Community - Founders at the University of Cambridge

A WORLD-CLASS GLOBAL
NETWORK WORKING TO INSPIRE
THE NEXT GENERATION OF
ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT

Founders at the University of Cambridge Community is a diverse network of next generation change makers. University-led innovation has a pivotal role to play in society’s response to the complex challenges facing humanity. With future-focused change as a priority, Founders at the University of Cambridge is the new strategic initiative to support, fund and accelerate spin-outs and start-ups from the University.

WHY?

Positively impact the next generation of Cambridge University linked entrepreneurs. Every member of the Founders at the University of Cambridge Community will bring something unique to this global network through their journey, experience and expertise. With your involvement, Founders at the University of Cambridge will use all of Cambridge’s expertise to accelerate the impact of world changing technology. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an exceptional global community and be able to positively impact the next generation of new ventures.

WHAT?

A world-class diverse peer community, championing game-changing technologies and new ventures. The cornerstone of the Founders at the University of Cambridge initiative is the Community: an inspirational global network of alumni, specialists and Cambridge experts from the local ecosystem who have created their own innovation-focused ventures or been critical to the success of others. Through this community we will ensure that future founders get to learn from those that have walked the path before them and that community members gain opportunities from being part of this network, outlined below.

HOW?

Maximum value with minimum time commitment. There will be different ways to engage; ensuring everyone gets value add with minimal time commitment is front of mind. Opportunities will exist for both in-person and online engagement. As with any engaged community we want to shape the offering based on your feedback and input.

Community
Opportunities

GIVE BACK AND MAKE AN IMPACT

By getting involved with the Founders at the University of Cambridge Programme, you have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the next generation of academic entrepreneurs. Your guidance can shape their success stories and unlock their potential.

ACCESS MEANINGFUL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Supporting brilliant academic entrepreneurs opens up opportunities to invest or get involved in exciting new ventures.

GAIN EXPOSURE AND RECOGNITION

Being part of the Founders at the University of Cambridge Community can enhance your professional visibility. Become an influential figure in the academic and entrepreneurship ecosystem through your contribution.

STAY ON TRENDS

Supporting academic founders provides you with the opportunity to remain current on emerging trends, gain access to cutting-edge research, and be part of groundbreaking innovations, allowing for a collective and immediate influence on the world.

NETWORK AND COLLABORATE GLOBALLY

Be part of a global community and connect with ambitious academic founders, investors, and industry experts to extend your professional network and shape the future.

Our expert community share our commitment to nurturing innovation and empowering visionary founders:

Aashima Arora

Partner, LocalGlobe

Aleksandra Pedraszewska

Co-founder, VividQ

Amelia Armour

Partner, Amadeus

Andy Phillipps

Co-founder, Booking.com

Arianna Huffington

Founder & CEO, Thrive

Byeronie Epstein

Co-founder & COO, Deep Medical Therapeutics

Chad Edwards

Founder & CEO, CuspAI

Carmen Palacios-Berraquero

CEO, Nu Quantum

Catherine Breslin

Founder, Kingfisher Labs

Catherine Elton

CEO, Qkine

Clare Jones

Chief Commercial Officer, what3words

Charlotte Salley

Senior Content Manager, Morning Brew

Check Warner

Partner, Ada Ventures

Chris Mairs (CBE)

Director, Raspberry Pi

Chris Morton

Founder, Lyst

Dapo Tomori

Venture Advisor, Iaso Ventures

Debu Purkayastha

Managing Partner, 3rd Eye

Ed Newton-Rex

Scout, Andreessen Horowitz

Gaynor Fryers

Coach & Mentor, Cambridge Judge Business School

Giorgia Longobardi

Founder & CEO, Cambridge GaN Devices Limited

Hailey Eustace

CEO, Commplicated

Hazel Moore (OBE)

Chairman and co-founder, First Capital

Inès Holzbaur

Founder & Managing Partner, AmorChem

Iris Good

Advisor, Martlet Capital

Isabella Convertini

Strategic Partnerships Consultant

Itxaso Araque Barriuso

Head of Startup Segment , Amazon

James Cole

Chief Innovation Officer, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)

