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London — Week of 7 Sep 2026

Mon 7 Sep – Sun 13 Sep 2026 · 71 events

8:00am£224.4
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155 Bishopsgate, London

Gamesforum London is the mobile games industry's growth conference — ad monetisation, user acquisition, live ops and platform economics, with senior operators from studios and publishers. Two days at 155 Bishopsgate for anyone commercialising games.

OtherMarketing
5:00pmFree
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Hay Hill Private Members Club, London

Kindly note that this is a paid event and the average number of attendees for our events is 60-70 people. You can register on Connect in London with ESG leaders, climate tech founders & investors. Hosted at Hay Hill Private Members Club in London.

SocialFounders
7:00pmFree
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Newspeak House, London E2 7DG

Campaign Lab's bi-weekly hack night at Newspeak House, for the community of progressive data scientists, researchers, technologists and organisers building election and campaigning tools. Bring your own side project or join one of the ongoing ones; snacks and drinks are provided and you can also dial in remotely. Newcomers interested in politics, technology and evidence-based campaigning are explicitly welcome — you just need a laptop.

OtherSocial
9:00amFree
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with Henk Boelman (Host, AgentCon)

A full day on AI agents in production: frameworks, evaluation and the unglamorous engineering of getting an agent to behave. Part of the international AgentCon series, and a strong one-day catch-up for engineers who have been watching from the sidelines.

AI & ML
9:30amFree
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Hidden Grooves, 45 Curtain Rd

This Week in Fintech hosts London Fintech Breakfast in London at Hidden Grooves.

FintechSocial
3:00pm£10
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EC3M 7AN, Forum House

A collaborative CILA Cyber & Technology SIG and Future Focus event Hosted at EC3M 7AN in London.

Other
5:30pmFree
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A monthly founders-only meetup that keeps the ratio right: builders talking to builders rather than a room of service providers.

Founders
5:30pmFree
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Central London (address shared on registration), United Kingdom

with Mark Walker (Demo Directory Investor Lead, Barclays) · Tom Field (Head of Business Development, Republic Europe) · Adam Phillips (Funding Associate, SeedLegals)

Barclays Eagle Labs and SeedLegals bring their Startup Roadshow to London for an evening on what is actually happening in the early-stage investment market right now. A keynote unpacking current funding trends and what investors are looking for, an investor panel, open Q&A, then dedicated networking with founders, angels and ecosystem players. Panellists: Mark Walker (Demo Directory Investor Lead, Barclays), Tom Field (Head of Business Development, Republic Europe) and Adam Phillips (Funding Associate, SeedLegals, who has helped close close to 200 rounds). Free; venue shared on registration.

FoundersInvestorsFintech
6:00pmFree
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Stripe Office, London, London

Stripe's own London developer meetup, at the Stripe office. An evening of product insights, integration best practice and user experiences for anyone building payments or financial infrastructure on Stripe.

SaaSFintech
6:00pmFree
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UCL, WC1N 1LE

Join us for our next Emacs London meetup held at University College London, 40 Bernard Street, WC1N 1LE (room 324, 3rd floor). A projector will be available, if anyone wants to give a presentation and/or if helpful to share Emacs tips, for some collaborative debugging, etc. Hosted at UCL in London.

SaaS
6:00pm£39
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The Albany, Greater

AI on Tap: Real AI. Real People. Real Beer. London’s monthly meetup for AI-curious business minds Cut through the AI noise - over a pint. Tired of AI hype and jargon? So are we. AI on Tap is a no-BS meetup for London’s business leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and knowledge workers who want to understand how AI is actually being used in Hosted at The Albany in London.

AI & MLSocial
6:00pm£43.99
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Davy's at St James', London

The London FinTech Network Drinks Reception - Talk FinTech + Financial Startups over After-Work Drinks + Canapes at the World-Famous Davys Hosted at Davy's at St James' in London.

FintechSocial
6:00pmFree
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Quant Spark, London SE1 8NJ

London Enterprise AI hosts speakers from Google and Vespa on search, retrieval and agent architecture at enterprise scale, in Quant Spark's Blackfriars office. Cross-listed across two of the city's AI groups.

AI & ML
6:30pm£8
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Sycamore, London WC2B 5BX

Welcome to Networx London Are you a founder, startup leader, investor, or technology professional looking to connect with like-minded peers and explore the latest trends in Agentic AI and emerging technologies? Join us for an engaging and relaxed evening designed for professionals across AI, tech, innovation, and digital transformation Hosted at Sycamore in London.

