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14 Jan 2025

The Transformative Potential of MedTech Innovation

by Katharine Price | posted in: Biotech, Coaches, Education, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Mentoring, Technology, Uncategorised | 0

By Tony Kypreos (pictured above), coach, entrepreneur, corporate innovator, and investor MedTech holds vast potential to reshape healthcare. AI-powered diagnostics, personalized medicine, and real-time monitoring devices are bringing care closer to patients in ways that can both enhance outcomes and … Continued

26 Nov 2024

How does Accelerate Cambridge help in your fundraising?

by Katharine Price | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

By Sam Ofori Starting and scaling a venture requires vision, strategy, resilience, and of course, capital. As technology has transformed how value is created, entrepreneurs are rising to new challenges and global market opportunities. In fast-evolving entrepreneurship landscapes and dynamic … Continued

4 Feb 2021

Venture Voices: Botprobe

by Dr Mark Graham | posted in: Innovation, Technology | 0

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

14 Jan 2021

Venture Voices: Perfexia

by Alexia Christofi and Pratyay Poddar | posted in: Biotech | 1

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

13 Feb 2017

DisruptEd – exploring emerging technology for education

by Geoff Stead | posted in: Education, Entrepreneurship, Mentoring, Technology | 2

By Geoff Stead, Director of Digital & New Products at Cambridge English Language Assessment Education empowers. Education controls.Education opens doors. Education excludes.Education is both the key and the weapon.Disrupt Education. How do you see the use of technology in education? … Continued

12 Nov 2014

Meeting our mentors

by Accelerate Cambridge | posted in: Entrepreneurship | 0

By Richard Smith of Nowomics Last Thursday at Accelerate Cambridge was our first mentor day, where teams could meet with over 20 different mentors to discuss specific aspects of our ideas and businesses. This is where one the biggest benefits … Continued

21 Oct 2014

A loveable pitch

by Accelerate Cambridge | posted in: Entrepreneurship, Mentoring | 2

By Tejas Shah of Synced “If you were trying to pick Kaye up in a bar, is that really what you’d say?” Hanadi, Accelerate’s Director, asked one of the Acceleratees in amusement. Kaye, our coach, maintained a regal neutrality. The … Continued

10 Oct 2014

Does it have to be meaningful?

by Accelerate Cambridge | posted in: Entrepreneurship, Mentoring | 3

By William Bland, co-founder of Learn2 The purpose of the Accelerate Cambridge – Enabling meaningful venture creation – is written on a poster in the coaching room. Hanadi insists on the word meaningful. Last Friday, it was time for each … Continued

6 Oct 2014

Cambridge FinTech Startup Weekend aims to ignite the finance industry

by Accelerate Cambridge | posted in: Entrepreneurship, Mentoring | 0

“They all want to eat our lunch” this is the view of Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, about what the major technology groups are planning to do to the banking sector. Innovation in finance is not limited to … Continued

3 Oct 2014

This weekend turned me from teacher to start-up

by Accelerate Cambridge | posted in: Entrepreneurship, Mentoring | 3

By Marie Goodwyn, co-founder of Bright Stream Ever done a MBA in two days? Thanks to Simon Stockley and Hanadi Jabado that’s what I, and a packed Castle Teaching Room, did on Saturday and Sunday. The lecture room included a … Continued