Organisers of Silicon Valley Comes to Cambridge
SVc2C is a not-for-profit volunteer run event put together by the students,
alumni, staff and supporters of the University of Cambridge who believe
passionately in entrepreneurship and the value of creating links between
Cambridge and Silicon Valley. Following are the partnering organisations that have
contributed resources and volunteers to help
bring this event together.
Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC)
The
Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club`s mission
is to enhance the entrepreneurial spirit amongst academics and students.
We facilitate interaction between industry experts and students, thereby
providing students with exposure to the wider business and fundraising
communities. Investors and the industries that support them in turn gain
access to the vibrant research and entrepreneurial communities at the
University of Cambridge.
Our focal event is the annual Technology Ventures Conference (TVC).
The TVC attracts high profile venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and angel
investors from around the world and affords unmatched access to this community
for student attendees. CUTEC also organizes workshops and speaker series events
throughout the year, either independently or in collaboration with the other
student technology and business societies and through the i-Teams program
effectively supports entrepreneurship from idea to investment.
Cambridge MBA Ventures
Cambridge MBA Ventures
is guided under the principle that people are
the most essential element for success. Thus our mission is simple:
To create and nurture a robust network where Cambridge affiliates
with a passion for Entrepreneurship can share the experience of
their own ventures.
Cambridge MBA Ventures was born from a group of Cambridge MBA's
coming together with a common interest in Entrepreneurship. We grew
from our time in Cambridge through sharing our past experiences,
expanding eachothers' networks, critiquing each others' future
business plans and helping organise the annual Silicon Valley come
to Cambridge conference. We grew together.
Now as we venture forth post our time together in Cambridge, our aim
is to create a sustainable space for current and future Cambridge
affiliates to gather, share and draw upon the experience and
expertise from a network of serial entrepreneurs, leading investors
and venture capitalists from Silicon Fen to Silicon Valley to other
parts of the world.
Cambridge University Entrepreneurs
Cambridge University Entrepreneurs was founded in 1999 by three people. Ten years on, CU Entrepreneurs have evolved to being a key part of the University's ecosystem for supporting and accelerating entrepreneurship and innovation.
CU Entrepreneurs run one of the most successful student-run business creation competitions in the world. Since 1999 we have awarded over £500k in prize money to more than 40 start-ups and have seen many of them develop into successful companies. These companies have contributed greatly to the local region and beyond, producing over 110 full time jobs. Collectively, CUE alumni companies have gone on to secure over £33 million pounds of investment.
Our goal is to promote and nurture entrepreneurship in Cambridge and beyond. However we do this in quite a unique way. Our business creation competition, along with the training, mentoring and networking events in support of it, take you from idea to business in under a year.
Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning
The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL)
part of Judge Business
School at the University of Cambridge, aims to spread the spirit of
enterprise to international audiences through the creation and delivery of
educational activities that inspire and build skills in the practice of
entrepreneurship.
The Centre collaborates with over 300 experienced
entrepreneurs, innovators and other practitioners to provide relevant,
credible and practical training. Around 40 courses, events and programmes in
entrepreneurship are run each year and attended by 2000 + students and
delegates. These include the flagship programmes Enterprise Tuesday,
Ignite, Enterprisers and the Advanced Diploma in Entrepreneurship.
NESTA
NESTA is the UK's foremost independent expert on how innovation
can solve some of the country's major economic and
social challenges. Its work is enabled by an endowment, funded by the National Lottery, and it operates at no cost to
the government or taxpayer.
NESTA is a world leader in its field and carries out its work through a blend of experimental programmes,
analytical research and investment in early-stage companies.
The Business Leaders Network
The Business Leaders Network (The BLN) is a national community of entrepreneurs, business
leaders and institutional investors involved in building and working with growth businesses.
We facilitate peer networking, discover future leaders and stimulate debate about the
development of key growth sectors in the UK economy.
We help organisations grow - by connecting corporates to sources of innovation,
entrepreneurs to investors or partners and investors to high quality entrepreneurs.
BLN events are run across the UK and promote interaction, investment and discussion
between the individuals behind the UK's most active investors, businesses and innovation clusters.