AI & MLSocial
6:30pmFree
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Japan House London, 101-111 Kensington High St

A showcase of Japanese corporate venture capital for founders and investors looking at Japan as a market or a source of strategic capital. Held at Japan House London on Kensington High Street.

InvestorsFounders
6:45pmFree
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uSwitch, London

uSwitch is located on the first floor of the ZPG building at 5 Copper Row, London, SE1 2LH, London (Click on the map for directions) What 3 words location: The Clojure dojo is a collaborative way to learn Clojure/ClojureScript through practice. The aim is to learn a little more than before you started.

SaaS
7:00pmFree
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Newspeak House, London

The Human v The Anti-Human: The Great Meta-Confrontation of the 21st Century The age of secular materialism is condemning our living planet to death, and the Left is failing to define a vision of humanity that reclaims the spirit of life and the future. The deafening silence of liberalism and the transparent spectre of “the woke” are Hosted at Newspeak House in London.

Other
12:00pmFree
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Plexal, 14 East Bay Lane

A relaxed weekly run open to all abilities. Meet at Monument Square before we set off. Hosted at Plexal in London.

Social
12:30pmFree
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Barclays Head Office, Canary Wharf

Showcasing businesses in AI, Climate and Finance sectors Hosted at Barclays Head Office in London.

FoundersInvestors
2:00pmFree
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Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London

This isn't about replacing your team - it's about what your team becomes when AI agents handle the rest. Hosted at Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London.

AI & MLSaaS
2:30pmFree
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Triton Square, London NW1

Cancer Tech Accelerator hosts CTA 5 Year Anniversary in London at Triton Square.

SocialOther
5:30pmFree
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Unit D, Discovery House, London SW18 1UY

Ruby in London returns, hosted by Mindful Chef's engineering team in Wandsworth. Talks from people running Ruby in production, plus the usual pizza-and-argument format.

SaaS
5:30pm£69
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George IV, London

Fireside chat to discuss and refine the blueprint for the UK Hosted at George IV in London.

OtherFounders
6:00pmFree
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sindercombe social, London

Nomad Global Hub brings together builders, founders, and tech professionals for a night of curated networking and high-impact startup pitches. RSVP: Reserve your spot With a track record of 235+ events across 23 global cities worldwide, we have welcomed over 5,000 attendees and featured 1,200+ startup pitches on our stages. Hosted at sindercombe social in London.

AI & MLFounders
6:00pmFree
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The Featherstone Building EC1, London

Join us in person to learn practical ways to increase visibility, improve productivity, and create real business value with AI. Hosted at The Featherstone Building EC1 in London.

AI & MLMarketing
6:00pmFree
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First edition of a series on the operational plumbing that decides whether a startup scales: finance ops, vendor management, the org chart nobody designs. Practitioner-led and deliberately unglamorous.

FoundersSaaS
6:00pm£6.13
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Bird & Bird, London EC4A 1JP

Women in Telecoms & Technology take on defence tech at Bird & Bird's Fetter Lane offices — a sector drawing serious UK capital right now, discussed by people working in it rather than commenting on it.

DeepTechInvestors
6:00pmFree
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An evening on creative machines and generative tooling for designers and artists, hosted by Dessn in London. Informal format, aimed at people making work with AI rather than talking about it.

DesignAI & ML
6:00pmFree
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incident.io opens its doors for an honest session on what working at an early-stage company is actually like — comp, risk, scope and the bits recruiters leave out. Aimed at engineers and operators considering the jump.

FoundersSaaS
6:00pmFree
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White City Place, London W12

An evening at White City Place for biotech, medtech, diagnostics and digital-health founders on the unglamorous machinery that decides whether a spinout scales: IP strategy and when to file, the UK grant and early-capital stack (Innovate UK, SEIS/EIS, VC) and how to sequence it, what investors actually diligence in a science-led company, and the financial foundations that keep a biotech investor-ready. Hosted by Lightbringer, Novabook and WilbeLabs, with honest stories from founders who have made the lab-to-company jump. Panel and Q&A from 18:30, food at 19:30. Free, ticket types for founders, investors and ecosystem — approval required.

Health & BioDeepTechFoundersInvestors
6:15pmFree
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Better Space, London

The RMIT Alumni UK Chapter is introducing a new discussion and learning format for curious minds. Hosted at Better Space in London.

AI & MLDeepTech
6:30pmFree
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Accurx, London

For our September meetup, we're back at the fabulous Accurx offices. We have two excellent talks lined up and the agenda will be: 6:30pm - arrive, drinks, networking 7:00pm - Welcome & Housekeeping 7:15pm - Talk 1: "Tales from Year 3: What We Should Teach the Agents" Taking a platform that’s already running, with people, teams and

SaaS
6:30pmFree
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Engineering leaders on hiring, structure and the decisions that are hard to reverse once a team passes about thirty people. For CTOs, VPs and first-time engineering managers.

