🪴 AI Compliance Challenge Winners, Aurora Avionics raise, Infix & BetDex launch
Plus waitlist for a new home-safety platform, and a self-watering pot that went on Dragons' Den.
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Here's your Campfire for the 3rd of June, 2024.
💼 Want to create template legal agreements in minutes for free? Check out what Shepherd and Wedderburn making available for Campfire readers below in the ‘Asks and Offers section’. Also follow the Start to Scale LinkedIn page for useful videos and posts designed to help founders.
🌊 Updates
🤖 FinTech Scotland announced the winners of the AI Compliance Challenge. They were: Amiqus (ID checks), HAELO (compliance software for risk managers), Level E Research (AI-powered impact investment research), DX Compliance (AML software), and Pytilia (IT infrastructure consulting). DGT
🚀 Edinburgh-based Aurora Avionics (rocket avionics) raised £320k from Gabriel and Scottish Enterprise. SS DGT ACS IN
🪴 Glasgow-based self-watering plant pot startup POTR, sold more than £60,000 worth of pots at a single event after going on Dragons’ Den. TH
🏥 Glasgow-based Infix (scheduling platform for medical theatres) has completed three sucessful trials with the NHS and is set to be rolled out nationally. FS
🧑🦽 Glasgow-based ERIC (proactive home safety monitoring platform) has launched their customer waiting list targeting vulnerable groups living independently (join it here). They're also opening their pre-seed investment round. Interested investors can email here for a deck.
🃏 Edinburgh-based BetDex Labs (online sports betting platform that accepts crypto) has launched their new spoets betting platform, BetDEX Exchange. IN
🐻 Opinion piece looking at whether or not Scotland should seek to emulate Silicon Valley from the lenses of inequality and sameness. DGT
📣 Asks & Offers
🚨Start to Scale by Shepherd and Wedderburn is offering eligible subscribers of Campfire exclusive access to their ‘Start to Scale Hub’ which helps companies create template legal agreements in minutes for free. To learn more and request access click here.
💰 Pitch & network with international investors - In June 2024, 20 International Investors are taking part in a visit to Scotland seeking investment opportunities. Scaling Scottish companies have the opportunity to present to the cohort (with a particular emphasis on companies at Seed/Series A stage) and network with investors. Must be available W/C 17th June 2024. Find out more and apply here.
👩⚕️ ERIC is recruiting for key roles across the business from Full Stack Developers, Data Science Specialist, Marketing and Sales. Email hello@erictech.co.uk for more info.
👨🏻💻 Looking for a data-scientist job? Glasgow-based PropEco is hiring a full-time data scientist and backend engineer to further develop its data platform, which helps property professionals manage the impacts of climate change. Please email chris@propeco.io if interested.
🎧 Who do you know? Voxblock (improving children’s literacy through audiobooks - 10k so far) is hiring for a COO/Director of Ops. Role includes supply chain and inventory management, scaling processes in operations, coordinating fulfilment, project management, and marketplace management. Competitive salary and share options, full-time/4 days a week, based in Edinburgh. Jobspec here.
🗄️ Want an office AND the diverse membership of a coworking space? The Melting Pot are seeking an organisation to occupy their Hot Office for a long-term rental. Available furnished or unfurnished, capacity for up to six team members at a time. Renting the Hot Office also includes 24/7 keyholder access and discounted Pay-As-You-Go access for any additional team members. For more info, contact Sam Ross.
⚙️Do you dream about prototyping? The University of St Andrews has just opened its Rapid Prototyping Centre with facilities like HD 3D Printing Studio with premium materials, a 3D design office suite, electromechanical engineering equipment and machinery, and an electronics design studio (clean room environment). They offer services like high quality 3D scanning, stereolithography, selective laser sintering, fused deposition modelling and much much more. Campfire readers get a 10% discount (just quote CAMP10). Email them here, and find out more here.
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📅 Events
🍻 04/06, 17:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Tech Meetup Edinburgh - June 2024: The Tech Meetup is a monthly excuse for the tech community around Scotland to network, learn and share new ideas! Come along to enjoy informative presentations from your peers, listen to exciting projects in the community and make some new connections. MORE INFO
☕ Series: Unfiltered: An in-person and informal catch-up with the Scottish Codebase community! Come join us for a coffee!
