A guide to startup communities in Sussex
If you’ve recently launched a startup in Brighton, or moved your existing startup to Brighton, you’ll want to get stuck in with the local founder communities the city has to offer.
Here are the communities we think you should know about:
Startup Communities in Sussex
Silicon Brighton is a community-led initiative supporting digital growth in the South East. They host multiple events a year, have an active Slack group, and promote plenty of third-party events too. They also host a directory of more specialist meetup groups across Brighton.
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Silicon Brighton
Wired Sussex is the voice of tech, digital and media sector in Brighton and Sussex. As well as events throughout the year, they also run The Fusebox (a collaboratvie workspaces for entrepnreurs in Brighton), as well as programs of support for those in the tech sector and a local tech jobs board.
Wired Sussex
Startup Grind is the world’s largest community of founders, innovators and creators - the Brighton chapter runs regular events for for startup founders in the Brighton & Hove area.
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Startup Grind
Found & Flourish is a UK-wide female founder community, with a strong presence in Sussex. They run regular meetups to educate, inspire and connect female founders.
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Found & Flourish
Entrepreneur Society (University of Sussex)
For those part of the University network, entrepreneur society hosts regular meetups for sharing ideas and encouraging early stage founders.
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