Tech Events in Greater London

Builders shipping with AI, on what is actually working.

Earlier this year the group met for How Founders Use AI at the Light Bar in Coulsdon and the Hawk's Nest in Shepherd's Bush. This time the conversation is about building with AI.

A gathering of people building with AI in London: founders shipping AI products, engineers wiring up agents and pipelines, and teams putting AI to work inside what they already run.

AI moves faster than anyone can keep up with alone. What worked six months ago has already been replaced, costs shift under you, and the distance between a demo that impresses and something people pay for stays wide. The conversation is about how builders are working through that.

Expect candid stories on picking a wedge worth building on, what customers will actually pay for, keeping inference costs sane, judging output when there is no single right answer, and shipping something that holds up once the underlying models change again.

If you are building an AI product, or bringing AI into what you already run, this is a gathering worth being part of.

This edition runs on Tuesday, 10 November, from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Jolly Farmers in Purley, close to Purley station. Entry is free. You only pay for what you order. RSVP here on Meetup so we know how many to expect.

Venue: Jolly Farmers, 7 Purley Rd, Purley CR8 2HA, United Kingdom
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yVP4kNvEhR6NZBAbA
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eChai Ventures - Your Startup’s Global Neighborhood.

Startups grow faster when founders are plugged into the right conversations. That’s what eChai makes happen — connecting founders across cities, stages, and markets.

Visit: eChai.Ventures

Informal, drop-in Ask Me Anything session introducing Techsun, Sunderland's new tech startup programme. With Jamie Hardesty and Paul Smith.

Techsun: Ask Us Anything

Got an idea for a tech business? Already building one? We want to meet you.

Something new is coming to Sunderland.

Techsun is a new programme designed to help ambitious tech founders turn promising ideas into real businesses and early-stage startups into growing companies.

We're opening the doors at Sunderland Software Centre for an informal Ask Me Anything session, giving you the chance to meet the people behind the programme, find out what's coming and explore how you could get involved.

Join Jamie Hardesty from Sunderland Software City and Paul Smith, our Entrepreneur in Residence, for a relaxed conversation about building a tech startup and what Techsun could offer you.

What can you ask us about?

- What Techsun is and how the programme will work
- Who can apply and what we're looking for in founders
- The support, mentoring and potential funding opportunities
- What participation in the programme involves
- How to get started, build momentum and grow a tech business

Who's it for?

Whether you've got an idea you haven't yet acted on, you're developing your first product, or you've already launched a tech business and started finding customers, we'd love to hear from you.

You don't need to live in Sunderland to come along. We're interested in people who want to build and grow their tech businesses here.

Event details:

- Friday 13 November 2026
- 12pm–2pm
- Sunderland Software Centre, Sunderland

Free to attend. Drop in at any point during the session.

No pitches. No presentations. No pressure. Just good conversations, useful advice and a chance to discover what's next for Sunderland's tech startup community.

Techsun. Where Sunderland tech startups break through.

Delivered by Sunderland Software City in partnership with Sunderland City Council.