Cambridge Innovation Capital

We are delighted to share our latest Impact and ESG Report https://lnkd.in/eip6eRJv, highlighting our work and significant progress over the last four years. We are committed to ensuring that the innovations at the core of our founders’ businesses have the potential to positively influence people’s lives. By investing in solutions tackling global challenges, we aim to lead innovation that not only drives economic success but also contributes to a more sustainable and equitable future. Northern Gritstone, Oxford Science Enterprises, Jones and Palmer, City of London Corporation, British Business Bank, Innovate UK, Global Corporate Venturing, Taylor Wessing, PwC, Pragmatic Semiconductor, Cambridge GaN Devices Ltd, ESG_VC, Sam Sturge, Riverlane #impact #ESG #CreatingaBetterFuture https://lnkd.in/e-sYeU4B

𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎! CIC is seeking a highly motivated and experienced 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 (𝑬𝑰𝑹) to evaluate and build a new company at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Science/Engineering. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of a high-growth venture with the backing of a prominent venture capital firm. The EIR will play a pivotal role in identifying promising research/IP, developing a compelling business plan, assembling a founding team, and ultimately launching a new company. Full job details can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e8cVB7c2 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝑽 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒐: 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕@𝒄𝒊𝒄.𝒗𝒄

If science were a country, then Cambridge would likely be its capital. If discovery were a global competition, then the city and region would regularly be winning for Britain. An open letter to the Government underscoring the critical role Greater Cambridge can play in the UK’s sustainable and inclusive national renewal, grounded in three core principles: purpose, partnership, and pace. Innovate Cambridge #innovation #CambridgeCan #WhereInnovationMakesHistory #InnovationStory

𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑫𝒆𝒆𝒑𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to gain hands-on experience in venture capital, working alongside experienced investors to identify and evaluate promising investment opportunities in Deeptech (primarily focussed on the Future of Compute - Semiconductors, AI/ML, Software/Compute Infrastructure, Robotics and Quantum). The successful candidate will play a key role in developing investment theses, conducting due diligence, and supporting deal execution. The specific title (Analyst or Associate) will be determined based on the candidate's experience level. Full job details can be found here:  https://lnkd.in/eSam6fEe 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝑽 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒐: 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕@𝒄𝒊𝒄.𝒗𝒄

Celebrating UK Innovation and impact: Highlights from the Mansion House Spin-out Showcase On 9 October 2024, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Northern Gritstone, and Oxford Science Enterprises—three of the UK’s leading investors in #spin-out companies—brought together 300 investors at Mansion House, London, to spotlight this vibrant and unique investment class. From #LifeSciences to #HealthTech and #DeepTech, UK university spin-outs are transforming ground-breaking research into world-changing innovations that have the potential to address the pressing social and environmental challenges of our time. This thriving ecosystem, powered by world-class universities and research institutions, is supported by 200+ accelerators and incubators and an expanding network of venture capital firms. 🎥 Catch the Highlights Watch our event recap to see why we’re so excited about the future of UK innovation and the vast opportunities in this high-growth sector. We were proud to be joined by leading voices, including Lord Jim O’Neill, Sir Nicholas Lyons, Nicola Blackwood, Louis Taylor CBE, Scott James O'Brien, Ben Luckett, and CEOs/Founders of some of the most exciting spin-out companies, including Optalysys, Salience Labs, T-Therapeutics Ltd, Amber Therapeutics, adsilico Limited, OMass Therapeutics. With thanks to our event sponsors British Business Bank, City of London Corporation, Innovate UK, Global Corporate Venturing, Taylor Wessing, and PwC. 🚀 Together, we’re driving the future of innovation in the UK. #UKInnovation #LifeSciences #DeepTech #Spinouts #HealthTech #VentureCapital #InvestmentOpportunity https://lnkd.in/ev5CPs4t