SaaSFounders
6:30pmFree
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sixteen3 Showroom, London

Jay Morton, Sadie Morgan and Keir Regan-Alexander offer counsel on building a winning relationship with AI. Hosted by David Taylor Hosted at sixteen3 Showroom in London.

DesignAI & ML
6:30pmFree
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Lumiere London, London

On September 9, London’s search community is coming together for a special evening dedicated to Search, Information Retrieval and AI. This event is a collaboration between the London Information Retrieval & AI Meetup Group, the London Search & AI User Group and Vespa AI Live, bringing together three communities around a shared interest Hosted at Lumiere London in London.

AI & ML
6:30pmFree
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Encode Hub, 41 Pitfield St

The React Native London community's September meetup at Encode Hub — talks on cross-platform mobile engineering, tooling and what's shipping in the React Native ecosystem right now, plus time to talk to other mobile engineers.

DesignSaaS
7:00pm£11.55
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The Talent House, London

A hands-on session, Diamond Duggal on where AI actually earns its place in your music-making process and where you need to draw the line... Hosted at The Talent House in London.

AI & MLDesign
7:00pmFree
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Launch night for the second cohort of Pillar VC's Encode: AI for Science fellowship. Founders, researchers and investors working at the intersection of AI and scientific discovery.

Founders
9:30am£40
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The Knowledge Centre, The British Library, London

Build a defensible "moat" with technical precision, behavioural intel & digital fluency. Future-proof your advice & profession. Hosted at The Knowledge Centre, The British Library in London.

Fintech
1:00pmFree
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techUK, London EC4A 4AD

with Katie Freeman-Tayler (Policy & Research Director, Internet Matters) · Anna Lindroos Cermakova (Researcher, DOHE & European EdTech Alliance) · Andrew Mellor (Co-Founder & CEO, LOQT)

techUK and BESA convene policymakers, researchers, school leaders and EdTech suppliers on the collision between safeguarding, screen-time and digital-equity policy. Government is backing AI tutors for disadvantaged pupils while consulting on screen-time limits and publishing AI product standards — the two panels ask whether that pulls schools in one direction or several, and how schools and parents are actually responding. Speakers include Katie Freeman-Tayler (Policy & Research Director, Internet Matters), Dr Anna Lindroos Cermakova (DOHE & European EdTech Alliance) and Andrew Mellor (Co-Founder & CEO, LOQT). Free, at techUK's St Bride Street offices.

AI & MLOtherSocial
2:00pmFree
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online

with Ollie Hamilton (Deputy Director, Strategy, National Security Secretariat, Cabinet Office)

Webinar reviewing the National Security Strategy one year after publication, with the Cabinet Office official responsible for strategy. Covers implementation progress and the implications for industry suppliers.

Other
3:00pmFree
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online

Webinar in which techUK sets out what its Quantum programme has planned for the rest of the year and how members can get involved. Programme orientation session for organisations working in or adjacent to quantum technologies.

DeepTech
5:00pmFree
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Home House Studio, Private Members' Club, London

Kindly note that this is a paid event and the average number of attendees for our events is 60-70 people. You can register on London startup networking event for founders, investors & entrepreneurs. Hosted at Home House Studio, Private Members' Club in London.

FoundersInvestors
5:00pmFree
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Plexal, 14 East Bay Lane

Join us every other week in Monument Square for drinks, pizza and networking! Hosted at Plexal in London.

SocialFounders
5:00pmFree
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De Hems Dutch Cafe Bar, 11 Macclesfield St

The Subthread hosts Cultural Strategy - Industry Community Evening in London at De Hems Dutch Cafe Bar.

MarketingSocial
6:00pmFree
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Softwire, 315

LeadDev's London meetup for engineering managers, tech leads and anyone growing into a leadership role. An evening of talks and networking at Softwire on the practical problems of leading engineers.

FoundersSaaS
6:00pmFree
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beyond The Bower, London EC1V 9NR

with Timofey Markin (Founder, Game Factory) · Joy Ma (Consultant, Strategy&)

The London edition of AI Builders' monthly meetup, run by a 5,000-strong nonprofit community of practitioners. Demos of AI agents, OpenClaw, Claude Code and RAG from EU and Silicon Valley builders, plus builder tool demos, and a deliberately large amount of unstructured networking time over pizza and drinks. September's line-up: Timofey Markin on AI Game Factory, and Joy Ma of Strategy& on shipping with AI. Aimed at developers, ML engineers, data and product people and founders — some working knowledge of LLM concepts is assumed. Tickets are a donation (£10 bootstrapper/student, £20 standard); free tickets available on request so cost is not a barrier.

