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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