Five tips for the Cambridge MBA application process
Emily Brierley, MBA Head of MBA Admissions and Recruitment at Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) shares some tips on applying, how to navigate funding, and more. Emily Brierley, MBA Head of MBA Admissions and Recruitment at Cambridge Judge Business School…
What’s life really like for women on the Cambridge MBA? We asked our Forté Foundation scholars
Every year, Cambridge Judge awards five Forté Foundation scholarships to MBA candidates demonstrating an exceptional commitment to female leadership. We spoke to this year's recipients to find out more about their experience on the MBA programme and their top tips…
AltFi: Platform Preview – SyndicateRoom
Goncalo de Vasconcelos (MBA 2010) and Tom Britton (MBA 2012), alumni of Cambridge Judge Business School and Founders of SyndicateRoom, are mentioned in this article featuring their platform. SyndicateRoom recently closed its latest funding round which drew in £3.1 million…
Venturing forth: LatchAid – Supporting and empowering mothers and families
Computer graphics expert supported by the Cambridge Social Ventures programme at Cambridge Judge has developed an app to help women breastfeed. Dr Chen Mao Davies With a PhD in computer graphics, Dr Chen Mao Davies worked for many years to…
Expanding entrepreneurial skills through £1.5m gift
Donation from David Sainsbury and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation expands King’s Entrepreneurship Lab co-directed by Kamiar Mohaddes and Thomas Roulet of Cambridge Judge. Dr Kamiar Mohaddes A £1.5 million donation from David Sainsbury and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation will help…
Shipping in new investment to digital firm
The New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), founded by a Cambridge MBA alumnus, gets $25 million in new funding led by a firm headed by a Cambridge Judge Master of Finance graduate. Gordon Downes (MBA 2009) The New York Shipping Exchange…
Small businesses turn to fintechs to bridge funding gap in Latin America
Joint study by University of Cambridge and Inter-American Development Bank shows that firms accessing fintech credit became more resilient, maintaining or increasing jobs, income and sales. Fintechs in Latin America are playing a critical role in reducing the funding gap…
Cambridge EMBA alumnus secures £25 million investment for his litigation funding firm
Litigation funding shouldn’t be confined to London, says Executive MBA graduate Jack Bradley-Seddon of Cambridge Judge Business School, so Thaxted Capital provides small-case litigation funding in the North and Midlands areas of England. An alumnus of the Executive MBA programme…
Yahoo Finance: Spirea raises £2.4M ($3M) to develop antibody drug conjugates in cancer
Spirea, a startup supported by the Accelerate Cambridge programme run by Cambridge Judge Business School’s Entrepreneurship Centre, has secured funding of £2.4 million with investments from high-profile UK and US investors. Dr Myriam Ouberai, Chief Executive Officer at Spirea, commented:…
Seven tips for making your MBA application as smooth as possible
There are a lot of things to consider in your application. Essay questions, submitting your GMAT score, organising a reference – it can seem like a lot to do, so here are a few tips to making your application go…
