Founders Meetup, Video game emulators in Javascript, EDGE & UHI Competitions
Here’s your Campfire for Monday, March 16th.
📣 Asks, Offers, Updates, & Deadlines
💰 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.
🧗♀️Scottish EDGE applications are open now and close March 25th. Awards include Scottish EDGE (up to £150k loan/grant, Social Enterprise EDGE (up to £75k loan/grant, Young EDGE (up to £15k grant for under 30s), and Wild Card EDGE (up to £15k grant for pre-trading businesses). There are also multiple specialist categories available as well. More info 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 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.
👭 Interested in connecting with possible co-founders? Fill in your listing on Cofounder Curious today! Connect with others for possible cofounder matching here.
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📅 Events
🔗 16/03, 17:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Blockchain Scotland Meetup An evening meetup for the Blockchain Scotland community to connect, share ideas, and explore developments in blockchain technology. MORE INFO
💻 17/03, 19:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Writing an emulator in JavaScript Join the EdinburghJS community for an evening of talks, refreshments, and a talk by Sara Vieira on building a video game emulator in JavaScript. MORE INFO
🚀 17/03, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founders Meetup Edinburgh A founder-focused meetup featuring tactical fireside chats, community shoutouts, and speed networking with entrepreneurs, potential co-founders, and investors. This month’s guest: Andrew Parfery MORE INFO
💻 18/03, 16:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Agentic Conversational AI Mixer A relaxed meetup for engineers and technical leaders building conversational AI, agentic systems, and voice AI. MORE INFO
📈 18/03, 16:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Business Growth Series: Digital Marketing for Business Growth Learn how SEO, email, social media, paid advertising, and partnership opportunities can work together to help businesses reach new customers and support long-term growth. MORE INFO
🍻 19/03, 18:15, 🗺️ Edinburgh: People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup A relaxed sustainability meetup bringing people together over a drink to connect, share ideas, and learn about local climate action. MORE INFO
🌱 19/03, 18:15, 🗺️ Dumfries: Developing a Community Energy Project Join SOSE to explore renewable energy and clean-heat opportunities, hear real community project stories, and learn about the funding and support available to help you get started. MORE INFO
📈 19/03, 14:00, 🗺️ Online: Future Proofing Your Business Next Steps and Practical Tools The final webinar in the megatrends series explores practical tools and real-world examples to help businesses anticipate change, strengthen strategy, and respond confidently to future challenges. MORE INFO
💻 19/03, 9:00 am, 🗺️ Perth: Perth Tech Mornings An informal coffee meetup at the Perth Ideas Centre where anyone can connect with members of the local tech community and enjoy relaxed conversation and networking. MORE INFO
👯♂️ 19/03, 10:30 am, 🗺️ Perth: Perth Coworking Day A free coworking day at the Perth Ideas Centre where members of the tech and business community can work, connect and stay productive using shared workspaces, WiFi, and refreshments. MORE INFO
🛠️ 24/03, 13:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Traveltech Meet-up: Building Agentic AI Workflows A practical, hands-on session where you’ll learn what agentic AI is and build a simple AI-powered workflow step-by-step using n8n. MORE INFO
🗂️ 25/03, 18:15, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Mediation: How it works and why it’s so powerful A practical introduction to mediation, exploring how conflict can be turned into productive conversations and sustainable solutions. MORE INFO
🍕 25/03, 17:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Networking Social - The After Work Club A relaxed after-work networking evening with drinks, pizza, darts, and easygoing conversation to help professionals make genuine connections. MORE INFO
🔐 25/03, 18:15, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Scot-Secure 2026 Scotland’s 12th annual cyber security conference bringing together businesses for expert keynotes, workshops, and an exhibition focused on protecting organisations from cyber threats. MORE INFO
🌍 26/03, 15:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Netwalking for Changemakers: Walk with good people, enjoying worthwhile conversations, in peaceful, green spaces. For everyone working for social and environmental change. This month: Holyrood Park. MORE INFO
🍻 26/03, 18:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: ProductTank Edinburgh Networking + Social Join fellow product professionals for a relaxed evening of casual networking, good conversations, and meeting new people at the Beehive Inn. MORE INFO
🏆 26/03, 18:15, 🗺️ Edinburgh: The Scottish Cyber Awards 2026 celebrates excellence across Scotland’s cyber security sector, recognising the people, organisations and innovations shaping the industry. MORE INFO
☕ 27/03, 08:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Coworking Open Day Drop in anytime between 8:30am and 5:30pm to tour the space, try coworking for the day, and chat with the team about membership.MORE INFO
👯♂️ 30/03, 9:00 am, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Coworking Day: Connect & Work Smarter A focused coworking day for founders and startup leaders to work, unblock challenges, and have practical conversations while moving key business tasks forward. MORE INFO
💻 31/03, 17:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Tech Meetup Edinburgh A relaxed monthly meetup for Scotland’s tech community to connect, hear short tech talks and demos, share community updates, and network over pizza, drinks, and a post-event pub visit. MORE INFO
👯♂️ 31/03, 11:00 am, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Co-Work Club Edinburgh A casual coworking day designed for professionals who want a productive workspace, great coffee and low-pressure networking.MORE INFO
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