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Silicon Milkroundabout is a series of job fairs held in London, England[1] and Edinburgh, Scotland[2] for the UK tech start-up community.[3] The event's name is a portmanteau of Silicon Roundabout and the Milk round university recruiting events.

History[edit]

The company was founded by Cristiana Camisotti, Ian Hogarth, and Pete Smith[4][5][6] - the latter two are also the founders of Songkick - in 2011. Its inaugural event took place in a pub with 40 start-up companies.[7] The initiative was supported by David Cameron's initiative Tech City.[8]

The event was expanded into Scotland in 2015 as Silicon Milkroundabout Scotland 1.0.[9] This event was held in Edinburgh with 40 companies and 450 attendees.

The intention of the business was to attract computer science talent to the startup community, in response to a high number of vacancies in the tech start-up sector. [3][10][11]

Events[edit]

Events are held biannually in London and Edinburgh,[12] and attendees are required to go through an application process to attend.[13] Events are free for job seekers with a ticket to attend.[14] While events are typically aimed at mid to senior level technology professionals, a separate event is now held for graduates.[15]

The event taking place in April 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

Criticism[edit]

Due to the small space which it took place in the 2022 london event, the number of people inside the event had to be limited, and this led to some goers complaining about not having enough time there[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Silicon Milkroundabout: the London tech jobs fair". siliconmilkroundabout.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Silicon Milkroundabout – Edinburgh 2015". scotland.siliconmilkroundabout.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Nick Clark (27 September 2011). "UK start-ups kick off the hunt for new talent". The Independent.
  4. ^ "Flying the flag for UK startups". PwC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. ^ Dunsby, Megan. "Five to watch: Pete Smith and Cristiana Camisotti, Silicon Milkroundabout". Startups. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ "The 1000 - London's most influential people 2014: Tech stars". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. ^ Dunsby, Megan. "Five to watch: Pete Smith and Cristiana Camisotti, Silicon Milkroundabout". Startups. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ "IT Takes On The City: Silicon Milkroundabout Aims For Top Graduates". HuffPost UK. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  9. ^ Invest Edinburgh. "Everything adds up for Edinburgh's Fintech boom". The New Statesman. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ^ Tim Bradshaw (27 October 2011). "High tech and City meet in Shoreditch". Financial Times.
  11. ^ Strauss, Karsten. "Startup Craze In The UK". Forbes. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  12. ^ Mawdsley, Ross (4 December 2019). "The Silicon Milkroundabout: a Bootcamp Grad's Perspective". Medium. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. ^ "18 + 19 November 2023. Register for your free ticket".
  14. ^ "How much does it cost to attend?". Silicon Milkroundabout. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  15. ^ Leigh, Dana (15 November 2022). "Silicon Milkroundabout Announces Biggest Technology Job Event Yet". TechRound. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Silicon Milkroundabout April 2020 postponed to November 2020". 13 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Silicon Milk Roundabout review". Digital by Default. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

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