical fireside chat with experienced founders, and open networking with drinks. Hosts Selby Cary (Scaleup Lessons), Cat Burton (Goth Boss Studios), and Mo Zamzam (Neuron) bring diverse operator perspectives. Drinks continue at The Jolly Botanist from 8:30 PM. Worth every penny of the £5 entry.

A half-day workshop exploring creative funding approaches for business growth — from grants and angels to revenue-based finance and alternative sources most founders overlook. Hosted at the Royal Bank Accelerator in Edinburgh, this session is practical and founder-focused. Free to attend.

Scottish Parliament election hustings on tech, AI and the digital economy — hosted at the Bayes Centre by National Conversations with ScotlandIS. Confirmed speakers include Daniel Johnson MSP (Labour), Miles Briggs MSP (Conservatives), Ben Macpherson MSP (SNP), Andy Williamson (LibDems), Brian Baglow (Scottish Games Network) and Prof Fiona McNeill (Edinburgh). A rare chance for the Scottish tech sector to put questions directly to parliamentary candidates.

Before you sign a term sheet, you need to understand what you're actually agreeing to — and which clauses will haunt you in your Series B or exit. Foras Ventures brings together Scotland's leading law firm Anderson Strathern for a focused one-hour session helping founders decode term sheets: economic vs control terms, what's standard vs negotiable, and the downstream consequences of decisions made early. Hybrid — attend in person at Anderson Strathern's Edinburgh office or join online. Approval required to register.

A quarterly morning networking session for Edinburgh professionals and founders, hosted at CodeBase by Barclays Eagle Labs. Relaxed format, good coffee, and a cross-sector crowd — the kind of event where you leave with a handful of genuinely useful connections. Previous themes have included Generative AI and digital transformation.

Earth Day edition of Venture Café Edinburgh's weekly Thursday Gathering. Focused on practical sustainability action for Scotland's innovation community — from climate tech founders to investors and researchers. Free, open, and built around serendipitous networking across the Edinburgh Futures Institute.

Edinburgh's long-running monthly Tech Meetup — one of the city's flagship community events for founders, engineers, designers and operators. April edition features community announcements, a tech demo and a keynote speaker, followed by networking over drinks. Hosted by UK Startup Hub and sponsored by FanDuel.

Weekly Wednesday-night informal tech meetup at The Abbey pub — one of the most reliable, no-agenda networking rooms in Edinburgh's tech scene. Drop in for drinks and conversation with founders, engineers, designers and anyone working in or around tech.

One of Scotland's largest business expos. Around 60 exhibitors, 8 seminars and workshops, and structured networking sessions across a half-day at the Royal Highland Centre. Free to attend — organisers report 82% of delegates are decision-makers, making it a useful room for B2B founders, marketers and sales teams targeting the Scottish market.

Weekly Friday co-working and community session for tech founders hosted by ScotlandIS and the Bayes Centre at the University of Edinburgh. Drop in for focused work time, informal roundtables and peer support with other early-stage and scaling founders.

CodeBase's relaxed monthly morning for anyone in or around Edinburgh's tech ecosystem. Good conversations over coffee, community announcements, and the chance to meet new faces — from seasoned founders to people exploring a career in tech. No agenda, no pitch, no pressure. First Wednesday of every month.

Edinburgh's flagship pre-seed to Series A founder-investor summit returns to The Biscuit Factory. A full day of honest conversation about what's working, what's not, and where the opportunities are for early-stage founders and the investors backing them. Second release tickets now available — connection over pitches.

Weekly Friday co-working and community session for tech founders hosted by ScotlandIS and the Bayes Centre at the University of Edinburgh. Drop in for focused work time, informal roundtables and peer support with other early-stage and scaling founders.