☕ Edinburgh Fellows Meetup, Creative Tech Founders, Blockchain Scotland, AI Demo Night
Here’s your Campfire for February 2, 2026
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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!
☕ 04/02, 08:30 🗺️ Aberdeen: MORE INFO
☕ 04/02, 08:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: MORE INFO
☕ 05/02, 09:00 🗺️ Glasgow: MORE INFO
☕ 05/02, 09:00 🗺️ Dundee: MORE INFO
☕ 03/02, 09:00 🗺️ Inverness: MORE INFO
☕ 03/02, 09:00 🗺️ Stirling: MORE INFO
☕ 03/02, 09:00 🗺️ Dumfries: MORE INFO
👯♂️ 03/02, 18:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Edinburgh Fellows meetup An informal monthly meet-up for RSA Fellows in Edinburgh, held on the first working Tuesday at Canopy Café, for relaxed chats, connections and idea-sharing over coffee or drinks. MORE INFO
💻 04/02, 10:00, 🗺️ Dundee: Future Skills for Tayside Tech: DigiTay Roundtable A half-day, industry-led roundtable for Tayside tech employers and stakeholders to identify digital skills gaps and co-design future-ready training pathways for Dundee, Perth & Kinross, North East Fife and Angus. MORE INFO
👯♂️ 04/02, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Edinburgh Network: Tech Startups, Professionals & Investors Connect Event. Connect with tech entrepreneurs, tech investors, startup founders, and industry innovators. MORE INFO
💻 04/02, 10:00, 🗺️ Dumfries: Pathways Expo - Dumfries & Galloway A welcoming, hands-on Pathways Expo for early-stage entrepreneurs featuring 1:1 expert support (marketing, social, LinkedIn, ads, finance and action-planning), professional headshots, short business talks, supportive networking and lunch included. MORE INFO
🤖 05/02, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: AI Demo Night Edinburgh Builders show what they've made with AI. Short demos, food, drinks, conversation. No slides. Show the thing. MORE INFO
📈 05/02, 13:00, 🗺️ Dumfries: Scale your Social Enterprise An interactive workshop for service-based organisations exploring how technology can unlock growth, scale services, and support new tech-enabled business models, led by CodeBase and South of Scotland Enterprise. MORE INFO
⭐️ 05/02, 10:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: How to Magnetise and Convert Clients on LinkedIn Using Story. A fireside chat with storytelling trainer Karis Gill on how to use strategic personal story on LinkedIn to attract clients more naturally, with practical tips and real examples you can apply straight away. MORE INFO
⭐️ 05/02, 18:00, 🗺️ Glasgow: Tech Meetup Glasgow An inclusive Tech MeetUp Glasgow at The Social Hub, open to everyone, with drinks, pizza, networking, an icebreaker and speakers MORE INFO
👯♂️ 11/02, 9:30, 🗺️ Glasgow: Female Founder Coworking Club a supportive space for women entrepreneurs to focus, connect, and build momentum alongside like-minded founders. MORE INFO
👯♂️ 12/02, 18:00, 🗺️ Glasgow: Founders Meet-up An evening bringing creative and tech founders together through a fireside conversation on building at the intersection of creativity and technology, followed by relaxed networking to spark cross-disciplinary collaboration. MORE INFO
💻 12/02, 17:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Blockchain Scotland Meetup an evening of talks, Q&As, and relaxed networking with the Scottish web3 community, featuring speakers from Xcavate and the Ethereum Foundation plus food and drinks. MORE INFO
👯♂️ 17/02, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founders Meet-up Tactical fireside chats with experienced entrepreneurs and speed networking with other founders, potential cofounders, and investors MORE INFO
📚 17/02, 18:15, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Storytelling: Why It’s More Important Than Ever Join us for an engaging and practical session on why storytelling has become one of the most critical leadership capabilities—and how it can be used to bring culture, values, and strategy to life in real, human ways. MORE INFO
🦸♀️ 19/02, 12:00, 🗺️ Aberdeen: Female Founder Meet Up meet-up for female and non-binary founders across Aberdeen City and Shire to connect with like-minded peers, grow their network, and share real business experiences and insights. MORE INFO
✈️ 19/02, 17:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Traveltech Meet Up Get ready for an informal evening of networking, reconnecting, and building the future of Travel Tech. MORE INFO
🎙️ 24/02, 17:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: ProductTank Community Flash Talks This month’s meetup is a night of community flash talks where product folks share short, honest stories about the messy, human side of the work and what didn’t go to plan, what they learned, and how they bounced back. MORE INFO
👯♂️ 27/02, 09:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founder Friday Coworking Join us for a day of networking and inspiration. This is your chance to connect with fellow founders, share ideas, and maybe even spark your next big project. MORE INFO
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