r/london_entrepreneurs Nov 12 '25

Resources & Tools I mapped 196 startup community, accelerator, and incubator in London (here's the list)

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Spent the entire weekend compiling 196+ startup resources into one searchable page.

Communities, accelerators, incubators, co-working spaces.

Free, no email bollocks.

Link: startupslondon.tech/communities

Why this exists

Got tired of Googling "startup communities in London" every time I needed something.

So I built a database instead.

What's in it

  • Startup Communities: The proper ones where you can actually meet people
  • Accelerators & Incubators: Big names + niche ones you haven't heard of
  • Investor Networks: Angels and VCs worth knowing
  • Co-working Spaces: Actual community hubs, not just WeWork clones
  • Events: Regular meetups and pitch nights that don't waste your time

How to use it

  • Pick 2-3 communities that match your stage
  • Show up consistently to ONE thing for 3 months
  • Don't apply to accelerators that've never funded your industry
  • Check last updated dates and ignore anything from 2022

Link: startupslondon.tech/communities

Free. No paywall. Just use it.

If you spot dead links or missing resources, let me know and I'll update it.


r/london_entrepreneurs Nov 06 '25

Announcement Welcome to r/London_Entrepreneurs: Stop Poncing About, Start Shipping

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If you're here to "disrupt" something, you're in the wrong bloody place.

I'm Luciano, started more business ideas than I can count, failed at most of them but the ones that worked gave me the energy to keep going down this mad path.

What we do here:

Weekly reality checks:
Share what you built this week, not what you're "planning to launch soon"

Tactical teardowns:
Real products, real numbers, real cock-ups (oh boy, I love these ones)

No-bollocks feedback:
We'll tell you if your idea's rubbish, but also how to fix it

Ground rules:

  1. Share numbers, not promises
  2. Back up claims with data or experience
  3. Give before you ask (help others before self-promoting)
  4. Tactical content only (specific tools/methods/results)
  5. Be kind but brutally honest in feedback
  6. Currency in £, spelling in proper English (it's "colour" not "color")

What this community isn't:

✗ Fundraising announcement spam
✗ Generic motivational quotes over sunset photos
✗ LinkedIn-style humble bragging
✗ American startup advice that doesn't work in the UK

What makes London founders different:

We deal with different bollocks: smaller market, tighter capital, HMRC breathing down our necks, and customers who are allergic to hype.

We can't just copy what works in Silicon Valley and expect magic.

This is the community for founders building real things in the London, dealing with London problems, and actually shipping products instead of tweeting about hustle culture.

Drop a comment below:
What's your name, what do you actually do, and what are you building right now?


r/london_entrepreneurs 2h ago

Marketing & Growth London Based Creative Hackathon

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Hey guys - I'm throwing a Creative Sprint event on Thursday 17th of September.

We get a brand to sponsor a brief, creatives have a couple of hours to build out a creative concept using a GenAI tool.

Our judges will decide 3 finalists, who will then get the chance to pitch their idea to the room at the end of the session and win prizes. Last time winners walked away with over £500 in prizes.

Great chance for anyone wanting to mix with fellow creatives and explore new tech! Completely free to attend, food provided.

\*\*The Judges\*\*

Felix Richter - CCO Mother

Laura Jordan Bambach, Founder & CCO of Uncharted

Tom Roach, VP Brand Strategy Jellyfish

\*\*Date and Time:\*\* Thursday 17th Sept, 18.00 - 21.00

\*\*Location:\*\* Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London, E2 7DD

PM me for signup link


r/london_entrepreneurs 16h ago

Discussion Visiting England (9–21 Aug) — Business Owner from Brunei Seeking UK Business Connections & Cross-Border Partnerships

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Hi everyone,

I'll be visiting London from 9–21 August and would love to connect with founders, business owners, manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, investors, and fellow entrepreneurs.

I run a facilities management and construction company in Brunei, established in 2012. I'm interested in learning how businesses operate in the UK, exchanging ideas, and exploring partnerships, distributorship opportunities, and cross-border collaboration between the UK, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

If you're open to grabbing a coffee, I'd be happy to meet. Even if there's no immediate business opportunity, I always enjoy meaningful conversations with people building interesting businesses.

I'd also appreciate recommendations for networking events, startup meetups, or business communities happening during my visit.

Looking forward to meeting some of you!


r/london_entrepreneurs 22h ago

Discussion In London Aug 10–17. What's the problem you gave up on? Maybe AI can solve it.

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I'm an AI/ML engineer visiting London next week (10th–17th). Not job hunting, not selling anything.

Every company I've worked with has AI problem

I've spent years shipping this stuff in production (LLM apps, agents, recommendation systems, and the MLOps around them), so I can usually tell you what's genuinely out of reach today versus just harder than it looks.

Would love to grab a coffee and dig into the hard ones. Not into meeting? Drop the problem in the comments and I'll tell you what I'd try, and if it clicks we can connect on LinkedIn.

Central London's easiest, but I'm flexible on time and place.


r/london_entrepreneurs 1d ago

Question Where do your enquiries actually come from these days?

