Leicester Startup Week is a week long celebration of start-ups across the city with events including: ideas workshops to help you find and test a business idea, expert panels with experienced business leaders sharing their tips for success and opportunities to meet investors and learn what it takes to get investment ready.

The third Leicester Startup Week commences on January 25th with a packed diary of events to help startups at all stages of their journey.

If you’re working on or have an idea for an innovative, potentially-scalable business and would like support and advice from other local entrepreneurs then sign-up to some of the events listed below.

May 27, 2026
calendar_today May 27, 2026 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Join Leicester's "most friendly" Networking event ~ run by Creatives for Creatives!

Creative Coffee Leicester - May 27th Networking Tickets, Wednesday, May 27  •  10 AM - 12 PM | Eventbrite

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June 5, 2026
calendar_today Jun 05, 2026 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Learn about the art of validating your assumptions so you only build what the market actually wants.

Customer Discovery is the process of questioning core business assumptions by interviewing real target customers before building a product.

https://ValidatingAssumptions.eventbrite.co.uk

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calendar_today Jun 05, 2026 | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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This event will bring together Crucible members, local businesses and the wider enterprise community for a chance to connect, hear from emerging start-ups and learn more about the support available for businesses in Leicester.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/networking-showcase-celebrating-emerging-entrepreneurs-tickets-1988907344407

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