⛾ 05/06, 08:30 🗺️ Stirling, MORE INFO
⛾ 05/06, 08:30 🗺️ Glasgow, MORE INFO
⛾ 05/06, 08:30 🗺️ Edinburgh, MORE INFO
⛾ 05/06, 08:30 🗺️ Aberdeen, MORE INFO
⛾ 05/06, 08:30 🗺️ Inverness, MORE INFO
🤝 05/06, 10:00 🗺️ Dumfries: Coworking Days [South of Scotland]: Join us at our coworking days for the South of Scotland Community! MORE INFO
👾 05/06, 10:30 🗺️ Aberdeen: Gamification Skills with RGU School of Computing: Whether you’re a seasoned developer, entrepreneur or simply curious about the power of game mechanics in non-gaming contents, this event is tailored for you. MORE INFO
⛏️ 05/06, 17:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Cracking the Black Box within the Platform Economy: An open discussion about citizens place in the intersection of data protection, AI tools and worker status in the digital platforms world. MORE INFO
🌐 05/06, 19:00 🗺️ Online: Tips and Tricks for Creating a Top-Performing Website: Join us for a discussion about how founders can use the latest tools and resources to create awe-inspiring websites and apps. MORE INFO
💼 06/06, 08:15 🗺️ Glasgow: Hear the story of one of Scotland’s standout exits of 2023, The trials of growing an international business: Join us for a panel discussion on one of 2023’s standout exits for a Scottish tech company. MORE INFO
🗣️ 06/06, 12:00 🗺️ Livestream/Aberdeen: 2024 start-up demo day: Over the last fifteen weeks, our 2024 TechX start-up cohort have been on a transformational journey. This is an opportunity to hear their final pitches on cutting-edge clean energy technologies set to transform the energy industry. MORE INFO
🍕 06/06, 18:00 🗺️ Glasgow: Tech Meetup Glasgow - June 2024: Join us at Civic House, Glasgow on the first Thursday of each month for our free event featuring two talks on tech with soft drinks and pizza. MORE INFO
🥂 06/06, 19:00 🗺️ Aberdeen: 'Reverse' Pitch Party: Investor Showcase & Mixer: Ever heard of a reverse pitch event? It's a unique setup where startups and entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of investors who are actively scouting for new opportunities. But here's the twist: instead of the entrepreneurs doing all the talking, it's the investors who take the stage. They share what they're seeking, offering invaluable insights for potential partnerships and investments. MORE INFO
💻 10/06, 10:00 🗺️ Online: An introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for small businesses: This practical webinar will examine how AI can help make your marketing more efficient. AI isn’t the future, it’s here now, with free tools and systems that could help businesses of all sizes. MORE INFO
🤝 10/06, 18:30 🗺️ Inverness: Tech Meetup Inverness: Inverness Tech Meetup is back for in-person chats, talks and snacks. MORE INFO
🥇 11/06, 12:00 🗺️ Online: Growth Leadership - Taster Session: Are you a leader of a business with planned growth aspirations, a leader looking to build on previous leadership development over the next two to three years, or the leader of a business that's in the early stages of growth? If so, the Growth Leadership programme could be for you. MORE INFO
💡 11/06, 13:00 🗺️ Stirling: Marketing Meetup with Scunnered Digital [Stirling]: Join us for a six-month event series dedicated to elevate your marketing skills, build connections and exchange ideas with fellow marketers. MORE INFO
🎯 11/06, 17:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Product leadership - Navigating to a leadership role: In this meetup, we’ll delve into the paths you can take to transition into a product leadership role from various starting points in product and design. This is an exceptional opportunity to connect with fellow product enthusiasts and learn how to advance your product career towards success. MORE INFO
📅 11/06, 18:30 🗺️ Glasgow: June Meetup - Simplicity and Systems @Barclays Eagle Labs: Our talks are geared towards introducing members of our community, to facilitate networking, mentorship, learning and collaboration. People with all levels of technical expertise are welcome. MORE INFO
🌐 12/06, 09:30 🗺️ Glasgow: Horizon Europe Roadshow: Information, Networking and Collaboration for Success - Scotland: Join us for an exciting in-person networking and information event to learn, connect and discuss the Horizon Europe collaborative research and innovation opportunities that can accelerate your project. MORE INFO
