Turing Fest

What Turing Fest does

Turing Festival Limited is a privately-held Scottish company that organizes Turing Fest, an annual curated startup and investor summit held over two days each September in Edinburgh. The summit is intentionally capped at 300 attendees, comprising approximately 200 hand-picked founders (Pre-Seed to Series B), 50+ active early-stage investors from UK and European funds, and 50+ speakers drawn from operating and investing roles at notable technology companies. The 2026 edition is scheduled for 22–23 September across The Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh Futures Institute, and Virgin Hotels Edinburgh.

The company's product portfolio extends beyond the headline summit into a calendar of sub-brands and programs: Turing Founders, NextGen, Level Up by Turing Fest, Founders Dinners (held in Edinburgh, Manchester, London, Dublin, Barcelona and Berlin), Startups 101, Startup Dinners, Side Events, and the Scottish Tech Startup Awards. A recorded talks library and a blog extend content reach year-round. Programming emphasizes curation over scale, with formal mechanisms — including a Deal Room offering up to 24 curated 1:1 meeting slots, double opt-in matchmaking, stage-matched founder dinners, and an investor-only dinner at Edinburgh Castle — designed to convert attendance into concrete relationships.

Turing Fest generates revenue through three ticket tiers (Startup £449–£649, Investor £549–£749, Wednesday £349–£549), with early-bird pricing that escalates monthly until the event and group/portfolio rates available, alongside a sponsorship and partnership roster that includes Barclays (2026 flagship), the University of Edinburgh, Accel, Balderton Capital, EQT, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Seedcamp, Orrick, Skyscanner, Spotify, OpenAI, Sage, Kraken, Techscaler, Captivate Talent, Wistia, and re:cap. Founded in 2018 and operating with no disclosed external funding or parent company, Turing Fest runs as an independent, community-led event business serving the UK and European venture ecosystem.

Name

Turing Fest

Legal name

Turing Festival Limited

Website

https://turingfest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Turing Festival Limited organizes Turing Fest, an annual two-day curated startup and investor summit in Edinburgh capped at 300 attendees (200+ founders, 50+ VCs, 50+ speakers), alongside Founders Dinners in six European cities and a portfolio of founder-focused sub-brands and programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tech Conference Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

akta.pro primary industry

Meet & Invitational Organizers (MPAKADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Startup investor summits
• Curated tech conferences
• Founder networking events
• Venture capital meetups
• Tech conference services

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Tickets: Turing Fest generates revenue primarily through ticket sales for its annual two-day summit in Edinburgh. Tickets are priced at early-bird rates that increase monthly until the event. There are three ticket tiers: Startup (for founders), Investor, and Wednesday Pass (for ecosystem/policy/professional services).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Turing Fest organizes an annual two-day curated startup and investor summit in Edinburgh, Scotland, connecting approximately 200 hand-picked Pre-Seed to Series B founders with 50+ active early-stage investors through stage-matched introductions, a Deal Room for curated 1:1 meetings (up to 24 slots), dual-track programming, keynotes, roundtables, and networking events. The company supplements the summit with year-round Founders Dinners across multiple European cities, partner-focused Side Events, and an on-demand video library of past talks, capping attendance at 300 attendees to maintain curation quality.

Product overview

Turing Fest is a curated startup and investor summit company operating as a multi-event platform under Turing Festival Limited. The core product is the annual Turing Fest conference (22-23 September 2026 in Edinburgh), a two-day event connecting 200+ vetted founders with 50+ active investors through curated matchmaking, the Deal Room for 1:1 meetings, keynote talks, roundtables, and networking. The broader portfolio includes Turing Founders, NextGen, and Level Up (event sub-brands focused on different founder stages), Founders Dinners (intimate peer dinners across European cities), Startups 101 (early-stage education), Scottish Tech Startup Awards (ecosystem recognition), and an on-demand video library of past talks. The company generates revenue through tiered ticket pricing (startup, investor, and general admission passes), partnership/sponsorship packages, and group rates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Turing Fest Annual Summit Annual two-day curated startup and investor summit held in Edinburgh, Scotland, connecting 200+ vetted founders with 50+ active investors through curated matchmaking, a Deal Room with up to 24 dedicated 1:1 meeting slots, dual-track programming (Startup Day and Investor Day), keynotes, firesides, roundtables, workshops, stage-matched founder dinners, and an investors-only dinner at Edinburgh Castle. Attendance is capped at 300. Tickets sold in three tiers: Startup Pass (founders & C-Suite, £449-£649), Investor Pass (early-stage investors, £549-£749), and Wednesday Pass (ecosystem/policy/professional services, £349-£549).
• Founders Dinners Intimate dinner events held across multiple European cities including Edinburgh, Manchester, London, Dublin, Barcelona, and Berlin, featuring 10 founders per table for peer networking and real conversations stage-matched to attendees' company stage. Included as part of the year-round community access that comes with a Turing Fest pass.
• Side Events Supplementary events including hosted private sessions, curated roundtables, and private dinners that provide partners with access to founders and investors outside the main summit programme.

