Founders Meetup Edinburgh - November 2026

Tactical fireside chats with experienced entrepreneurs and speed networking with other founders, potential co-founders, and investors!

Agenda

Our format is as follows:

17:30 - Arrival & Open Networking

18:30-18:40 - Welcome & Intros

18:40-19:00 - Community Shoutouts

A safe space to share what you're working on, recent wins, and any challenges you're facing that you'd love help with

19:00-19:30 - Tactical fireside chat with Valentin Hinov, co-founder of Thankbox (>$1 million in monthly gifts sent)

Hosted by Laura Bernal, Head of Growth Stage at Codebase and mentor at the University of Edinburgh.

19:30-20:00 - Open Networking & Drinks

20:00 onwards - Pub Drinks @ The Jolly Botanist

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Why should you attend?

You're currently building a startup

You have an idea and are thinking of starting a business

You're looking for a co-founder or potential team members

You're an investor looking for new opportunities

You want to learn from experienced startup operators and successful founders

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Special Thanks

Hosted by serial founders, including Laura Bernal, Selby Cary of Mapify Logistics, Cameron Blackwood of Microinfluencer, Cat Burton and David Carboni of HairTracker (to name a few).

Sponsored by Start to Scale, Shepherd and Wedderburn's initiative to supercharge start-ups and scale-ups. Get in touch with Alasdair Madden to access free templates via the hub.

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