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.

October 23, 2026
calendar_today Oct 23, 2026 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fri
23


Leicester’s first AI Tinkerers meetup. Please attend to network and also get involved leading this group. We’re gathering hands-on AI builders to trade code, architecture, and hard-won lessons. Free as in beer. Pub across the road for afters. Strict cap: 100 seats. 

https://leicester.aitinkerers.org/p/ai-tinkerers-leicester-inaugural-meetup-026

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October 28, 2026
calendar_today Oct 28, 2026 | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wed
28

Explore art and creative technology at Canopy. Meet the doctoral researchers from De Montfort University behind the work.

https://createch-showcase.pages.dev/

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November 5, 2026
calendar_today Nov 05, 2026 | 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
place Canopy, King Street, Leicester
Thu
05

Milan Bilimoria is the founder of RoundRaise - a platform that turns the boring admin of fundraising, cap tables, options, investor certificates, SEIS/EIS advance assurance, etc, into an afternoon's work instead of days and thousands of pounds in legal fees - what typically costs £1,000 now costs just £70.

Register here 

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November 25, 2026
calendar_today Nov 25, 2026 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wed
25

B.I.G stands for Business, Innovation and Growth, and is the focus of a bi-monthly business networking event at the University of Leicester School of Business.

Find out more and register to attend or contact ulsb.business@le.ac.uk

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January 27, 2027
calendar_today Jan 27, 2027 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wed
27

B.I.G stands for Business, Innovation and Growth, and is the focus of a bi-monthly business networking event at the University of Leicester School of Business.

Find out more and register to attend or contact ulsb.business@le.ac.uk

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