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Fintech Happy Hour: The Fintech Funding Journey [Edinburgh]

  • CodeBase Edinburgh 37a Castle Terrace Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2EL United Kingdom (map)

An evening of drinks for those in the fintech industry to meet and connect, along with a panel discussion on a relevant topic.

About this event

Whether you're part of the fintech industry or simply interested, come join us on the 20th April for drinks, some snacks and a chat.

It'll be a fun and casual event to discuss and wind down from the day's work, along with a panel discussion on an interesting and relevant fintech-related topic.

This time, we'll be talking about the funding journey as a fintech. Specifically, we'll talk about:

  • The stories of 2 fintech founders and their funding journey

  • What to keep into account when raising funding as a fintech company

  • Different types of funding and when to go for each one

  • Mistakes and lessons learnt

We'll be hearing from a fantastic panel of fintech founders and operators that are currently raising funding rounds and will be able to share their experience.

The event is open to all brand-side fintech founders, leaders and people interested in the fintech industry, and our existing partners.

Why attend?

  • Learn from some of the top Scottish fintech leaders

  • Meet and connect with fellow fintech enthusiasts in a casual setting

  • Catch up with friends and make new ones

  • One drink and snacks included

What you need to know:

What: Fintech founders, investors and people in the industry talk about the challenges and joys of growing a fintech company.

When: Thurs 20th April

Time: 6 - 9pm

Where: Codebase

Topic: The fintech funding journey

Speakers:

  • Robin Knox, Head of Engineering at ClearScore

  • Andrew Griffin, Corporate Development Director at Modulr

Look forward to seeing you there!

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Organisers:

About Fintech Scotland

Fintech Scotland is one of the top fintech centres in the world, and home to Scottish Fintech companies.

They bring together entrepreneurs, the established financial sector, the public sector, accelerators, investors, consumer groups, technology and service firms, universities and skills agencies.

About Startup Grind

Startup Grind Scotland aims to educate and inspire the Scottish entrepreneurial ecosystem by hosting events and programmes that attract Founders, CEOs, developers, designers and technology professionals devoted to having an impact by creating companies with the potential to change the world.

About Mint Studios

A content marketing agency that helps fintech companies turn their blogs into a customer acquisition channel.

Our partners and sponsors:

OVH Cloud

OVHcloud is a leading European cloud hyperscaler and has been a cloud and infrastructure provider for over 20 years, with 1.6 millioncustomers worldwide served by 33global water-cooled data centres.

The OVHcloud Startup Program is a global program that has been running since 2015 and has received 7000 applications of which more than 2000 have been assisted with cloud credits and solution architecture support. It provides tech startups with €10,000 of cloud hosting credits and up to €100,000 for scale-ups, enabling them to facilitate exponential and international growth.