On 22-23 September 2026, Turing Fest returned to Edinburgh for two days packed with learning and connection, bringing together founders, product leaders, growth experts and investors from across the tech ecosystem. This year, Techscaler is bringing 27 founders to the conference, 8 from the wider network cohort and a further 19 through Deep Tech Connected.
The focused deep tech cohort was put together in response to massive demand from the sector and to expand the exposure we could get the techscaler community at large.
Across both groups, this year's lineup is a showcase of the strength of tech innovation coming out of Scotland right now, spanning everything from AI and life sciences to robotics, space and neurotech.
Why Turing Fest?
Turing Fest gathers 200 founders, 50 investors and 50 speakers for two days focused on connections that can help move a company forward. Structured investor networking and closed-door roundtables mean founders aren't just in the room with capital; they’re talking to investors directly.
Across the two days founders have been soaking up knowledge from expert panels on everything from how AI has changed GTM strategy to what’s really important when it comes to product-market fit.
Meet this year’s wider network cohort:
Sensecloud is building Whispor, an intelligence platform that helps procurement teams improve strategic negotiations with real-time AI assistance and extend negotiation coverage.
Ana Rojo - Echeburúa - AinTools
AinTools helps decision-heavy organisations deploy secure, sovereign AI that understands their business.
My Smash is a matchmaking platform bringing content creators and decision makers together.
Amytis is an AI tool for life science research, allowing researchers to choose where they use AI in their workflows.
Resordinate is an Edinburgh-based company that helps large enterprises get trustworthy data on their operational waste.
Onya is an all-in-one gym platform combining CRM, management software, and automated merch rewards for member retention.
SourcedAI builds and runs AI-powered outbound sales systems for B2B companies in the UK and US.
Meet the Deep Tech Connected cohort:
Deep Tech Connected provides full conference access alongside an exclusive, invite-only investor dinner that took place yesterday, designed for direct, high-level engagement with active deep tech investors.
Andrei Shvarts - Mesh-Oriented Solutions
Mesh-Oriented Solutions develops advanced engineering simulation software for complex fracture, stress and multiphysics problems.
Zelim develops AI-powered maritime safety technology that detects people overboard, automates alerts and supports faster rescue, protecting crews, vessels and offshore assets.
Konpanion develops expressive social robots for companionship, care and practical support at home.
Henry Shulayev Barnes - Catalyst Neuromorphic
Catalyst Neuromorphic develops low-power chips for local AI in sensors and autonomous systems, using spiking neural networks.
Touchlab makes ultra-thin electronic skin for robots, enabling machines to feel through tactile sensing built for extreme environments and advanced robotic hands.
Shivoh Chirayil Nandakumar - RideScan AI
RideScan builds independent health monitoring for industrial robots and humanoids, detecting faults before failure.
Sneha Muralidharan - POMO Robotics
POMO Robotics integrates industrial and collaborative robots with custom tooling, vision and Industry 4.0 solutions, including rail inspection with RideScan AI.
Aurora Avionics builds avionics for space, recently landing its first APAC deal with the Taiwan Space Agency alongside a £525k contract with Pangea Propulsion.
NEOWATT builds wireless power infrastructure for high-power satellites, space stations, lunar bases and offEarth industry.
Synqronicity develops quantum navigation for GPS-denied environments, using AI-powered positioning without external communications.
Henry Murray-Smith - Northchip Systems
Northchip is building chip-scale positioning that works without satellite signals, enabling phones, devices and vehicles to determine their location independently, even in GPS-denied environments.
Dr Giulia Marcucci - LumiAIres
LumiAIres builds photonic AI processors that compute with light, reducing energy use at the hardware level.
Weeteq embeds machine learning at circuit level, making power electronics intelligent enough to reduce data centre energy waste.
Mark Biagi is an Edinburgh-based engineer and technology strategist with 30+ years commercialising industrial innovation. An early Weeteq investor and NED, he now backs deep-tech ventures.
Charles Altuzarra - Metahelios
Metahelios is reinventing colour filters for camera chips using metasurface technology across defence, security, automotive and medical imaging.
Regeno is developing a flat-pack wind turbine to cut energy costs for farms, communities and businesses.
Mathew Norbury- Aelo Neurotech
Aelo builds wearable brain imaging as smart PPE, using near-infrared sensors to measure cognitive readiness in real time.
NeuroCreate’s FlowCreate uses neuroscience and brain-trained AI to help people reach flow.
Cytochroma generates genetically diverse human liver and heart models, helping AI drug discovery companies predict clinical success.
What’s next:
As Turing Fest kicks off, we’re on the ground alongside all 27 founders as they make the most of two packed days. Follow along on our socials for updates from the event, and if you're attending, come find us!
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