What we do

Leicester Startups is a community for existing & aspiring entrepreneurs. We organise and promote mentoring, talks, advice, collaboration and workspace offerings with a “give first” ethos. Find out more…

We’re able to do this thanks to the very generous startup community and partner organisations. For 2025, we’re being sponsored by The British Business Bank and The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity. Find out more about these and our other partners below…

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Upcoming Events
June 25, 2026
calendar_today Jun 25, 2026 | 7:30 am - 8:30 am
Thu
25

Are you a business owner/CEO who’s AI curious, AI hungry, but also a little AI confused?

This 60-minute seminar is your starting point. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-blueprint-for-ai-adoption-tickets-1987320865205?aff=oddtdtcreator

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calendar_today Jun 25, 2026 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
place Canopy, 41 King St, Leicester LE1 6RN, UK
Thu
25

Our guest speaker is Ian Kerr. He sold his cricket travel company Howzat in 2022 after 17 years in the trade. He's now building Follow On Tours, a specialist sports-travel brokerage designed for a world where AI automates most of the functions.

You'll see 3 founders pitch their startups and network with ~60 of our community members - founders, investors, advisors, etc

We're very grateful to the British Business Bank for supporting this event


The talk starts at 6:30pm, but you're welcome to join us from 5pm

Register here https://SummerMixerIanKerr.eventbrite.co.uk

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July 7, 2026
calendar_today Jul 07, 2026 | 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Tue
07

Check out Leicester Startups new home ground at Canopy, and hear about Leya Luhar's startup journey

Hear Leya Luhar's story as a newly qualified doctor, entrepreneur, and founder of OSCE Toolbox. It's a nationally recognised healthcare education platform used by thousands of UK pharmacy students.


https://LeyaLuhar.eventbrite.co.uk

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