The Accelerate Cambridge team

Luther’s mission is to help enable and nurture venture creation at the University of Cambridge.

As Venture Manager, Luther oversees several programmes, projects, events, and activities. He has supported over 450 ventures through Accelerate Cambridge, involving around 1,500 entrepreneurs and alumni ventures, and works closely with a team of coaches, about 500 mentors, and an expanding network of associates and VIP collaborators.

Luther has also provided support to the Santander Universities Growth Awards, MedTech programme, Barclays Eagle Labs residents, AstraZeneca Mentors, and the Royal Society of Chemistry, as well as departments and groups across the University of Cambridge.

At heart, Luther is an altruist, social entrepreneur, and an environmental activist. Over the years, he has led many environmental initiatives around the River Cam, combining volunteering and a social enterprising approach to organise many successful, region-wide river and beach clean-ups, that has attracted over 1,200 volunteers.

Ella plays a central role in supporting venture creation at the University of Cambridge through her work at the Entrepreneurship Centre.

As Venture Administrator, Ella supports the delivery of Accelerate Cambridge, alongside Ignite, Ignite Young Minds, Barclays Eagle Labs, and the AC/EMBA mentoring programmes. She works closely with ventures, coaches, mentors, associates  and the wider community helping to ensure the smooth running of programme activities and acting as a key point of contact across the ecosystem.

Ella brings over ten years of experience from Cambridge Judge Business School, having worked across multiple departments. This breadth of experience provides her with a deep understanding of the School and enables her to effectively support and connect the Entrepreneurship Centre’s growing community.

Ella is passionate about fostering collaboration and contributing to a dynamic environment where founders, experts, and partners can come together to build and grow successful ventures.

Ann is Head of Practice at the Entrepreneurship Centre working across the Accelerate, Ignite, Venture Creation and Envision programmes. Prior to joining the Centre, she was Enterprise Programme Director at the Scottish Institute for Enterprise, working across all Scottish Universities and Colleges to kickstart and support entrepreneurship and innovation.

Her areas of interest include helping new founders develop a purpose led venture, identifying, and working with company values and prototyping and iterating into your value proposition. She is also a certified Design Futurist and Foresight Practitioner with expertise in helping ventures design and operate resilient, sustainable, and innovative business models.