🎉 Riverlane's landmark quantum error correction (QEC) paper has been published in Nature Electronics 🎉  This publication recognizes the breakthrough made by our quantum decoder—the world's first dedicated 'QEC chip' implemented on ASIC and FPGA hardware.  By uniquely balancing speed, accuracy, and resource efficiency, it set a new standard for quantum error correction when it was first published on arXiv in September 2023. 📖 Key highlights:   • At its release, our novel Collision Clustering (CC) decoder was the most powerful in the world, and this paper was among the first to demonstrate that QEC could provide a viable route to fault-tolerant quantum computing.   • Since then, the industry has rapidly embraced QEC, with companies like Google, Quantinuum, and QuEra also making significant QEC advancements.  • The next big milestone? Using real-time QEC to achieve a 'MegaQuOp' (one million error-free quantum operations). This is where quantum computing's first practical use cases beyond the supercomputing threshold will begin to emerge. 🚀 Riverlane is leading the charge. Our Quantum Error Correction Stack (Deltaflow ™), the first comprehensive QEC solution for all quantum computers, will help our hardware partners transform their full-stack quantum computers into 'MegaQuop Machines'.  With our second-generation QEC Stack (Deltaflow 2) launching this March, we're steadily advancing toward this critical goal.  Today's publication in Nature Electronics is a proud moment. With QEC implementation now a top priority for every quantum computer and control system maker, we look forward to driving the continued progress of our QEC roadmap through 2025 and beyond.   🙌 A special congratulations and thanks to the authors of the paper: Ben Barber, Kenton Barnes, Tomasz Bialas, Okan Buğdaycı, Earl Campbell, Neil Gillespie, Kauser Johar, Ram S., Adam Richardson, Luka Skoric, Canberk Topal, Mark Turner,and Abbas Bracken Ziad. 🔗  Find out more in Nature Electronics here: https://lnkd.in/eGcCGKQK #quantumcomputing #quantumerrorcorrection #MegaQuOp

#QECQuestion: What’s next for QEC in 2025?  The race toward unlocking useful quantum computing is accelerating—and quantum error correction (QEC) is the key to crossing the finish line.  You can find out more about what QEC experts Jérémie Guillaud and Nicolas Delfosse predict for the year ahead in our VP Quantum Science Earl Campbell's recent post: https://lnkd.in/exVfrRjw Jérémie and Nicolas were two of the 12 experts interviewed for The QEC Report 2024, which explored the current state of QEC, highlighting its challenges, opportunities, and milestones. Here’s what we learned:   1️⃣ Quantum error correction is a multi-faceted problem   To achieve QEC, we need physical qubit error rates below the threshold and a low physical-to-logical qubit ratio. At 99.9% fidelity, we can introduce classical QEC technologies, though this poses a complex, real-time data processing challenge. 2️⃣ The QEC era is here   The quantum computing community is united in advancing quantum error correction, from research to funding strategies. The progress of quantum hardware companies has been remarkable—what seemed impossible five years ago is now a reality. Google's latest papers confirm that QEC has moved from research to practical application. 3️⃣ The MegaQuOp matters   Reaching the million error-free quantum operations (MegaQuOp) milestone marks a pivotal moment in quantum computing, where quantum computers surpass classical supercomputers. It's the goal the entire quantum community is now pursuing. 🏃♀️ The MegaQuOp race is on—and the only way to win is with QEC.  Thank you for following our #QECQuestion series over the holiday season. We hope you found it insightful!  Have a #QECQuestion about QEC or Riverlane? Or do you fancy contributing to The QEC Report 2025? Then leave a comment below - and don't forget to use the #QECQuestion hashtag. If you'd like to see a QEC Q&A in action, you can also watch the webinar featuring Jérémie, Nicolas and Earl here: https://lnkd.in/eDMutzbB

Thank you all so much for your enthusiastic support for Innovate Cambridge and The Glasshouse in 2024 Some dates for your brand new 2025 diary: The Glasshouse will close on the 20th December and reopen for the new year on 6th January at 8am. We look forward to welcoming members and visitors back to the space then. Wednesday 8th January - Members New Years Networking Breakfast 8:30am-10:30am Wednesday 22nd January - Open House: Every Month the Glasshouse will be open to visitors from the wider Cambridge community. You are welcome to come and use the space, have a coffee and meet other interested in innovation between 1-4pm. Cambridge Enterprise Cambridge Innovation Capital

A huge congratulations to our co-founder Wolfram Pernice for being awarded the prestigious Leibniz prize (Germany's most important research award that honours outstanding scientists and academics) for his incredible work on Integrated Photonics! We are very proud of his achievements and the world-leading research he is doing to pioneer new developments in Photonics. Read the full University of Heidelberg release here: https://lnkd.in/e6Uf_mpR

We are excited to announce that CGD's 650 V ICeGaN® P2 Series has won Best Power Semiconductor of the Year by EE Awards Asia! 🏆 CGD's 650 V ICeGaN® P2 Series ICs are uniquely designed for high-power applications, like data centres, motor drives and EV chargers, with ease of use, gate reliability and efficiency in mind. Powered by our innovative ICeGaN® technology, they can seamlessly interface with Si MOSFET, SiC and IGBT gate drivers. Besides, the P2 Series offer thermally-enhanced packages featuring bottom-side cooling and dual-side cooling that improve heat dissipation and increase efficiency. Learn more about the products here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gcfqyipt A huge thank you to EE Times Asia for this honor and to our incredible team for their continuous commitment to innovation. Together, we’re shaping the future of clean, sustainable tech. #GreenTech #galliumnitride #Sustainability #Innovation #Efficiency #PowerSemiconductors #CleanTech