How cities are changing shape and adopting new urban design principles
The pandemic has changed the way we work, travel and interact – and cities need to change too to avoid becoming ghost towns. Dr David Cleevely, chair of the Cambridge Ahead NECE project, discusses new research that examines how the city can experiment with new urban design principles and transport.
Cambridge Ahead says hybrid working threatens innovation
The opportunities for meeting new people and maintaining innovation-fuelled growth in the new hybrid working environment are under threat, say Cambridge Ahead commentators following publication of new research.
Comment: X-ray inspection offers unrivalled insights
A new generation of X-ray inspection technology is offering unrivalled real-time insights into all kinds of items on high-speed factory production lines, writes Dr Richard Parmee, founder and CEO of Sapphire Inspection Systems.
Grapeshot Founder & ‘Pioneer’ of Contextual Advertising John Snyder Joins Illuma Technology
John Snyder, co-founder of contextual targeting provider, Grapeshot, has joined next-generation contextual AI specialist Illuma Technology as a shareholder and active investor.
Most Active Angel Networks in the UK
Angel networks—or angel groups—have become an important source of funding for entrepreneurs in the early stages of startup growth, either alongside or as an alternative to traditional venture capital firms. Here, we rank the most active angel networks in the United Kingdom between 2011 and 2021.
Silicon Valley investor backs Cambridge Future Tech seed round
Vest Coast Capital, which has bases in Silicon Valley and New York, has invested in a seed round for Cambridge Future Tech (CFT) – a venture builder for DeepTech startups accessing novel and disruptive technologies from a host of UK-based universities.
o2h unveils new investment opportunities following latest successes
Sharply focused funding steered by o2h Ventures in Cambridge is bearing fruit for biotechnology enterprises in the Cluster and UK-wide.
Cambridge Enterprise records ongoing successes in latest annual report
Cambridge Enterprise’s latest annual report, published this month, reveals a successful technology transfer model delivering positive business impacts for University of Cambridge academics, researchers, staff and students under the watchful eye of chief executive Dr Diarmuid O’Brien.
#21toWatch shortlist of innovative people, companies and ‘things’ revealed
The 2022 shortlist for the #21toWatch Awards has been unveiled and features some of the most ground-breaking entrepreneurs, start-ups and innovations from the East of England.
Cambridge Cluster a global magnet for investors, innovators and collaborators
Looking back over 2021 and what it meant for the Life Sciences industry it would be impossible not to feel, as was the case across all sectors, that it was shaped by having to adapt to cope with and battle Covid-19.
Allia breaks the ice for launch of new climate accelerator in Cambridge
Dr Rob Mulvaney, a climate scientist at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), took centre stage as Allia launched its first-ever Climate Accelerator at its Future Business Centre (FBC) site last week.
Cambridge named UK’s leading regional tech capital
Cambridge has been named the UK’s regional tech capital after attracting some of the country’s top talent
Bidwells sponsors CEO of the Year at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2021-22
Bidwells is to sponsor the CEO of the Year category at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2021-22, we can reveal.
Virtuoso lands $13.3 million funding round for QA automation
Virtuoso, the AI-powered testing automation platform, has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round led by Paladin Capital.
o2h Ventures targets £1.5m SEIS Fund top-up
Cambridge star maker o2h Ventures is topping up its SEIS Fund with what it hopes will be a further £1.5 million raise.
Raspberry Pi gets $45M to meet demand for low-cost PCs and IoT
Turns out COVID-19 lockdowns have been good for the indoor hobby of hardware hacking: The U.K.-based foundation behind the low-price microprocessor Raspberry Pi announced close of a $45 million funding round yesterday.
Bootstrapped
The UK is Europe’s leading startup nation. Venture capitalists and business angels abound, looking for the entrepreneurs of the future. But despite the opportunity, running a start up remains challenging – which is why alumni are banding together to learn from their successes and mistakes.
Europe’s top 10 ‘unicorn universities’
Unicorn founders are springing up at a quicker rate than ever in Europe — but where are they all coming from?
Cambridge University tops UK in producing business founders
The University of Cambridge has produced more graduate founders than any other UK university, new research reveals.