Fail Friday

​Failed an experiment? Got rejected for funding? You’re not alone.

​The fastest path to discovery is often shaped by what didn’t work first, so we’re bringing a night inspired by SF’s f***‑up nights to London - a night dedicated to sharing failures.

​Join us at IDEALondon for an evening bringing together scientists, founders, and innovators across disciplines to talk about what didn’t work, why it mattered, and what they learned. We’re celebrating failure and supporting a culture of risk‑taking, experimentation, and translation.

​We’ll kick off with lightning talks on notable setbacks, followed by open conversation and drinks. Come ready to share learning moments, debate unexpected results, and swap insights that spark real‑world breakthroughs.

​And don’t worry - if you fail at sharing failures, that’s okay too.

​​​About IDEALondon

​This event is hosted at IDEALondon – a workspace for early teams and operators in science and tech, in partnership with UCL Engineering and WilbeLAB.

​​Learn more about our community, event space, and memberships.

​In partnership with:

​The Society for Technological Advancement (SoTA) -  a new venture designed to cultivate optimism about technoscientific progress and build capacity for it to happen, forming a cross-disciplinary community around this mission.

​GetSeen Ventures - a co-creation lab for Generative AI ventures. We work with innovators across leading universities, nurturing AI/GenAI startups taking them from idea stage to making them investable.

​Renaissance Philanthropy - a nonprofit dedicated to sparking a 21st-century renaissance by elevating the ambitions of philanthropists, scientists, and innovators.

​Powered by: The Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) - a UK R&D funding agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone.