Join The University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator at our London Investor Drinks Reception. This is an informal opportunity to meet the 12 ambitious scaleups participating in this year's AI Accelerator programme.

Read about the AI-driven companies and their innovations here before meeting the founders in person.

Format:  Mainly conversational. Arrival from 5:30 and around 6pm the companies will each deliver a one minute elevator pitch, followed by plenty of time to chat.

Who is participating: The 12 companies on the University of Edinburgh's AI Accelerator programme. The majority are raising from pre-seed to pre-Series A, seeking funding between £500k & £10m.

About the AI Accelerator Programme: The AI Accelerator programme scales AI-driven companies from Scotland and elsewhere. Previous participants have collectively gone on to raise over £100m in funding.

About the University of Edinburgh: Times Higher Education 2025 ranks the University of Edinburgh 1st in the world for industry, innovation and infrastructure. A trailblazer in AI, Edinburgh was the first University in the UK to initiate AI research more than 60 years ago and created the world's first AI spin-out in 1969. We are currently ranked 1st in the UK for AI research (CS Rankings 2024) with world-leading strengths across natural language, robotics, machine vision, machine learning and neural computation.

Disclaimer: Any person attending this event and considering potential investment opportunities will do at their own risk. Information provided at or in connection with this event is provided at a high level and is not suitable as a basis for investment. Any such information should not be construed as advice or a personal recommendation to any prospective investor.