Unfiltered, SportsTech, Tech Meetup Glasgow, & what happens when things go wrong
Here’s your Campfire for Wednesday, July 1st
📣 Asks, Offers, Updates, & Deadlines
🚀 Signals applications re-open July 6th: £200k VC investment from Techstart Ventures for outlier founders at the very early stages of building what could become very large global companies. More info and briefing sessions here.
🇺🇸 Applications are open for Founders House SF Edition by Impact Rise Ventures. Designed for Scottish founders with US ambitions, this 10-day programme takes a cohort to San Francisco during SF Tech Week. Applications are open now for a cohort of 10 founders.
📞 SWURF Pods are 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.
👭 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
⚖️ 01/07, 11:00 💻 Online: What Happens When Things Go Wrong? A Strategic Legal Guide for Businesses A webinar exploring legal strategy for businesses, covering dispute management, contracts, commercial risk and practical decision-making. MORE INFO
☕ 01/07, 08:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Unfiltered Edinburgh Start your day with coffee, conversation, and informal networking with founders, entrepreneurs, and members of Edinburgh’s tech community. MORE INFO
🍻 01/07, 18:00 🗺️ Glasgow: People Planet Pint: Book Club A sustainability-focused book club with discussion, networking and conversation over a drink. MORE INFO
☕ 01/07, 08:30 🗺️ Aberdeen: Unfiltered Aberdeen Join the local tech community for coffee, conversation, and informal networking with founders, entrepreneurs, and innovators. MORE INFO
👥 01/07, 11:20 🗺️ Edinburgh: Hiring Your First Team: Employment Essentials for Founders A practical session covering employment law, hiring essentials and key considerations for founders recruiting their first employees. MORE INFO
🍻 01/07, 19:00 🗺️ Aberdeen: People, Planet, Pint Sustainability Meetup
Informal sustainability networking for anyone interested in climate, nature, social impact and creating positive change. MORE INFO
⚽ 02/07, 17:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Game Changers- Inside Scotland’s SportsTech Scene Explore how founders, innovators, and investors are driving the future of sports technology in Scotland at this Venture Café community event. MORE INFO
⚡ 02/07, 18:00 🗺️ Glasgow: Tech Meetup Glasgow July 2026
Join Glasgow's tech community for networking, pizza, talks, and the chance to connect with people building and working in technology. MORE INFO
🌱 08/07, 18:00 🗺️ Kirkcaldy: People, Planet, Pint Sustainability Meetup
Informal sustainability networking for anyone interested in climate, nature, social impact and creating positive change. MORE INFO
⚡ 08/07, 10:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Edinburgh Entrepreneurs, Ready for Networking with a Difference? Structured networking featuring speed networking, business introductions and opportunities to connect with Edinburgh's entrepreneurial community. MORE INFO
🎉 08/07, 12:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: eCorner Summer Party x Experience Lab
Celebrate the end of the eCorner season with networking, an interactive experience lab, music, refreshments and community activities. MORE INFO
🤖 08/07, 18:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Agentic MLOps in Rust: From Chatbots to Autonomous Infrastructure Actors Talks on agentic AI, MLOps and Rust, exploring autonomous infrastructure, AI agents and modern machine learning systems. MORE INFO
🌱 09/07, 18:00 🗺️ Glasgow: People, Planet, Pint Sustainability Meetup
Informal sustainability networking for anyone interested in climate, nature, social impact and creating positive change. MORE INFO
🤖 09/07, 17:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Educating in the Age of AI Talks and networking exploring how artificial intelligence is shaping education, learning and the future of teaching. MORE INFO
🌱 13/07, 18:00 🗺️ Dundee: People, Planet, Pint Sustainability Meetup
Informal sustainability networking for anyone interested in climate, nature, social impact and creating positive change. MORE INFO
🛍️ 15/07, 12:00 💻 Online: From Product to Profit: Product Listings, Images and Videos Learn how to create effective product listings, images and videos to improve your ecommerce sales across online marketplaces. MORE INFO
🎭 15/07, 18:15 🗺️ Edinburgh: Playful Vulnerability: A Serious Clown's Guide to Connecting Authentically An interactive session exploring authentic communication, connection and vulnerability through clowning, storytelling and practical exercises. MORE INFO
💼 15/07, 10:00 🗺️ Melrose: Bookkeeping Essentials for Small Business
A practical workshop covering bookkeeping basics, financial record keeping and key accounting essentials for small businesses. MORE INFO
🤝 16/07, 16:00 🗺️ Dundee: Techscaler Dundee & Tay Cities Tech Meetup
Connect with founders, investors, mentors, and tech professionals at this community meetup focused on growing Dundee and the Tay Cities tech ecosystem. MORE INFO
🎪 16/07, 17:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Pre-Fringe Fest: The Tech, Data and Talent Behind Edinburgh's Festival Season An evening of talks and networking exploring the technology, data and talent powering Edinburgh's festival and creative sectors. MORE INFO
📣 20/07, 17:00 🗺️ Galashiels: Content with Confidence: Build a Social Media Presence That Actually Works Learn practical social media content strategies to build your online presence, engage your audience and support business growth. MORE INFO
🏛️ 23/07, 14:00 🗺️ Aberdeen: Can AI Help Bring Our Empty Buildings Back to Life? Dr Katherine Gunderson is the Founder and CEO of Grand Bequest, Scotland’s first PropTech B Corp. Her work sits at the intersection of regeneration, data and AI, and the future of vacant and underused buildings. MORE INFO
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