Peter Hiscocks joins the Investment War Stories Panel
“I consider enterprise and entrepreneurship to be the engines of growth in the economy and therefore super important for society as a whole.” Peter Hiscocks, Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Cambridge Judge Business School We’re delighted to announce that Peter Hiscocks, Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at Cambridge Judge Business School, will […]
UltraSoC secures £2m for AV cybersecurity
St John’s Innovation Centre based technology company UltraSoC has secured £2m ($2.51m) in support from Innovate UK (the innovation agency of the UK Government), for an ambitious co-funded project that will improve the safety and security of tomorrow’s connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). The project, a collaboration between UltraSoC, the Universities of Southampton and Coventry, […]
Cambridge ebike start-up gets 400% funded on Kickstarter
Flit, the company behind a brand new generation of folding electric bike developed in Cambridge by an ex Jaguar Land Rover engineer, has exceeded their crowdfunding campaign target in minutes after launching their campaign on Kickstarter. Penny Lord, our Enterprise Europe Network Innovation Adviser based at St John’s Innovation Centre, has worked closely with […]
Conscious Comms’ Charity of the Year
The paw-fect partnership: St John’s Innovation Centre-based public relations and marketing agency, Conscious Communications, has announced Wood Green – The Animals Charity, as its 2019/2020 Charity of the Year. Over the next year, the team at Conscious Communications will work pro-bono with Wood Green to support its corporate fundraising objectives as part of its mission […]
RedBite’s itemit turns Business Assets into Smart Objects
RedBite Solutions, an innovative software company based at St John’s Innovation Centre, is working in collaboration with the team at The Centre to introduce a new way for tenants to report any issues that they may come across within the building. RedBite has built a powerful asset tracking system, called itemit, which not only offers a […]
PAST EVENT: Investment War Stories
MERLIN ICT Workshop #9: Investment War Stories for Angels and Entrepreneurs Date And Time: Thursday, 19 September 2019; 16:00 – 18:30 BST Venue: St John’s Innovation Centre This interactive afternoon session will provide an insight to The Invested Investor and new rules for start-ups, scale-ups and angel investing.
PAST EVENT: MERLIN ICT Webinar: Finance for Growth
MERLIN ICT Webinar: Finance for Growth Date And Time: Tuesday, 17 September 2019; 10:00 – 11:00 BST Venue: Online Understand how to raise the right finance for your growth plans
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.
The Square goes TechTonic
St John’s Innovation Centre is delighted to have been involved in the launch of TechTonic, the region’s newest tech meetup, held at the stunning roof terrace of the Maurice Wilkes Building situated at the heart of St John’s Innovation Park. In collaboration with Darktrace, a Cambridge unicorn cyber-security firm and Domingo Negroni of Savills, […]
Green Custard crowned Overall Winner at SME Business Awards
Cambridge-based software consultancy and St John’s Innovation Centre Tenant, Green Custard has been crowned Business of the Year (less than 50 employees) at the at SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2019. But that’s not all, they scooped the Overall Winner gong too! “Thrilled to win, especially the second award which was a huge surprise. Great for […]