Our mission is to enable and nurture venture creation out of Cambridge.
ventures helped since 2013
of founders are female
are in Healthcare/HealthTech industry
raised by a single venture (bit.bio)
grant money raised
of companies are still active
of female led ventures have raised funds
total money raised
in equity raised
coaching and mentoring available each term
Ventures industries
Stats sourced from: S&P Capital IQ and Pitchbook.
The Accelerate Cambridge programmes
Accelerate Cambridge offers a structured approach of 3-month programmes that combine entrepreneurship training, regular coaching and mentoring, as well as access to shared workspace.
The Accelerate Cambridge programmes is designed to support aspiring entrepreneurs without any financial burden. We do not charge any fees or take any equity in the Ventures that participate. This ensures that you retain full ownership and control of your business while benefiting from our comprehensive entrepreneurship education support, resources, coaching and mentorship. Our goal is to empower you to succeed, with no strings attached, allowing you to focus entirely on developing and scaling your business.
Pre-Accelerate
- Develop a compelling customer value proposition.
- Learn how to pitch with confidence.
- Craft a fundable and sustainable business plan.
- Learn basic entrepreneurial concepts.
- Fully engage with the programme.
- Coachable.
Accelerate
- Product development and distribution.
- Develop initiative and leadership skills.
- Incorporate business.
- Develop and release MVP or prototype.
- Build team beyond founders.
- Team has formal equity share and shareholder agreement in place.
- Business idea is protected, IP considered.
- Responds well to coaching input.
Accelerate Plus
- Go to market.
- Sales and income generation.
- Company ready for investment or bootstrap.
- Branding and marketing strategy.
- Grow and scale.
- Access additional rounds of investment.
- Even more coachable.
- Exit if an owner decides to end their involvement with the business.
Why does your venture need Accelerate Cambridge?
Strong support is essential for the success of early stage ventures. Our structured programmes:
- accelerate maturation and growth
- prevent common mistakes, including becoming side-tracked
- connect people and resources
We help teams of entrepreneurs turn an idea into a business, launch, and then keep going. Accelerate Cambridge is part of an ecosystem of support for entrepreneurs in Cambridge and will help you to navigate your way through it and find the resources you need.
Expert advice, coaching, mentoring and entrepreneurial education
Our Accelerate Cambridge programmes will provide you with strategic guidance, coaching, mentoring and entrepreneurial education on topics including:
- ideation, idea shaping and initial screening
- discovering the most promising applications for your knowledge or technology
- research and customer development
- protecting your intellectual property
- developing a compelling customer value proposition
- sales and traction
- branding and marketing
- establishing evidence of genuine customer demand
- establishing evidence of genuine customer demand
- understanding the competitive landscape
- accessing resources within the value chain
- building a team
- bootstrapping and fundraising
- raising financial capital and dealing with investors
- designing your business model
- pitching your idea and crafting a fundable business plan
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Entrepreneurship Induction Day: Thursday 1 May 2025, 09:30-16:45
Summer programme: Thursday 8 May – Thursday 17 July 2025
- Every Monday: Seminars, talks and workshops
- Every Thursday: Coaching
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