👩💻 12/06, 10:00 🗺️ Dumfries: Coworking Days [South of Scotland]: Join us at our coworking days for the South of Scotland Community! MORE INFO
🥇 12/06, 11:30 🗺️ Online: Essential Leadership - Taster & Information Session: Are you a leader of a business at early stage of growth, a new leader or have aspirations to move to a leadership role in the next 2-3 year, or the leader of a business that's in the early stages of growth? If so, the Essential Leadership programme could be for you. MORE INFO
⏲️ 12/06, 12:00 🗺️ Online: Scale me up, Scotty: Building your dream finance team: Whether it’s revenue or staff, turnovers are part of any company’s outlook. However, the latter is proving trickier to curb, especially for startup CFOs and their budding teams. Can hybridity be blamed or did morale get lost in manual processes? This Sifted Talks will look at how to build, nurture and maintain an airtight finance team for the better of your bottom line. MORE INFO
🎤 12/06, 17:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Pitch It To Me: A casual evening of pitching to your peers, with the opportunity to receive feedback from an expert judging panel. MORE INFO
👨💻 12/06, 17:30 🗺️ Inverness: No-Code for Startup Founders: Join us for a fun and informal evening of conversation about no-code and how you could use these tools to create software. MORE INFO
🌍 12/06, 17:45 Edinburgh: Netwalking & Supper for sustainability leaders and pioneers: Rare and precious time to slow down, relax and refresh yourself – and for you and your peers to support each other by sharing practical experience, sparking new ideas and exploring the (often unspoken) challenges we face. Join us for either or both events in the evening of 12 June, starting in one of the world's greatest city parks followed by excellent Indian street food. MORE INFO
♾️ 13/06, 12:30 🗺️ Edinburgh: Neurodiversity Meetup: Neurodiversity & LGBTQ+ Identities: This Pride special of the Neurodiversity Meetup will be exploring the intersection of the LGBTQ+ & Neurodivergent communities. Open to all. MORE INFO
💚 13/06 12:30 🗺️ Online: Being a courageous sustainability leader | Roundtable: Join your peers to discuss the realities of building and maintaining trust so you can make greater progress on sustainability in your organisation. MORE INFO
🍺 13/06, 18:00 🗺️ Glasgow: Glasgow - People, Planet, Pint: Sustainability Meetup: Pop down to your local People Planet Pint meetup to find more about what's going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved. MORE INFO
💡 14/06, 10:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Good Ideas: Catalyst: The Melting Pot's Catalyst workshop, part of our Good Ideas programme, returns! MORE INFO
👩💻 19/06, 10:00 🗺️ Dumfries: Coworking Days [South of Scotland]: Each Coworking day will start at 10am and finish the day at 4pm; you’re free to join us for the whole day or just pop in and out. MORE INFO
💡 20/06, 12:30 🗺️ Stirling: Idea Factory: Ideation Workshop: Join us at Idea Fest where we will gather to ignite your imagination and inspire your boldest ideas and foster the future of creativity. MORE INFO
🤝 26/06, 18:00 🗺️ Edinburgh: Entrepreneurs Social Club (ESC) - Edinburgh Startup Meetup: The social club for founders and aspiring entrepreneurs - skip the talks, presentations and lectures - and go straight to networking! MORE INFO
🎯 Deadlines
🏄♀️ 7 June 2024: Women's Enterprise Scotland Awards 2024: Categories such as Family Business Champion of the Year, Inspiring Leader of the Year, Sustainable Business of the Year and Outstanding Business of the Year. More info here.
🎓 21 June 2024: Barclays Eagle Labs Funding Readiness Programme: which is educating around different methods of funding available for startups/scaleups through expert led online workshops Info here.
🇬🇧 Upcoming Innovate UK deadlines:
TODAY: UK - Germany Bilateral: Collaborative R&D Round 3 Applications close 3 June
New Innovators in Communication Networks 2024 Applications close 12 June
Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund Applications close 26 June
UK-Taiwan CRD 2024 Applications close 17 July
Innovate UK Smart grants: April 2024 Applications close 24 July
Europe Quantum Technology CR&D 2024 Applications close 28 August
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