Bristol — Week of 27 Apr 2026

The flagship Bristol ecosystem event of the week. A curated after-hours gathering for founders, operators and active investors from across the South West, held immediately after the Britain's Got Startups Southern Showcase. Co-produced by Novabook, Britain's Got Startups and techSPARK — 'no panels, no pitches,' just warm introductions in a high-quality room. Three ticket categories (Founder, Investor, Startup Ecosystem) all require organiser approval.

With Carl Sargunar (Speaker, Independent)

Bristol's Umbraco community meet. This month Carl Sargunar brings his 'DDoS My Desk' talk — building a live load-balanced mini-cluster on stage and stress-testing it in real time. Hosted at Gibe Digital in Paintworks, with food and drink. A specific developer niche but a reliable, well-run room with named speakers.

Bristol's Databricks community meet — the first outing of this group at iO Associates in central Bristol. Practical Databricks chat, networking, drinks and pizza for data engineers, analysts, scientists and platform folk. 39 already RSVP'd against a 60-cap venue at time of curation — likely to fill.