Tech Events by CodeBase

CodeBase's monthly first-Wednesday morning at its Castle Terrace building — a deliberately unstructured hour and a half with two small fixtures: a Community Bell giving anyone 60 seconds to say what they need, and a Spotlight slot of up to five minutes for someone to tell a story properly. 08:30 to 10:00, drop in whenever suits. Registration, welcome and introductions to 08:45, open networking to 09:15, then the Bell. Run by CodeBase, the incubator behind Techscaler, and explicitly open to people with no tech background. Tickets are limited and no price is listed. Why go: the Community Bell is the useful part — a room of founders and operators hearing a specific ask out loud works better than the same ask posted online. Best for founders who need something concrete, a hire or an intro or a first customer, and who can turn up early.

CodeBase's monthly drop-in morning at its Castle Terrace building: coffee, a loose agenda, and the Edinburgh tech community in one room on the first Wednesday of the month. Open to everyone, no tech background needed. Two structured bits inside an otherwise unstructured hour and a half. The Community Bell is an open floor for anyone to announce an opportunity or an event in the month ahead. The Spotlight is a five-minute slot to tell the group something — a founder journey, an investor's lessons, an odd career path — with no slides and no pitch. Drop in any time between 08:30 and 10:00. Free, but register, because CodeBase checks people in on the door. Why go: it is the cheapest way into Edinburgh's startup network, and the Community Bell means you leave knowing what else is on. Best if you are new to the city's tech scene, or recruiting for something.

A one-day hackathon from CodeBase's Edinburgh Greentech Growth and Scale Programme, building rough prototypes against challenges facing Scotland's natural environment. No hacking, tech or startup experience needed — students, founders, creatives and environmental people are all in scope. The format is short talks on tools and approaches, then most of the day working alone or in small teams: generate ideas, test them, get something buildable on the table by 16:00. CodeBase facilitators and Greentech programme staff are on hand. AI tools are used throughout, and the organisers are explicit that the point is pointing them at problems worth solving. Free, six hours at Castle Terrace. Why go: it is a crash course in greentech startup process rather than a talk about one, and you leave with something you made. Best for anyone circling a climate or environment idea who hasn't yet tried to build it.

A CodeBase workshop for school-age girls building a digital savings model in a spreadsheet, covering saving, time and compound interest. Free, at CodeBase on Castle Terrace.

Unfiltered Edinburgh at CodeBase: candid, off-the-record founder conversation about what is actually going wrong, run by the team behind Techscaler.