AI & MLSaaSFounders
6:00pmFree
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A hands-on session on building computer-vision agents, run by the Viso team. Bring a laptop; this is a workshop rather than a talk.

AI & ML
6:00pmFree
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Celonis SE, London WC1X 8NL

​Supported by lenses.io Agenda 06:00pm - Doors open 06:30pm - Welcome 06:35pm - Alper Nebi Kanli, Optimizely, "How LLMs Represent Concepts Internally: A Tour of the Geometry" 07:05pm - Break 07:20pm - Tun Shwe, Lenses.io "Understanding Agent Harnesses" 08:00pm - Lightning Talks: TBA Please note you will be unable to enter the venue Hosted at Celonis SE in London.

AI & ML
6:00pmFree
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S&P Global, London EC2Y 9LY

A careers-focused evening at S&P Global on which AI skills actually move a CV, run for people trying to move into or across the industry rather than for existing specialists.

AI & ML
8:30am£149
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CodeNode, London

XConf is Thoughtworks' annual European technology conference, landing in London at CodeNode. A full day of talks on software architecture, AI engineering and delivery practice from Thoughtworks technologists and guests.

SaaSAI & ML
8:30amFree
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Barclays Innovation Hub, London EC2A 4DP

London Venture Capital Network's quarterly breakfast for active investors, held in central London with the address released on approval. Registration is screened, so apply early.

Investors
9:30amFree
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techUK, London

with Munir Pirmohamed (Co-chair, UKPGx and Stratified Medicines Network)

Workshop run on behalf of NHS England's Pharmacogenomics Digital Group exploring the future use of pharmacogenomics within electronic health records, clinical decision support systems and prescribing workflows across the NHS. Part of a principles-led national series. Aimed at health tech suppliers, clinicians and digital health teams.

Health & BioDeepTech
2:00pmFree
AS

SaaS Founders + SaaS Investors and VCs -- Day After Fintech Week London's Scale Summit, Ideas Fest, and the UK Private Capital Summit Central London; venue is confirmed on registration.

SaaSFounders
6:00pmFree
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Devonshire Terrace, EC2M 4WY

Welcome to Socialite Connections \- AI\, Fintech\, Digital \| Tech Innovators Business Networking Event Meetup rsvp and Meetup qr code is not a valid ticket, please buy a ticket in advance to attend this event: This event is the perfect opportunity to network, gain insights into the latest technological trends, and forge valuable Hosted at Devonshire Terrace in London.

AI & MLFintech
6:20pm£8.3
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Devonshire Terrace, London

Mingle with the coolest robotics founders, engineers, and investors for a laid-back evening of ideas and connections. Hosted at Devonshire Terrace in London.

DeepTechInvestors
8:30amFree
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Anima and OpenAI run a one-day hackathon on clinical and healthcare AI — real NHS-shaped problems, senior mentors, and one of the more credible applied-AI build days in the London calendar this autumn.

AI & MLHealth & Bio
10:00am£15
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Pelican House

Materials Festival hosts Materials in London at Pelican House.

DeepTechDesign
11:00amFree
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Newspeak House, London E2 7DG

notanother.pizza — the community for community organisers — returns to Newspeak House for a second day of talks and hacking on the tools meetup and online-community organisers actually need. Short talks to open, then working groups: self-hosting community tools (Bonfire), trialling Slack alternatives like Zulip, and untangling sponsor money and legal setup. Move between groups or start your own. Relevant if you run a meetup or online community, or build software for people who do. Free, approval required; doors 11:00, show and tell 15:30.

OtherSaaSSocial
2:00pmFree
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Demo day for the after hours '26 cohort, run by Redwood Founders. Early-stage teams present what they have built, followed by networking with founders and investors.

FoundersInvestors
2:00pmFree
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Newspeak House, London

with Sahar Mor (Founder, Bond AI)

Bring an idea and a laptop and build a working prototype in under an hour using AI, with no blockchain experience needed. Best projects win a travel grant to Hack Meridian in Lisbon. Stellar is a low-cost blockchain for payments and applications.

AI & MLWeb3
2:00pmFree
HD
Newspeak House, London

A hackathon built around the Stellar payment protocol, run by H.E.R. DAO, a women-led developer collective. Held in Newspeak Hall — come with a laptop, leave with something that runs.

Web3AI & ML