Upcoming Events
Wed
04
Dec
2024
Wed 04 Dec 2024
Venture Builder Incubator - Co-founder Curious
- Wednesday
- 18:00 - 20:00
- Inspace
- Edinburgh Innovations
- Everyone
- Catered
Robert Gelb, founder of many things including Campfire and Co-founder Curious will share his tips for finding the right co-founder.
Fri
06
Dec
2024
Fri 06 Dec 2024
ENGAGE programme
- 06 December 2024 to 31 March 2025
- Online
- Edinburgh Innovations
- Staff
Register any time! 7 online modules: How to: -Engage with external partners? -Protect IP? -Build relationships and network? -Start a translational journey with your research? -Engage in consultancy? -Commercialise your idea? -Engage across disciplines?
Thu
12
Dec
2024
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Pitching for Mentors December 2024
- Thursday
- 11:00 - 13:15
- Microsoft Teams
- Edinburgh Innovations
- Staff/External Users
We have some academic entrepreneurs with early-stage commercial projects who are keen to gain some advice from people with industry experience and commercial expertise.
Thu
12
Dec
2024
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Venture Builder Incubator - Mentor Series
- Thursday
- 17:00 - 18:30
- Online
- Bayes Centre
- Students/Staff/Alumni
Join us to hear from expert mentors from companies like Khosla Ventures and Google Cloud who will provide advice to aspiring startup founders on a range of subjects.
Wed
26
Feb
2025
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Find a place to start - 26 February (Online)
- Wednesday
- 11:00 - 13:00
- Microsoft Teams
- Edinburgh Innovations
- Students/Alumni
This session is run in collaboration with Entrepreneur First - a world-renowned talent investor, which supports individuals build technology companies. In this session you will explore your "edge", and how you can leverage this to start your business.
Wed
05
Mar
2025
Wed 05 Mar 2025
Validate your idea - 5 March (Online)
- Wednesday
- 11:00 - 13:00
- Microsoft Teams
- Edinburgh Innovations
- Students/Alumni
Perhaps the most vital step to starting any business, is make sure you're building something people want. In this session we will not only help you start developing the foundational elements of a business idea, but help you think about speaking to users.
Mon
10
Mar
2025
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Business Ideas Competition (Semester 2)
- Monday
- 10:00 - 10:00
- Edinburgh Innovations
- Students/Alumni/External Users
Win a share of £1,000 from Edinburgh Innovations, just for telling us about your idea. Do you have an idea for a business, social enterprise, or freelancing proposition? Tell us all about it and you could win money to work on your idea.
Wed
12
Mar
2025
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Prototyping - 12 March (Online)
- Wednesday
- 11:00 - 13:00
- Microsoft Teams
- Edinburgh Innovations
- Students/Alumni
In this session, you will be breaking down the core aspects of any hardware product that you are looking to build. This is a prototyping experience.
Wed
12
Mar
2025
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Freelancer's Workshop - 12 March
- Wednesday
- 14:30 - 17:00
- ECA Main Lecture Theatre - E22
- EI - Enterprise Services
- Everyone
Does the idea of a flexible, independent career appeal to you? Join us and learn how to turn your skills into a thriving freelance career.
Thu
13
Mar
2025
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Digital prototyping with Figma (optional) - 13 March (Online)
- Thursday
- 11:00 - 13:00
- Microsoft
- Edinburgh Innovations
- Students/Alumni
Learn the basics and build an interactive prototype with Figma!
Wed
19
Mar
2025
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Pitching - 19 March (Online)
- Wednesday
- 11:00 - 13:00
- Microsoft Teams
- Edinburgh Innovations
- Students/Alumni
Unleash your potential and conquer the art of the 1-minute pitch! Elevate your communication skills, captivate your audience, and achieve impactful results.
Wed
26
Mar
2025
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Funding and online presence - 26 March (Online)
- Wednesday
- 11:00 - 13:00
- Microsoft Teams
- Edinburgh Innovations
- Students/Alumni
Have a startup idea but need funds and help building an online presence to make it a reality? Then join us for this workshop where we'll talk you through the startup funding landscape and how to build a landing page using online tools.
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