🍄 Bunker to table, Co-working club, Tech & Founder Meetups
Here’s your Campfire for Tuesday, April 7th
📣 Asks, Offers, Updates, & Deadlines
💳 FSTech Summit On April 30th, a one-day Edinburgh conference bringing together finance and tech leaders for “talks, panels, and networking on AI, blockchain, payments, and the future of financial services”. Details Here
💰 Glasgow-based MoneyMatiX has partnered with the Ideal Home Show Scotland (May 22-25) to host ‘The Money Village’, a special space within the Ideal Home Show where consumer-focussed fintech companies can sell and exhibit to the public. Open to “consumer-facing brands across all B2C verticals, including payments, savings, budgeting, credit, investment, insurance, legal tech, open banking and beyond.” Contact here for more info.
💡 Fast Forward: Data, Digital & AI A one-day conference on 2 June with the University of Edinburgh exploring data, digital, and AI through talks, workshops, and cross-sector collaboration. “Connect with researchers, industry, and public sector partners to share ideas and explore real-world applications”. Details here
⭐️ The UHI Business Competition from CREATE Highlands and Islands Hub invites students and residents (16+ in Argyll & Bute, Highlands and Islands, Moray or Perthshire) to “pitch an idea or new venture for the chance to win up to £8,500 plus accountancy, legal, and IT support”. Details here
🤖 Fast Forward: Data, Digital & AI Conference This June, join researchers, industry leaders, and partners for a day of panels, workshops, and networking exploring the “opportunities and challenges of emerging data, digital, and AI technologies”. Details here
🚨 Start to Scale by Shepherd and Wedderburn is offering eligible subscribers of Campfire exclusive access to their ‘Start to Scale Hub’ which helps companies create template legal agreements in minutes for free. To learn more and request access click here.
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📅 Events
☕️ Unfiltered Series: Open to everyone, join CodeBase to connect with members of the local tech community. Come for a coffee, networking, & build connections!
- 07/04, 09:00 🗺️ Stirling: MORE INFO
🚀 08/04, 08:30 am, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Business Networking Event Join the Marketing & Advertising Network for a relaxed networking event focused on marketing and advertising. MORE INFO
🍻 08/04, 19:00, 🗺️ Aberdeen: Small99’s People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup Meet others locally for a relaxed chat about sustainability over a drink. MORE INFO
🦄 09/04, 16:00, 🗺️ Aberdeen: The Mythical Unicorn vs. the Real Workhorse: Why Exits Beat Valuations Marking National Unicorn Day in Scotland on April 9th, join Mark Bjornsgaard, founder and CEO of System Two Group, as he challenges the startup world's unicorn obsession. With seven successful exits, hundreds of millions raised, and ventures sold to British Gas, GSK and more, Mark makes the case that real exits beat mythical valuations every time. MORE INFO
🌍 09/04, 18:00, 🗺️ Glasgow: Small99's People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup Meet others locally for a relaxed chat about sustainability over a drink. MORE INFO
🍻 14/04, 18:00, 🗺️ Glasgow: Small99’s People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup Discover how Glasgow is becoming a “Sponge City” in this relaxed pub talk, exploring rain gardens, greener streets, and community-led solutions to climate resilience through People Planet Pint. MORE INFO
🍻 16/04, 18:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Small99’s People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup Meet others locally for a relaxed chat about sustainability over a drink. MORE INFO
🔥 21/04, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founders Meetup Join tactical fireside chats with experienced entrepreneurs plus speed networking, community shoutouts, and drinks to wrap up MORE INFO
🔗 21/04, 17:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Blockchain Scotland Meetup Join us at the Bayes Centre for networking and three upcoming talks MORE INFO
☕ 23/04, 9:00 am, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Edinburgh Professionals Quarterly Networking A relaxed networking meetup for local professionals and founders to connect, with guided activities, great conversations, and breakfast on us from Barclays Eagle Labs. MORE INFO
📄 23/04, 12:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh & Virtual: Term Sheets - What you’re really agreeing to and why it matters A practical session helping founders confidently navigate term sheets, understand key clauses, and avoid costly mistakes before and during fundraising. MORE INFO
☕ 23/04, 9:00 am, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founder Friday Coworking A focused coworking day for founders and execs to connect, share ideas, and build alongside like-minded peers in a relaxed, energising space. MORE INFO
💻 28/04, 17:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Tech Meetup a monthly, no-pressure space for Scotland’s tech community to connect, share ideas, enjoy peer-led talks, and grab pizza and drinks. MORE INFO
💻 28/04, 11:00 am, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Co-Work Club Edinburgh Escape the home office with this flexible coworking day at YOTEL, offering unlimited coffee, pastries, a stylish workspace, and relaxed networking with like-minded professionals. MORE INFO
🍄 29/04, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: People, Planet, Pint presents Bunker to Table discover how an Edinburgh nuclear bunker became a mushroom-growing space, with producer and chef Christopher Valentine-Allan sharing practical insights and community-led ideas MORE INFO
🏭 30/04, 9:00 am, 🗺️ Hawick: Reimagined SMAS Business Improvement Academy, Hawick Join this LCS-accredited 10-day Business Improvement Academy to build Lean expertise, deliver real impact projects, and drive lasting productivity and leadership across your organisation. MORE INFO
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