Pitchfest 2019
“I was incredibly impressed by both the organisation and scale of the event. More importantly from our point of view, the Showcase was very well attended by quality investors who proactively engaged with us.” Nia Dokova, Director of Sutrue and Pitchfest 2019 Spring edition Finalist.
Pitchfest on Tour
Pitchfest returns to St John’s Innovation Centre as part of the national programme rollout. We’re delighted to announce that applications are now open for the 7th Cambridge edition of Pitchfest. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for the Pitchfest 2019 Autumn cohort of ambitious companies in the East of England with innovative products & services who […]
Welcome to SJIC Sundowners
Hello World! We’re excited to announce a new initiative for companies across The Park! SJIC Sundowners is a series of relaxed, late afternoon events with entrepreneurs, founders, investors and inspiring people, designed to exchange know-how, take risks and drive change. JOIN US for the pilot event with beer and street-style food taking place on […]
Invested Investor backs Pitchfest to boost angel-entrepreneur dialogue
St John’s Innovation Centre has teamed up with The Invested Investor for this year’s two editions of Pitchfest, a highly-focused training and showcase programme aimed at ambitious companies with innovative products and services who have the potential to scale and are looking to raise between £100k – £1m. The Invested Investor, a social enterprise project, […]
THE 2018 SCALEUP SURVEY: Call for fast-growing businesses
The ScaleUp Institute is calling all fast-growing businesses and encouraging them to participate in the 2018 Scaleup Survey – the UK’s largest survey of its scale-up ecosystem. The Scaleup Survey is now in its fifth year. Its influence and importance has grown rapidly, as it focuses attention on what high-growth firms such as yours most […]
Next gen of female entrepreneurs’ look at Pitchfest 2018
We were delighted to be joined by Simon Thorpe of Delta2020 and three work experience students during the Pitchfest Showcase Day at St John’s Innovation Centre. Pitchfest Showcase is a culmination of a highly focused training and showcase programme delivered by Enterprise Europe Network in partnership with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and designed […]
Pitchfest finalist teams with extreme explorer in quest for sustainability
Water-to-Go, a developer of a sustainable solution to single-use plastic bottles, hosted the official launch of Ash Dykes’ next expedition, Mission Yangtze, and the Mandarin version of his new book, Mission Possible, in Shanghai. Water-to-Go, a developer of a sustainable solution to single-use plastic bottles, hosted the official launch of Ash Dykes’ next expedition, […]
Pitchfest gains an experienced ally
We’re delighted to announce our partnership with The Invested Investor for the 2018 Pitchfest series. The Invested Investor, a social enterprise project, is powered by decades of experience of its founder, Peter Cowley, who is a Cambridge based serial entrepreneur and seasoned Angel Investor. Co-founded with Peter’s son Alan, their mission is to generate […]
Pitchfest 2018 – Spring Edition
Delivered by Enterprise Europe Network in partnership with Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and held at St John’s Innovation Centre, Pitchfest 2018 is a highly focused training programme and showcase designed to help ambitious business founders develop the necessary skills to become pitch ready.
MERLIN: Methodologies for Researcher Led INnovations
St John’s Innovation Centre is delighted to work with four European partners to bring an exciting new opportunity for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) researchers, SMEs and start-ups to help them take their innovations into the world. The MERLIN Project, an EU funded initiative, was recently launched in Madrid, where project leaders from The Technical […]
