Our city toolkit is open to everyone, no account needed. Joining the Town Square adds the people — who's building what, who can help, and who's working from where today.
For founders, makers, and people building toward something. Your name, your email, a six-digit code — about a minute. No spam, and easy to leave again.
The Pulse, the grants, the investment routes — built for Bristol and given to Bristol, whether or not we ever meet you. No wall, no sign-up. Joining doesn't unlock these; they're already yours.
10 founder events this week
Every talk, meetup, angel night and fundraiser in the city's founder scene — one feed, updated 6am daily.
33 open now · £5.8m a founder could win
Funding a Bristol founder could actually win, with real deadlines and a link straight to the funder.
Where Bristol founders raise investment — the local angel networks, SEIS/EIS funds and accelerators. Pointed to, never gatekept.
The tools help — but connection is the point. The Town Square is founders helping founders: who's building what, who can help, who's around. Here's what opens up the day you join.
Working alone from a coffee shop? See where other founders have set up today — and pull up a chair.
Say where you've landed for the day and you appear in the Town Square; see who else is out, and join them. It resets overnight — today always means today. Built for solopreneurs: company on an otherwise solo day, found in one tap.
Who's building what across Bristol, with a face and a name. Find the person two streets over wrestling the same problem — and be findable yourself.
Post what you need — an intro, a beta tester, a lawyer for an hour — and answer what you can. Every reply comes with a real name attached.
Small groups around your sector, your stage, or your corner of the city. The same faces, often enough that they know where you're up to.
RSVP to member gatherings so we know to keep you a chair. First Friday itself stays open to everyone — members just never miss one.
A personal link to bring in a founder you rate. The Town Square grows one introduction at a time, and your invites carry your name.
A short note each Friday — what happened in the community this week, what's coming, who's new. Written like a letter, not a newsletter.
What we're building next, with the community. Tell us what you'd use — it moves it up the list.
List a role, fill a role. Hire from people who already get it.
Real founder eyes on your product before you ship. Be an early adopter for others; get early adopters for you.
Bristol Spring grew out of the city's churches, and that heritage shapes how we care for founders. Everything here is for everyone. And if you're ever curious about the faith side of our story, ask any of us over a coffee — that's how the best conversations happen anyway.
Your name, your email, a six-digit code — about a minute, and you're in the room with Bristol's founders.
Join the Town Square →Rather meet us first? Next First Friday: Fri 3 Jul, 8:30–11am — coffee at Boston Tea Party, Whiteladies Road. No sign-up, just come →