London — Week of 31 Aug 2026

Monthly early-morning session at the Barclays Innovation Hub, this edition on AI and cybersecurity. Run by Twin Path Ventures with Eagle Labs: a genuinely mixed room of founders, corporate innovation people and investors, and short enough to make before work.

PyData London's summer social — no talks, just the community that runs one of Europe's largest data-science meetups in a pub by Cannon Street. The group has flagged that the usual talk format resumes in October, so this is the low-key way in.

techUK hosts a screening of the People's Emergency Briefing, a 50-minute film contextualising the science of the climate and nature crisis, followed by a panel discussion led by members of techUK's Climate Council and a networking reception. Deliberately opened beyond techUK's usual sustainability network, it explores what climate and nature breakdown means for health, food systems, national security and the economy — and the role of digital technology in the transition. Free; places limited, open to techUK members and invited guests.

The London chapter of Fuckup Nights takes on hackathons: founders and builders talking through projects that went wrong and what they actually cost. Hosted with Encode Club, and considerably more useful than the usual success-story panel.

A regular London gathering for people building technology with a social or civic purpose: charities, impact startups, and engineers who want their work to point somewhere.

Growth and marketing operators swap notes over drinks, hosted by Hannah Parvaz and sponsored by Paddle and Customer.io. Small, senior and practical rather than promotional.

A half-day, invitation-selective AI conference at Google London bringing together 120 hand-picked participants — 60 UK AI startup founders, 30 CTOs and tech leaders, 20 VCs and 10 ecosystem stakeholders — chosen from 2,000+ applications. The programme pairs a panel, 'Moats in the AI Age: Building Real IP in a World of Foundation Models', with 'Growth' and 'Funding' roundtables led by scale-up founders and investors, then app-facilitated networking. Hosted by Startup Network Europe, supported by Google Cloud, Zendesk and Stripe. Free to attend for successful applicants; apply via Luma.

Imperial Enterprise Lab's practical session on the specific problems of building a health tech company: regulation, clinical evidence and the long sales cycle that catches software founders out.

Informal drinks for early-career people working across tech and public policy, hosted by Public First. Low-key, high-density networking for the policy-adjacent end of London tech.

A systems-engineering evening for people who care about what happens below the framework layer, with Modal among the hosts. Deep technical content and a self-selecting crowd.

OpenAI runs an open evening for people building on its platform in London: part demo, part office hours, part the best-connected room of applied-AI engineers you will find on a Thursday. Expect it to fill fast.

Data Engineers London's September session, hosted in Zoopla's Shad Thames office. Practitioner talks on pipelines and platform work from a team running data at real consumer scale.

BrainStation's London campus hosts an evening on what AI is actually changing in marketing practice: tooling, measurement and team shape, aimed at in-house marketers.

Turing Fest run small founders dinners throughout the year in London, Manchester, Edinburgh & beyond. 10 founders. Central London; venue is confirmed on registration.

Halkin hosts Halkin for Startups - Roof Terrace Party in London at Halkin - Monument.

The London Software Craftsmanship Community hosts Kirill Boiarkin, senior software developer and agile coach, on the soft skills that matter most as AI takes over more of the typing. A practical session on communication, coaching and judgement for engineers, held at Codurance.

An evening of drinks and networking for women working in technology, security and data, hosted by CFC at 8 Bishopsgate. A low-key, high-signal room if you want to widen your network across all three disciplines rather than just one.

A one-evening gathering for people building music and audio software — plugins, DAWs, creative tools and the audio stack underneath them. Hosted by The Audio Programmer at pointblank Music School, with talks and discussion on where audio development is heading.

Join London’s top tech founders for a casual meetup to share ideas, network, and spark new collaborations! Hosted at The Star By Liverpool Street in London.

Alumni of Y Combinator, a16z Speedrun and Entrepreneur First each argue the case for their own programme in front of a founder audience. Useful if you are weighing an application, and unusually candid because the panellists are competing.

Quantum computing explained in a pub, by people who work on it. Informal, free and a rare on-ramp into a field that usually only surfaces at academic conferences.

Founders, investors, and the deals of tomorrow all on one rooftop. Hosted at 1 St Katharine's Way in London.

Connect with property and finance professionals, and business owners in London, Covent Garden. Hosted by tech startup GMax Card. Hosted at Sycamore Covent Garden in London.

Work in the games industry? Or trying to break in? Hosted at Loading Bar in London.

I'm excited to share that our next event will be held at The Ship in the City of London. As this is our first one at this location, I want to keep it light so there are no real agendas or format to it other than come and socialise!

A bi-monthly Saturday morning walk for founders and builders — London Eye to London Bridge, an hour, no agenda and no pitching. The premise is simple: building is hard and there is rarely room to just talk about the messy bits, the doubts and the wins that do not feel big enough to celebrate yet. Bring coffee and whatever is on your mind; the group usually carries on to brunch nearby afterwards. Free, exact meeting point shared on registration.

Jollof & Tech- V1: Chill, chat tech, and savor the best jollof vibes all in one dope meetup! Join us for an engaging community....... Hosted at SE18 6NE in London.

Meet likeminded UX professionals over coffee/brunch and discuss ways to use design to create third spaces that evoke a feeling of comfort and belonging. ​The Problem: When was the last time you discovered a place that made you feel a sense of comfort and belonging, and what contributed to that feeling? Hosted at Paris Baguette Southbank in London.