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The Martlet Capital team is attending Cambridge Tech Week across several sessions this week. The morning of day two was full of great content at a packed Guild Hall, showcasing a thriving Cambridge ecosystem. Talks included: A keynote from Warren East on innovation and thinking globally. - Cambridge is a beacon of success of UK tech, but companies face scale up challenges. Technical innovation is only an entry ticket to market competition. Companies need to remain focused on the customer and execution, whilst adopting a global mindset. Amelia Armour, Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners and Ed Wood, VP of Product at Nu Quantum on navigating the startup journey. - The goal is to move from tech to product quickly. Product starts with understanding the market. You are best positioned if there is a sense of urgency from customers with a need and who are willing to pay. Three esteemed ‘Dontrepreneurs’ (Prof Steve Young CBE, Sir Andy Hopper CBE and Prof Florin Udrea) discussing success stories of University of Cambridge spin outs. - The University of Cambridge and wider Cambridge ecosystem has a fantastic support structure for spin outs. Academics have been afforded flexibility to go part time in their academic roles alongside their startups. Academics seeking commercial success are advised to focus on the next big thing, not the current big thing. A panel of investors featuring Peter Cowley (he/him), Entrepreneur and Angel Investor, Pam Garside, Chair of Cambridge Angels, Anne Dobrée, Investor Director, Parkwalk Advisors, Shinichi N., Managing Partner, NordicNinja VC and Christine Martin, Head of Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures discussing what they look for in companies on the journey from pre-seed to Series A, and how they support them. - Investors seek founders who are ambitious, resilient, listen to advice and are responsive. At the pre seed stage you are not expected to have all the answers. Performing a gap analysis across the team, technology and market and integrating solutions into your plan helps build investor confidence. Investors will seek to support with advice and turbocharged connections, in addition to money. #Innovation #Cambridge #CamTechWeek

Impressive! The Cambridge tech ecosystem has a value of $191 billion, representing 18 per cent of the entire UK’s tech ecosystem and more than Spain and Italy combined. “Cambridge has produced 16.9x in value for every dollar of VC investment, significantly ahead of the UK (5.4x) and London (4.8x). Much of this innovation has taken place in the University of Cambridge which is the number one science hub in Europe, as well as number one on the continent for producing valuable spinouts. “In addition, more Cambridge alumni have raised over $10 million on a per capita basis – more than any other European university (505), ahead of Oxford (410) and Ghent (223). “Cambridge alumni founders have started notable companies including Hermann Hauser (Arm), Alex Kendall (Wayve), Stewart Butterfield (Slack), Demis Hassabis (DeepMind) and Tessa Clarke (Olio).” #cambridge #techecosystem #innovation #innovationecosystem #startupecosystem

For the last two and a half years, we've been working together with one clear goal in mind — to help science-based researchers and innovators grow in their entrepreneurial journeys, while contributing to forge a robust deep tech ecosystem in Southern Europe. How? 👩🔬 Through S3E Start: helping research teams explore the commercial validity of their deep tech projects and bring their solutions from the lab to the market. 🚀 Through S3E Charge: providing training and mentoring to growth startups so they can refine their business plan and access new investment opportunities. 🤝 Through S3E Reverse: matching scaleups and SMEs with corporates to demonstrate the power of their solutions by tackling industry challenges. But none of this would've been possible without all the S3E participants who took the leap and decided to embark on this journey with us! In total, we've had the pleasure of working with 34 research teams, 23 TTOs, 50 growth startups and 24 scaleups from 10+ Southern European countries 🌟 Head to our website to meet them all 👉 https://lnkd.in/e2bdw3nk HiSeedTech | Institute for Sustainable Development - EPLO | International Development Ireland | AUSTRALO 🇪🇺 #EUfunded by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

