🌔 Night for Female Founders, Tech & Founders Meetups, and a different kind of business networking
Here’s your Campfire for Tuesday, May 26th
📣 Asks, Offers, Updates, & Deadlines
📞 SWURF Pods are now live at St James Quarter giving hybrid workers and business travellers instant access to private, soundproof spaces for calls, meetings, and focused work while on the move. Campfire readers can use code FIRE30 for a free 30-minute session.
🗺️ Applications are now open for Geovation Scotland’s 12-month accelerator for early-stage tech startups using location or property data. Selected startups receive up to £15k equity-free funding, mentorship, Edinburgh workspace, and access to geospatial expertise and data. Open to pre-seed and seed-stage startups under 3 years old with under £300k funding. Closing June 15th. MORE INFO
🚨 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
🤝 26/05, 14:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Business Networking Event in Old Town Informal marketing & advertising networking at Levels Cafe & Lounge and connect with founders and professionals, with open networking, a short intro, and Q&A. MORE INFO
💼 26/05, 09:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Business Gateway - Free Business Support at The Melting Pot Free 1-to-1 business support sessions, book a time slot for tailored advice, practical guidance, and expert support to help your business grow. MORE INFO
⚡ 26/05, 17:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Tech Meetup May 2026 community tech talks, demos, networking, free pizza, and drinks with the local tech crowd MORE INFO
🔥 26/05, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founders Meetup Edinburgh May 2026 tactical fireside chat with experienced entrepreneurs plus speed networking with founders, cofounders, and investors. MORE INFO
💻 26/05, 18:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Together In Tech: Networking & AI Discussion An evening of networking, pizza, and conversation at N-Able’s Edinburgh office featuring a panel of women in tech sharing insights, experiences, and career journeys in a supportive community-focused space. MORE INFO
🤝 26/05, 11:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Raising Money Without Regret: Smart Capital for Impact Founders A founder-first session on making smarter funding decisions, with expert insights. Expect honest conversations, a clear breakdown of funding options for purpose-driven businesses, and an open AMA MORE INFO
🔥 27/05, 18:00, 🗺️ Aberdeen: Start Something Aberdeen: How to Find Ideas, Start and Grow Your Own Venture Join BCS Aberdeen to find out how entrepreneurs come up with ideas and where they go to test and develop their ideas. Learn how to start your business and where to get help to grow and scale. MORE INFO
💻 27/05, 10:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Coworking Day: Connect & Work Smarter @ Anderson Strathern a full-day workspace for startup leaders to get things done, solve problems, and have useful conversations with the right people MORE INFO
✨ 27/05, 11:00, 🗺️ Selkirk: Reigniting Your Business Spark a supportive workshop for business owners feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from their original vision by offering guided reflection, practical coaching tools, and gentle next steps to help you reset, refocus, and move forward with more clarity and energy. MORE INFO
☕ 27/05, 09:30, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Notion Coffee Morning a supportive workshop for business owners feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from their original vision by offering guided reflection, practical coaching tools, and gentle next steps to help you reset, refocus, and move forward with more clarity and energy. MORE INFO
🤝 28/05, 10:00, 🗺️ Inverness: A Different Kind of Business Networking Event A relaxed, intentional gathering in Inverness focused on meaningful conversations, genuine connections, and opportunities that don’t feel forced. MORE INFO
💬 28/05, 17:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Funding That Fits: A Night for Female Founders, Funders & Investors connect with founders, investors, and funders to explore smarter funding options for women-led businesses MORE INFO
🚀 28/05, 17:45, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Growth Metrics & Behavioural UX An evening at CodeBase exploring startup growth, paid acquisition, and behavioural UX, with talks on validating products faster through metrics and reducing Day-1 churn through better onboarding experiences. MORE INFO
💰 28/05, 10:00, 🗺️ Hawick: South of Scotland Access to Finance Conference a practical event for businesses looking to secure funding, connect with lenders, and better navigate the finance landscape MORE INFO
💻 28/05, 19:00, 🗺️ Virtual: Beyond Big Tech: Building on Hetzner with Talos and Kubernetes, and a discussion about European Clouds A virtual discussion exploring ethical, practical, and cost-effective alternatives to Big Tech cloud platforms from self-managed infrastructure and Kubernetes to the future of European cloud hosting. MORE INFO
💻 29/05, 09:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Founder Coworking A monthly coworking day for founders and executives to connect with peers, share ideas, get focused work done, and enjoying good coffee, fast WiFi, and a productive atmosphere.MORE INFO
🛠️ 30/05, 10:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Makers gonna make A full-day maker meetup at The Melting Pot for indie builders, side projects, app ideas, and creative tinkering. Spend the day building alongside other makers, sharing feedback, and optionally demoing what you’ve created. MORE INFO
☕️ Unfiltered Series: Open to everyone, join CodeBase to connect with members of the local tech community. Come for a coffee, networking, & build connections!
☕ 03/06, 08:30 🗺️ Aberdeen: MORE INFO
☕ 03/06, 08:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: MORE INFO
☕ 04/06, 09:00 🗺️ Glasgow: MORE INFO
☕ 02/06, 09:00 🗺️ Inverness: MORE INFO
💡 02/06, 09:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: 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”. MORE INFO
🌱 02/06, 09:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Greentech Meetup A quarterly gathering bringing together Edinburgh’s green community for conversations, connection, and insights from guest Greentech specialists MORE INFO
💬 05/06, 13:00, 🗺️ Virtual: Round-table Conversations for Learning and Connection A relaxed online gathering for thoughtful conversations around leadership, work, personal growth, and organisational development MORE INFO
⛓️ 09/06, 17:00, 🗺️ Edinburgh: Blockchain Scotland Meetup Monthly community meetup at the Bayes Centre featuring networking, industry conversations, and a talk from Tokenive CEO Amirreza Sarencheh on bringing real-world data on-chain, self-sovereign identity, and the future of privacy-preserving Web3 infrastructure. MORE INFO
🌱 11/06, 13:00, 🗺️ Aberdeen: TechX Demo Day After 14 weeks in the TechX Accelerator, our 2026 startup cohort will unveil their pioneering clean energy solutions to an audience of investors, industry leaders and energy stakeholders. The startups will take the stage to pitch their ventures, showcase their technologies, and share the journey that has brought their ideas to life MORE INFO
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