James Thomas

Angel Investor

Jane Dancer

Non Exec Chair, PharmEnable

Jiahao Huang

CoFounder and CFO, Nuclera

Joe White (MBE)

His Majesty's Tech Envoy to the United States, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

John Cassidy

Partner, Kindred Capital VC

John Rainey

Operating Partner (Product), Gallos Technologies

Jon Bradford

Managing Partner, Dynamo Ventures

Julia Hawkins

General Partner, Localglobe

Jurgen Van Gael

European CTO, Stripe

Katy Wigdahl

CEO, Speechmatics

Kelly Richdale

Advisor, SandboxAQ & World Economic Forum

Kerry Baldwin

Co-founder & Managing Partner, IQ Capital

Kevin McDonnell

CEO & Founder, Datalla Group

Kevin Withane

Founder, DiversityX

Kris Naudts

Chairman, Culture Trip

Lauren Tack

Investor, Invigorate Ventures

Ludo Chapman

Chair, Zetta Genomics

Malcolm Burwell

Board Director, UltraConductive Copper Company Inc

Mandeep Singh

Founder, Trouva

Max Azaham

Senior Director, Gartner

Maximilian Bock

Co-founder & COO, Blang Blang

Mehryar Hamid

Head of E-Commerce CEE & MEA, Microsoft

Miruna-Ioana Girtu

Partner, SyndicateRoom

Nick Rimmer

Director, Telegraph Materials

Nicky Dibben

Marketing Consultant, Invention Marketing

Nigel Pitchford

Partner, Downing

Nikhil Shah

Founder, MixCloud

Niko Bonatsos

Managing Director, General Catalyst

Nigel Toon

Founder & CEO, Graphcore

Nima Mehdian

CEO, DeepMake

Nirmesh Patel

Principle, The Venture Collective

Oliver Lo

VP Marketing, Surge, Sequoia Capital

Paddy Stobbs

Founder, Stackfix

Pam Garside

Chair, Cambridge Angels

Paul Bailey

Managing Director, Martlet Capital

Paul Forster

Co-founder, Indeed.com

Pete Hutton

Chairman, Xampla

Priya Guha (MBE)

Venture Partner, Merian Ventures

Raj Ganatra

Strategy & Operations, YouTube / Google

Rahul Vohra

Founder, Superhuman

Raoul-Gabriel Urma

Executive Chairman, Cambridge Spark

Rebecca Simmons

COO, Riverlane

Richard Green

Chairman, Nyobolt

Rob Moffat

Partner, Balderton Capital

Rosemary Francis

Chief Scientist, Altair

Shailendra Vyakarnam

Venture Partner, Embryo Ventures

Simon Hombersley

Founder, Puntios

Sophie Adelman

Co-founder & CEO, One Garden

Stan Boland

CEO, FiveAI

Stephanie Richards

Global Innovation Policy Specialist, 500 Global

Suhair Khan

Founder, OpenEnded

Suranga Chandratillake

General Partner, Balderton Capital

Tessa Clarke

Co-founder & CEO, Olio

Ting Zhang

Founder & CEO, Crayfish.Io

Tom Adeyoola

Chair, Spoke

Tom Wilson

Partner, Seedcamp

Vishal Chatrath

Founder & CEO, QuantrolOx

Chris Coleridge

Co-founder, Carbon13

MENTORS

Every Founder company will be paired with local or global Mentors who will guide, challenge and support the team throughout the Programme. Mentors will provide a wealth of experience, wisdom, and knowledge across the business, in-person if local or online if global. Mentors will have an ongoing light-touch relationship with companies on the Programme.

EXPERTS

Knowledge is power and the Founders Programme will have a time table of topic – specific sessions on key themes for spinning out and establishing a deep tech company. We are looking for amazing operators to share this real-life experience. Topics could include ensuring the correct product-market fit, industry insight, creating talent teams, the reality of commercialisation, diversity, and sustainability. Knowledge experts commit to a minimum of one in-person and/or drop-in session per programme.

CONNECTORS

Connections are key — our world class Founders at the University of Cambridge Community will bring huge potential for relevant introductions that could change the trajectory of Founders companies. Are you willing to open the door to your network where relevant?

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