Hello, and a very good morning! Welcome to Week #36 of Raise Your Profyle. I’m Chris, co-founder of Profyle Card, and I’ve been on the hunt to find you the most interesting business and networking events happening in London over the next 7 days.
If you are looking to expand your professional network… then you’re in the right place!
September kicks off with London's most ambitious week yet for innovators and entrepreneurs seeking to push boundaries and forge meaningful connections.
From dawn padel matches between VCs to weekend-long AI hackathons where technical founders build the next big thing, this week perfectly captures the capital's relentless drive for innovation. The calendar spans intimate creator meetups for Kickstarter enthusiasts, cutting-edge OCR discussions with Lightning AI, and exclusive political networking with Westminster leaders.
Whether you're building voice-powered prototypes, cracking complex AI challenges, or simply looking to connect with like-minded professionals over expertly crafted networking events, this week offers unprecedented access to London's most forward-thinking communities across some of the city's most inspiring venues.
And as always, to power your networking success, Profyle is offering a 20% discount off your first order when you mention the podcast. It's the smart, digital solution for connecting and thriving in today's fast-paced world.
So, let’s dive into this week’s events…
AI Breakfast Club
Tuesday, 2 September @ 8:30 am • Barclays Innovation Hub Powered by Eagle Lab
Kickstart your morning and your ideas at the AI Breakfast Club. This is London's go-to event for AI founders, innovators, and enthusiasts to explore the hottest AI trends with like-minded experts, network with the brightest minds in the UK AI ecosystem, and experience live demos from groundbreaking AI startups. This September, we're heading beyond Earth to explore AI x Space - from satellite intelligence and space data analytics to new frontiers in automation and deep tech. We'll be joined by Space Park Leicester, one of the UK's leading hubs for space innovation.
Lightning AI Meetup: Cracking OCR
Wednesday, 3 September @ 6:00 pm • 9 Appold Street, Shoreditch
Join us for an OCR-themed meetup hosted by Lightning AI, the team behind PyTorch Lightning. Expect sharp talks and real conversations with developers and researchers turning unstructured images and scanned docs into usable data. If you touch invoices, PDFs, historical archives, receipts, forms, or any "this should be text but isn't," this night is for you. See practical pipelines for OCR on messy, low-quality inputs, learn how to handle layout, handwriting, stamps, and tables, and connect with the London AI/ML community.
VC Padel @ PropTech Connect
Wednesday, 3 September @ 7:00 am • Padium, Canary Wharf
Come and join noa and Kompas for an early morning VC networking padel session, in partnership with PropTech Connect at the Padium in Canary Wharf. The event will finish in time for those attending PropTech Connect to be there for the keynote at 9:05am. Light breakfast and coffee will be provided, as well as rackets and balls. This event is exclusively for VCs attending PropTech Connect, with very limited spots available.
The FoundHERs Networking Group
Wednesday, 3 September @ 9.30 am • 57 North Cross Road, East Dulwich
The FoundHERs Club IRL is an intimate, energising, and supportive in-person event for female founders, small business owners, and women in business who are craving real connection, genuine community, and practical support. This isn't just another networking event - it's the room you've been looking for and the one you'll actually want to walk into. Built by women who've been to the groups and Zoom calls that don't truly give what's needed.
Entrepreneurs' Reception with Daisy Cooper MP
Wednesday, 3 September @ 6:00 pm
As part of our mission to make the UK the best place in the world to start and scale a business, we regularly engage with all main Westminster parties to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and policymakers. At this drinks reception, our principal guest is Daisy Cooper MP, Deputy Leader and Treasury spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, who will share her vision for the UK's entrepreneurial ecosystem. We will also be joined by members of the Liberal Democrats Business Network and our partner Kingsley Napley.
Agents & Robotics HackXelerator 2025 @ IDEA London
Thursday, 4 September @ 6:00 pm • IDEALondon
Join us for an exclusive pre-event gathering to preview the upcoming Agents & Robotics HackXelerator (October 3–20, 2025). This session is designed to help participants, collaborators, and academics align on core themes, connect early, and start shaping their contributions. The event covers digital agents and multi-agent systems, autonomous systems and embodied AI, human-robot interaction and social robotics, plus ethics, agency and societal impact. This is hosted at IDEALondon, a workspace for early teams and operators in science and tech.
Pitch and Run London
Thursday, 4 September @ 8:00 am • St. Paul's Cathedral, City
Everyone is welcome to make new friends in the startup space as we run 5km. Meet outside Dion Bar, St Pauls starting at 8:00 am. The route heads down Millennium Bridge and returns through the Golden Jubilee Bridges. This unique networking opportunity combines fitness with startup community building, offering a refreshing alternative to traditional evening networking events.
Woko-Loco Networking (London)
Thursday, 4 September @ 4:00 pm • BrewDog Waterloo, Waterloo
Founded in Wokingham, Woko-Loco is for fun-loving people that enjoy meeting new people over a drink in a relaxed environment after work. Events start at 4pm and finish late so come and go at your convenience. There are no agendas, no presentations and certainly no sales pitches with a "friendship first, business later" ethos. For each event you attend, you'll be tagged in a LinkedIn post by founder Georgie, guaranteeing lots of extra followers.
Kickstart Your Make/100: A Creator Meetup
Thursday, 4 September @ 6:00 pm • Blue Garage
Come hang out with fellow creators for a relaxed Kickstarter Make100 meetup! We'll kick things off with Rob Hallifax, a London-based product manager and Kickstarter expert who has successfully funded ten campaigns, raised nearly £400,000 and broke two world records. He'll share his real-world experience running a Make100 campaign, followed by quickfire 2-minute intros where attendees can share skills, services, or products that can help Kickstarter creators.
demo day
Friday, 5 September @ 4:30 pm • Google London - Pancras Square, King's Cross
See what the teams have been cooking after hours. Teams will pitch their startup to a panel of judges with time to network. The schedule includes arrival, opening talk, pitches beginning, break for judges' decisions, announcing winners, networking with snacks, and closing remarks. Hosted by Redwood Founders, this event showcases the results of founders working on their startups in their spare time.
Build with Voice x Hackathon
Saturday, 6 September @ 11:00 am • Techspace Aldgate East, Aldgate
Build with voice. Move fast. Push what's possible. Join us in London for a weekend at the frontier of human–AI interaction. In just 48 hours, go from blank page to working prototype powered by ElevenLabs, Synthflow, and Anam.ai. Hosted by Antler, this hackathon is for exceptional builders including engineers, product thinkers, designers, and creatives. Prizes include £1,000 cash for the most innovative build, with winning teams fast-tracked into interviews for Antler's Autumn 2025 residency.
That's it for this week's Raise Your Profyle! I hope you're feeling inspired and ready to make some connections. Don't forget to subscribe to us on your favourite podcast platform – you can find us on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple.
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Happy networking, and I'll see you next week!