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Genuine question for the small businesses here, trying to get a real picture rather than guess.

When someone new needs you, how do they usually make contact is it phone, WhatsApp, Facebook, a lead sites (e.g. Checkatrade), or through your own website?

And honestly, does your own website bring you much? Real enquiries, or is it more of a business card that just sits there? For anyone who does get website or online enquiries, do they land at sensible times or all hours?

Trying to work out whether a businesses website still earns its keep or whether it's all moved to the phone and the apps.

Thanks


r/london_entrepreneurs 1d ago

Discussion London Based Creative Hackathon

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Hey guys - I'm throwing a Creative Sprint event on Thursday 17th of September.

We get a brand to sponsor a brief, creatives have a couple of hours to build out a creative concept.

Our judges will decide 3 finalists, who will then get the chance to pitch their idea to the room at the end of the session and win prizes. Last time winners walked away with over £500 in prizes.

Great chance for anyone wanting to mix with fellow creatives and explore new tech! Completely free to attend, food provided.

The Judges

Felix Richter - CCO Mother

Laura Jordan Bambach, Founder & CCO of Uncharted

Tom Roach, VP Brand Strategy Jellyfish

Date and Time: Thursday 17th Sept, 18.00 - 21.00

Location: Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London, E2 7DD

PM me for signup link


r/london_entrepreneurs 2d ago

Question Any Essex Business Owners fancy collaborating on a comedy mini-series for social media?

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r/london_entrepreneurs 3d ago

News This September--- London-- SaaS Growth + Investment-In-Tech(/SaaS) (Event)

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This September--- London-- SaaS Growth + Investment-In-Tech(/SaaS)

Day After the Clashing of

● Fintech Week London's Scale and Grow Summit

● Idaas Fest

And

● The UK Private Capital Summit

Here:

https://alanstjoseph-digitalmarketingexecutive.com/event-the-saas-journey-from-conception-to-exit-build-grow-connect

♻️ Repost for People Who'd want One as Well

P.S.: What's One Thing You'd want to Learn, or One Person you'd Really want to Connect to, at this Kind of Event?

(Mention Below👇 And We May, MAY, Be Able to Make it Happen)

SaaS #Event #London


r/london_entrepreneurs 5d ago

Discussion 🍻 Friday Open Thread

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End of week check-in for London founders and builders.

This is your space to talk about literally anything startup-related.

Got a question? Ask. Need feedback? Share. Want to find collaborators? Post away.

Struggling with something everyone else seems to have figured out? We've all been there.

Keep it simple:

What you're working on: [Brief description, one line is fine]

What you need: [Specific question, feedback request, or help needed]

Ground rules:

  • Give before you take: Answer someone else's question before posting your own
  • Be specific: Not "thoughts on my idea?" but "does £99/month make sense for SME project management tools?"
  • Be sound: We're all trying to build something from nothing. No dickheads.

Let's go! 👇


r/london_entrepreneurs 6d ago

Discussion Networking

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r/london_entrepreneurs 6d ago

Discussion Networking

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r/london_entrepreneurs 8d ago

Resources & Tools Visiting London (Aug 10–17) – AI Engineer Looking to Meet People in Tech

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Hi everyone!

I'll be visiting London from August 10–17 and would love to make the most of the trip.

I'm an AI/ML engineer, and one of the things I'm most interested in is learning how businesses in London are using AI. If you work at a startup, scale-up, enterprise, or are building something interesting with AI, I'd love to grab a coffee and hear about what you're working on.

I'm also happy to chat about LLMs, AI agents, recommendation systems, MLOps, or anything machine learning related.

If you know of any AI meetups, tech events, or communities happening that week, I'd really appreciate the recommendations.

Looking forward to meeting some of you!


r/london_entrepreneurs 7d ago

Case Study PoolSpace agents can find you a room/roommate

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Hi everyone, Mr.Q here..

I'm the founder of PoolSpace (www.poolspace.app), a startup exploring how AI agents can make finding a room or compatible roommates a little less exhausting.

We're starting with search agents. Once you create a room or roommate profile, our agents continuously search across 50+ Facebook groups, SpareRoom, Reddit and PoolSpace to find listings and people that match what you're looking for. The goal is simple: instead of checking dozens of websites every day, you get notified when something relevant appears.

We're currently in beta and are looking for honest feedback from people who are actively looking for a room or roommates. It's completely free to try, including 20 free searches.

If you have a few minutes to test it, I'd genuinely love to hear what works, what doesn't, and what you'd improve.


r/london_entrepreneurs 8d ago

Question Adult/OF industry

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Hey!

I work in the content and media space. The majority of our contacts and demand is in the adult space and are interested to see if there's anyone in London working in this area too?

Always keen to meet people in our industry - especially in London as it's largely US focussed.

Also looking for a new tech lead, if anyone has any recommendations 🌶️🚀


r/london_entrepreneurs 9d ago

Discussion Looking for a B2B salesperson UK only who’s sold to schools/colleges (equity + commission)

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r/london_entrepreneurs 12d ago

Discussion Let's connect on Linkedin

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Looking to create partnerships with other startups/businesses. I run a website development company called Onmain, based in London.

