Venture Voices: AutonomiCity
Historically, the construction industry has been a male-dominated industry. Two female founders are aiming to provide durable and sustainable solutions for our buildings. They discuss the challenges of being a female engineer and founder in this endeavour. Introducing the female … Continued
Ignite Innovators: Dr Tom Simmons, Founder, Supplant
When I arrived in Cambridge, I was a fresh-faced Plant Science PhD graduate eager to make some big scientific discoveries, excited to do things that no one had ever done before. At that time I had no solid idea in … Continued
Ignite Innovators: Darina Tepavitcharova, Founder of Dogs Allowed
Pre-COVID-19 Dogs Allowed is on a mission! We are fetching everything doggy in our brand-new, dog-obsessed app – Dogs Allowed. We are bringing the dog community together by featuring the coolest local and national doggy events (such as dog festivals, … Continued
Venture Voices: Choral Hub
The Choral Hub mission The Choral Hub is a platform whose mission is to get the whole world singing again. Here at TCH, we believe in the power of the human voice. “I’m tone deaf!” “I can’t sing.” “I hate … Continued
Venture Voices: Botprobe
Our world has changed so much since COVID-19 first emerged a year ago, that it’s often difficult to remember life pre-pandemic. This is especially true if you are one of the four million UK knowledge workers who now works from … Continued
Pivots, partnerships and innovations
Owen Thompson, an alumnus of Wolfson College and Xavier Parkhouse-Parker, an alumnus of Homerton College, discuss how they met whilst studying at Cambridge Judge Business School. Now they are working together to grow two exciting ventures. How did you meet … Continued
New innovations in food sustainability
My name is George, a fourth year PhD student based at the University of Cambridge Crop Science Centre, and the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB). I’m interested in the diversity and abundance of symbiotic microorganisms in agricultural systems, quantified … Continued
COVID and the winter of our discontent
By Mike Edelhart, Managing Partner of Social Starts. Now, as Shakespeare said, is the winter of our discontent. COVID-19 keeps on coming, creating a third wave of infections that put the earlier upswells to shame. We are hunkered down, tired … Continued
Venture Voices: Perfexia
We speak to Pratyay Poddar, Founder and CEO of Perfexia. How would you introduce Perfexia to someone that has not heard of it before? Perfexia is a data-driven and research-intensive healthtech startup based in Cambridge. Our mission is to make … Continued
Founder Stories: Joe Glover, Founder of the Marketing Meetup
Some of the things I have learned from incredible marketing minds. I’ll admit it, I’m a thief. A thief of ideas. I take them from wherever I can in the world, process them, and make them my own (while crediting … Continued