Quantifiable outcome

• Direct hires made from connections at the conference
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• BarclaysflagshipOthers · 1 January 2026A British universal bank and UK-centred leader in global finance, serving customers and clients across retail and wholesale banking. Barclays is a flagship 2026 partner of Turing Fest.
• OrrickcoreOthers · 1 January 2026A global law firm serving the Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance and Life Sciences & HealthTech sectors. Orrick is a 2026 partner of Turing Fest.
• TechscalercoreOthers · 1 January 2026A programme for creating, developing and scaling tech startups - connecting founders with experts, world-class playbooks and community spaces. Techscaler is a 2026 partner of Turing Fest.
• Captivate TalentminorOthers · 1 January 2026A staffing agency offering recruitment, executive coaching, talent acquisition and onboarding services for high-growth teams. Captivate Talent is a 2026 partner of Turing Fest.
• re:capminorOthers · 1 January 2026re:cap helps tech companies make better capital decisions with an AI-powered platform that integrates financial analysis, forecasting and funding. re:cap is a 2026 partner of Turing Fest.
• The University of EdinburghcoreOthers · 1 January 2026The University of Edinburgh is a flagship partner of Turing Fest, providing venue space (Edinburgh Futures Institute) and academic credibility to the event.
• SpotifyminorOthersSpotify is listed as an investor and company that attends Turing Fest.
• OpenAIminorOthersOpenAI is listed as an investor and company that attends Turing Fest.
• SageminorOthersSage is listed as a company that attends Turing Fest.
• KrakenminorOthersKraken is listed as a company that attends Turing Fest.
• SkyscannerminorOthersSkyscanner is listed as a company that attends Turing Fest and has been a long-term supporter.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TNW (The Next Web) Conference: TNW Conference is an Amsterdam-based annual tech event attracting founders, investors, and enterprise tech buyers. It overlaps with Turing Fest on European tech founder audience, though at significantly larger scale.
• Startup Grind: Startup Grind runs a global network of founder-focused events and a flagship annual conference. Its mission to educate and connect early-stage founders overlaps directly with Turing Fest's startups and investors programming.
• Slush: Slush is a curated founder-and-investor event held annually in Helsinki, with a comparable focus on early-stage European tech. Its selective attendee model and northern European positioning make it one of the closest direct comparables to Turing Fest's curation-and-quality approach.
• SaaStock: SaaStock is a curated SaaS founder and investor conference held in Europe (originally Dublin, now Lisbon). It targets a more vertical-specific audience than Turing Fest but operates an analogous premium-ticket, sponsor-driven, community-extending business model.
• Founders Forum: Founders Forum runs invitation-only gatherings for senior tech founders, investors, and policymakers. Its high-touch, curated model and emphasis on peer-level founder networking closely parallel Turing Fest's positioning.

Broad incumbents

• TechCrunch Disrupt: TechCrunch Disrupt is a flagship annual startup conference (San Francisco, with global editions) featuring a startup battlefield, investor programming, and curated networking. It competes for the same founder and early-stage investor audience as Turing Fest, with stronger US-centric speaker pull.
• Web Summit: Web Summit is the largest tech conference globally (Lisbon, plus regional editions in Rio, Qatar, Vancouver), bringing together founders, investors, and operators. It is the most direct upstream competitor to Turing Fest for European founder/investor mindshare, though at massively greater scale and without Turing Fest's curation cap.

Emerging players

• Mind the Product: Mind the Product runs curated product-management and product-leadership events across multiple cities. While more vertical-specific (product rather than full-stack startup), it shares Turing Fest's curation premium and recurring-city engagement model.
• EU-Startups Summit: EU-Startups Summit is a Barcelona-based annual conference focused on European tech startups, investors, and ecosystem players. It overlaps with Turing Fest on European founder/investor audience and operates at a similar scale tier.
• TechCrunch Sessions: TechCrunch Sessions are smaller, topic-specific TechCrunch events (AI, Mobility) that bring founders together with investors. They compete for a similar attendee profile at smaller scale and shorter format than Turing Fest's flagship summit.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/turingfest
• Facebookfacebook.com/turingfest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/turing-festival

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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