Tech Events by Founders Meetup Edinburgh

with Valentin Hinov (Founder, ThankBox)

The November edition of Edinburgh's monthly founders meetup, hosted in the offices of Shepherd and Wedderburn at 9 Haymarket Square. The last fireside chat of 2026 is with Valentin Hinov, who bootstrapped ThankBox from a side project into a team-gifting platform used by more than 10,000 companies and sending over $1 million in gifts a month, interviewed by Laura Bernal. 18:00 arrival and open networking. Welcome at 19:00, then community shoutouts where attendees say what they are working on and what they want help with, the fireside 19:20 to 20:00, drinks until 20:30, and the pub afterwards at The Jolly Botanist. The GBP 5 ticket covers drinks. General admission is request-to-join, with a separate ticket for investors and approved partners. Attendee details are passed to the host firm for building security. Why go: a bootstrapper who took on much larger competitors with a small team, in a room of people building companies rather than an audience. Best for early-stage founders, and anyone weighing raising against staying bootstrapped.

with Borislav Borisov (Co-founder & CEO, TableSense) · Craig Parker (Co-founder & CEO, WorkPhotos) · David Carboni (Co-founder & CTO (host), HairTracker)

October's Founders Meetup Edinburgh, hosted in Shepherd and Wedderburn's offices, is a panel on "Bootstrapping to Break-Even". David Carboni hosts two founders who reached profitability without outside funding: Borislav Borisov, co-founder and CEO of TableSense, a B2B hospitality tech company, and Craig Parker, co-founder and CEO of WorkPhotos, a job-photo app for trades and field teams, previously Director of Operations at Skyscanner. Structured networking follows the panel. Tickets are £5, doors from 18:00. Why go: almost every founder panel is about raising, and the operational detail of getting to break-even on revenue alone — pricing, cash timing, when to hire — is both rarer and more useful to most people in the room. Best for bootstrapped and early-revenue founders, and for anyone weighing whether to raise at all.

Edinburgh's best-loved monthly founder gathering returns to Shepherd and Wedderburn for an evening of fireside chat and open networking. The format is simple and reliably good: an intimate interview with a successful founder, community updates, and plenty of time to meet other founders, operators, angels and aspiring co-founders across the Scottish ecosystem. A friendly, low-pressure room whether you're deep into building or just startup-curious. Ticket £5 (covers refreshments).

Tactical fireside chats with experienced entrepreneurs and speed networking with other founders, potential co-founders and investors. Hosted in the offices of leading Scots law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn — a smart room for anyone early in their founder journey.