The monthly South West Data social returns to the Watershed on Bristol's Harbourside. An informal evening for anyone using, learning about or curious about data technologies to meet, swap notes and network — data engineers, analysts, data scientists and the data-curious all welcome. Held on the second Tuesday of each month.
A quarterly briefing for the South West investment community covering recent deal activity, funding trends and what's moving in the regional ecosystem. Useful for founders preparing to raise, angels and VCs tracking the market, and ecosystem enablers wanting a current read on Bristol & Bath investment conditions. Venue confirmed on registration.
with Rob Harrison-Plastow (Founder & CEO, Emotive Strategy Studio)
The Bristol & Bath edition of The Marketing Meetup returns to Temple Studios for an informal evening of talks and networking for marketers across the region — including those working in tech, SaaS and digital businesses. This session features Rob Harrison-Plastow, Founder and CEO of Emotive Strategy Studio, on 'The Logic of Emotion' — a practical, neuroscience-grounded framework for why customers behave the way they do and how to apply it across research, media strategy and creative. Doors 17:30, talk and Q&A from 18:00, networking to 19:30. Choose-your-price donation ticket (from £5).
A morning session at Future Leap in Clifton on getting carbon data right for the audiences that increasingly demand it — boards, customers and procurement teams. Practical guidance on what to measure, how to present it credibly and how robust carbon data is becoming a commercial requirement. Relevant to cleantech and sustainability-focused founders, operators and anyone responsible for ESG reporting in a tech business.
A relaxed summer afternoon at the NatWest Accelerator celebrating Bristol's startup community — networking, drinks, pizza and mini golf, with an after-party to follow. A friendly reunion for accelerator alumni, current founders and the wider ecosystem to reconnect before the summer break.
The SPARKies are the South West's flagship tech awards, celebrating the region's standout startups, scaleups, products and people across a full evening at St George's Bristol. techSPARK's annual showcase is one of the calendar's biggest gatherings of the Bristol & Bath tech community — a high-energy awards night and reunion that draws founders, investors, agencies and tech professionals from across the region.