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St Andrews Entrepreneurship Society
A founder community at the University of St Andrews

St Andrews Entrepreneurship Society

Connecting ambitious students with founders, investors, startups, and ideas.

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About

A society built around builders, ideas, and the people behind them.

The Entrepreneurship Society brings together students interested in startups, innovation, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. Through speaker events, fireside chats, workshops, and networking opportunities, we connect students with founders, investors, and operators from a wide range of industries.

Whether you already have a startup idea or are simply curious about entrepreneurship, the society is designed to help students learn, build, collaborate, and meet like-minded people.

Upcoming Events
  • Building, Backing & Growing BusinessesAndrew Hood
    SPEAKER EVENT · 28 SEPTEMBER 2026

    Building, Backing & Growing Businesses

    Andrew Hood is an entrepreneur, investor and data strategist with more than 20 years of experience building and advising businesses. As Founder and CEO of Lynchpin, alongside roles as an investor and adviser to growing technology companies, he brings expertise across entrepreneurship, data, digital strategy and business growth.

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    Date
    Monday, 28 September 2026
    Time
    17:30
    Speaker
    Andrew Hood
    Founder & CEO, Lynchpin · Investor & Adviser
    Location
    UCO: school I
  • From Corporate Career to Founder
    FIRESIDE CHAT · 1 OCTOBER 2026

    From Corporate Career to Founder

    A fireside chat with Kasturi Dasgupta exploring her journey from a long career at IBM and Amazon to building her own company.

    The conversation will cover the practical side of starting a business, including making the jump from a corporate career, funding yourself while building, getting your first customers, managing risk and what founders often overlook when getting started.

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    Date
    Thursday, 1 October 2026
    Time
    17:00
    Speaker
    Kasturi Dasgupta
    Founder & CEO, The Global Village · St Andrews alumna
    Format
    Fireside chat · Audience Q&A
    Location
    St Andrews · Venue TBA
  • The St Andrews Hackathon
    HACKATHON · 15 NOVEMBER 2026

    The St Andrews Hackathon

    The University of St Andrews’ first AI-powered hackathon. Spend the day turning an idea into a working product, with no coding experience required. Come with a team or join one on the day, build your idea and pitch it to a judging panel at the end.

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    Date
    15 November 2026
    Format
    One-day hackathon · Pitches & judging
    Team size
    Up to 3 people · Solo participants welcome
    Location
    St Andrews · Venue TBA
Previous Events

What we've been building.

A snapshot of the conversations, workshops, and connections happening across the society.

Member Projects

What our members are building.

Early-stage ideas, side projects, and ventures coming out of the community.

  • St Andrews Tickets
    By Evan Patel

    St Andrews Tickets

    A safe marketplace for St Andrews students to buy and resell event tickets. Payments are protected until the buyer receives their ticket, both sides are rated, and every listing shows how the price compares to face value.

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  • Founders in residence

    Student Startups

    Early-stage ventures founded by St Andrews students — from B2B SaaS to consumer brands — currently testing, fundraising, and shipping.

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  • Build in public

    Side Projects

    Independent tools, apps, and experiments built by members between lectures. A space to ship, iterate, and find collaborators.

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  • From lab to market

    Research-led Ventures

    Spinout ideas drawing on student research across AI, sustainability, and life sciences — exploring commercialisation paths.

    Find out more→
Committee

The team behind the society.

General enquiries: entrepreneurshipsoc@st-andrews.ac.uk

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Build with people who actually want to build.

  • Meet founders
  • Exchange startup ideas
  • Find collaborators
  • Learn practical skills
  • Potentially find co-founders
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Membership

Become a Member

Support the Entrepreneurship Society and gain access to upcoming events, networking opportunities, founder talks, workshops, and society activities throughout the academic year.

To become a member, please purchase your membership through the official Students’ Association website.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.