Connecting ambitious students with founders, investors, startups, and ideas.
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.
An informal evening at The Rule to meet people, exchange ideas and brainstorm potential projects. No business idea or experience required.
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.
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.
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.
A snapshot of the founders, investors, and operators who've spoken at the society.
Early-stage ideas, side projects, and ventures coming out of the community.
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.
Check it out→Early-stage ventures founded by St Andrews students — from B2B SaaS to consumer brands — currently testing, fundraising, and shipping.
Find out more→Independent tools, apps, and experiments built by members between lectures. A space to ship, iterate, and find collaborators.
Find out more→Spinout ideas drawing on student research across AI, sustainability, and life sciences — exploring commercialisation paths.
Find out more→General enquiries: entrepreneurshipsoc@st-andrews.ac.uk
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.