🌍 Where are the global ideas capitals? When it comes to financial powerhouses, London and New York are obvious leaders, as finance often outpaces other industries from a GDP perspective. However, innovation transcends finance encompassing many forms of ideas; creative, artistic, philosophical, scientific, technological, educational, cultural, political and more. One such global ideas capital is Cambridge, England, currently ranking third globally for its scientific and technological contributions. From the invention of the jet engine to breakthroughs in computer gaming, Cambridge has continually pushed the boundaries of human imagination. Today, it represents 18% of the UK's overall technology ecosystem value according to Dealroom.co. That’s why I was thrilled to join Irene Graham OBE from the ScaleUp Institute on stage last week at Cambridge Tech Week at The Cambridge Union, where we discussed a crucial topic: how to support the scaling of deep technology companies. While the UK is at a generational high for startups and ranks third globally for tech investment (behind the US and China), scaling remains a challenge. One key barrier is the lack of experienced leaders who have successfully scaled companies from 50 to 2,500+ employees. Also finding talented individuals to join those companies who have a growth mindset -- and are willing to take risks, and have the determination to weather the highs and lows of scaling a business, as the highs are very high and the lows are well...very low. This is why the launch of new programs such as Sync announced at Cambridge Tech Week from Founders at the University of Cambridge, which supports emerging founders with other co-founders, advisors, coaches, etc, are so essential. These efforts will help bridge the gap, enabling more UK companies to scale and thrive. It was also great to see many industry leaders speaking on the day including Sherry Coutu CBE, Janet Coyle CBE, Hermann Hauser, Stan Boland, and insights from serial entrepreneur Rupert Baines. Their wealth of experience is invaluable to the next generation of innovators. In short, the whole week was full of dialogues, debates and conversations about how the UK and Cambridge can continue to excel in deep tech, life sciences, sustainability, biotech, advanced technologies, physical sciences, advanced materials, semiconductors, and much more. Huge congratulations to Chris Bruce and the team at Cambridge Wireless Ltd for organising such a successful event! BTW, any other ideas capitals you can think? Aside from LA, Shenzhen and Boston? #CambridgeTechWeek #ScaleUp #DeepTech #Entrepreneurship

Today we are revealing 11 companies who joined the first-ever Founders at the University of Cambridge Start Accelerator programme! Excited to work alongside some of the most ambitious Cambridge alumni and academics, using technology to solve difficult global problems. If you are an #investor or venture partner willing to get to know our founders better, let me know! We have a myriad of opportunities, from mentor speed-dating, to workshops and community events. You can read more on the Founders' website (https://bit.ly/3TbF2ib) and in Forbes (link the the comment). #founders #accelerators #spinouts

Ever wondered about the collaboration between universities and venture capitalists in nurturing Deep Tech ventures? 🚀 We'll be in Munich for the first week of April, conducting interviews and gathering insights to understand how university and VC’s play a crucial role in nurturing emerging technologies. What drives these funds to invest heavily in deep tech born in academic settings? 👋 Seeking: Researchers, entrepreneurs or VCs who have experienced the unique relationship between academia and venture capital, we'd love to talk. Let's get in touch. #DeepTech #UniversitySpinouts #VentureCapital DTU Skylab UnternehmerTUM DTU Entrepreneurship Technical University of Munich UVC Partners Matias Burvad Christian Martin Surland

🧬 Future laboratory's US Market Accelerator - Last Call! Don't say I didn't warn you—after July 1st, even I can't extend the deadline. Grab this chance before it's gone! 🌟 Brief reminder about benefits: 🌉 Mentorship from Silicon Valley, UC Berkeley, and Stanford. 💰Funding to prototype and validate your innovative idea. 📈 Access to follow-on investments from prominent VC funds. 🏢 Support for establishing your business in the US. 🧠 Networking with top scientists and industry experts. One more deadline alert: Applications close on July 1st! Be among the elite 50 startups to go global. ⏳Act fast & APPLY HERE: https://lnkd.in/d2cEVtTW

VCs & Founders: It’s time to hit the pitch! ⚽️ A little over a year ago, I crossed paths with Erwan Gardelle at a random SKEMA Business School training session. We quickly realized we shared more than just a love for football—we both had a passion for VC and startups. Fast forward one year… 👉 We're both deep in the industry, loving every second—connecting with founders, learning from our peers, and truly enjoying the journey. So, we thought… why not mix our passions and bring people together by organizing a match? 📅 VCs vs. Founders Football Match! Where: Urban Soccer - Porte d'Aubervilliers When: Tuesday 12th November at 8:30pm Who can participate: VCs & Tech Founders (50% VCs, 50% Tech Founders) If you’re up for a friendly game (and some post-match talks ), comment "Joga Bonito", and I'll send over the sign-up form!

The National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) – the country’s national start-up accelerator has announced that it will close operations in November 2025. https://lnkd.in/etvV3Ecw

🚀 Call for impact-driven social & environmental entrepreneurs 🚀 With your impactful solutions, you bring incredible value to the world we live in, and we'd like to support you in doing so: our friends from Bluelion Incubator just opened the call to the 14th edition of the Tech for Impact Awards. The competition targets impact-driven entrepreneurs applying innovative tech solutions to global social & environmental challenges.   The benefits: 🚀 exposure to a Europe-wide network of like-minded founders 🏆 "quality stamp" of the Tech for Impact Awards 💫  connect with investors and corporate partners : finalists from 2019 onwards raised > CHF 135 Mio in funding, followed by several successful exits 💸  prize money of CHF 30'000.- & non-financial support from corporate partners   Find more information about the Awards and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/dgQUw2FV University of Lausanne - UNIL, HEC Lausanne - The Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne | IMD | EPFL, EPFL College of Management of Technology