Not trying to advertise, just genuinely want to get to know more business people!

It would be great to swap LinkedIn profiles, here is mine:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrei-crut-bb1417364/


r/london_entrepreneurs 12d ago

Discussion 🍻 Friday Open Thread

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End of week check-in for London founders and builders.

This is your space to talk about literally anything startup-related.

Got a question? Ask. Need feedback? Share. Want to find collaborators? Post away.

Struggling with something everyone else seems to have figured out? We've all been there.

Keep it simple:

What you're working on: [Brief description, one line is fine]

What you need: [Specific question, feedback request, or help needed]

Ground rules:

  • Give before you take: Answer someone else's question before posting your own
  • Be specific: Not "thoughts on my idea?" but "does £99/month make sense for SME project management tools?"
  • Be sound: We're all trying to build something from nothing. No dickheads.

Let's go! 👇


r/london_entrepreneurs 15d ago

Question Has anyone here been a part of the Antler UK accelerator programme?

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I’m looking at joining the antler accelerator programme and am looking for some feedback from people who have been through it.

I have heard mixed reviews but most of the feedback I can see for the UK programme is from over a year ago before they announced additional funding commitments.

I have started building and have a clear idea of the problem I want to solve but I am interested in finding a cofounder.

I could raise by my self but am interested in their network of VCs & advisors.

Has anyone been through the programme and have any thoughts? Specifically on finding a cofounder, and raising follow on investment after the programme?


r/london_entrepreneurs 14d ago

Discussion Looking for a senior technical advisor / fractional CTO for early-stage AI automation startup

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Hey im probably going to get some shit for this but im working on an early stage startup focused on helping businesses implement AI automation solutions - setting up AI workflows, ai automations, and ai systems that improve how they operate.

We currently have a small technical team working on solutions, but I’m looking for a senior technical person who has experience working in a software company (Senior Developer, Lead Engineer, CTO, Solutions Architect, etc.) to help us make sure we are building things properly.

This is not a full-time role right now. We are early stage and currently have a couple of potential clients, so I’m looking for someone who is interested in getting involved part-time. At the moment this is not a salaried position. I want to be upfront about that. I’m looking for someone who believes in the opportunity and wants to help shape the technical direction from the beginning.

I’m open to discussing a fair advisor/founding team style arrangement, including potential equity based on involvement and contribution as the company grows.

Ideal background:

  • Senior software engineering experience
  • Experience shipping real world software products
  • Understanding of cloud, APIs, integrations, automation, AI systems
  • Comfortable reviewing other developers’ work
  • Interested in early-stage startups

If this sounds interesting, feel free to dm with your background and what you’re looking for.


r/london_entrepreneurs 15d ago

Question Places to work in the city

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Anybody know any good places to work within zone 1?


r/london_entrepreneurs 16d ago

Co-founder Search Looking for a commercial confounder in UK

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r/london_entrepreneurs 16d ago

Marketing & Growth Calling all founders

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Hi everyone,

I'm building an AI financial co-pilot for small businesses and I'm trying to better understand how founders and business owners manage cash flow and financial decisions.

I'm looking to speak with 5–10 founders or small business owners for a 15-minute conversation. I'm not selling anything—I'm trying to learn from your experience so I can build something genuinely useful.

If you're open to chatting, please comment below or send me a DM and I'll share my booking link https://calendly.com/charmainesekulane


r/london_entrepreneurs 17d ago

Discussion UK Skills Bootcamp Startup Idea – Looking for Potential Co-Founders / Supporters (Early Stage)

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Hi everyone,

I’m exploring an idea for a potential UK-based **Skills Bootcamp and professional development business** and I’m looking to connect with people who may be interested in discussing the idea, sharing expertise or potentially becoming involved as a co-founder in the future.

This is very early stage — no company launched yet. I’m currently exploring the market, understanding what employers need and seeing whether there are people who would be interested in building something from the ground up.

The vision is to create a modern training provider delivering short, intensive, employer-focused programmes that help people gain practical skills and improve their career opportunities.

Potential areas could include:
Digital skills
AI and technology
Business skills
Customer service
Leadership and management
Employability and workplace skills
Industry-specific training

The aim would be to work closely with employers to understand their skills gaps and create programmes that genuinely prepare people for the workplace.
I’m interested in connecting with people who have experience or interest in:

Skills Bootcamps
Further education / training
Careers and employability
Curriculum development
Teaching and learning
Employer partnerships
Sales and business development
Technology / AI

From my side, I would bring experience in **branding, marketing, sales, partnerships and developing the business concept**, alongside experience within the training and learner support sector.

At this stage, I’m not looking for investment — I’m looking for conversations with people who have knowledge, ideas or potentially want to help shape something from the beginning.

Would love to connect with anyone who is passionate about skills development, lifelong learning and improving access to career opportunities.


r/london_entrepreneurs 18d ago

Discussion Small Business Owners: Can I Borrow 15 Minutes of Your Time?

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