Startup & student opportunities
Accelerators, hackathons & events.
A curated list of places to build, learn and meet people. From Y Combinator and Techstars to student hackathons and founder events.
Accelerator
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
The best-known startup accelerator. Two batches a year, applications open to founders worldwide including the UK.
Techstars London
Techstars
Three-month mentorship-driven accelerator with investment, part of the global Techstars network.
Seedcamp
Seedcamp
Europe's seed fund, backing founders at pre-seed and seed. Rolling applications.
Carbon13
Carbon13
Venture builder for the climate emergency. Cohorts for founders and aspiring founders.
Incubator
Entrepreneur First
Entrepreneur First
Talent-first incubator that funds individuals pre-team and pre-idea. Cohorts run twice a year.
Antler UK
Antler
Residency programme funding founders from day zero. Multiple London cohorts a year.
Zinc VC
Zinc
Venture builder for mission-driven founders tackling society's biggest problems.
Conception X
Conception X
Nine-month programme turning PhD researchers into deep tech founders alongside their PhD.
Founders Factory
Founders Factory
Startup studio and accelerator building and scaling companies with corporate partners.
Hackathon
IC Hack
Imperial College London
The UK's largest student-run hackathon, held at Imperial every February.
HackKing's
King's College London
King's flagship student hackathon, open to students across the UK.
DurHack
Durham University
Durham's annual student hackathon, part of the Major League Hacking season.
OxfordHack
University of Oxford
Oxford's student hackathon, drawing teams from across the UK and Europe.
Hack Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Cambridge's flagship 24-hour student hackathon.
Event
London Tech Week
Informa
Europe's flagship technology festival, held in London every June.
Slush
Slush
The world's leading startup event for founders and investors, every November.
Web Summit
Web Summit
One of the largest tech conferences in the world, every November.
SaaStock
SaaStock
The leading conference for SaaS founders, operators and investors in Europe.
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