Cambridge Tech Podcast

Hear from Forbes 30 under 30 for social impact, and founder Tamzin Lent whose objective is to help people find friends in busy venues. Using technology, Where You At is essentially a map of a large facility – festivals, conferences, stadiums – which allows users to stay connected when a mobile phone signal or GPS doesn’t typically work. Using a Bluetooth beacon system, and a mesh system between mo...

Chris Bruce is back on to talk us through the ‘rich array’ of content planned for Cambridge Tech Week. Monday - International Day bringing together national and international guests with Cambridge Tuesday - Innovation and Investment Day showcasing the tech landscape and ecosystem in Cambridge. 50+ #startups and #scaleups in #InnovationAlley where winners will be crowned at the end of the day. Also...

Laura Hood joins us from Anglia Capital Group (ACG) talks to us about the angel investment network and the Halo Programme. Our guest Mark Merrywest tells us that 84% travellers are influenced by social media and Yond brings together a way to book your holiday and activities all in one place. The programme helped to direct the seed of an idea into something funded and ready to launch. And from the...

In an episode of two halves, we talk to Amy Weatherup about two decades leading iTeams and her personal journey before and since. iTeams bridges the gap between students who are experts in their own sector, and entrepreneurs and innovators who are looking to drive commercialisation and turn their ideas to reality. Amy tells us more including three lessons she’s learnt along the way: ·  &...

This week we revisit our interview with Eben Upton of Raspberry Pi from 2022. Tune in to hear about: ·       Eben’s route to Raspberry Pi ·       Celebrating the people that have been part of the journey ·       Doing business in the pub (a very Cambridge thing) ·     &...

From a degree in the Netherlands to the first satellite launch in Costa Rica in 2018, to the UK to launch a space company, we talk to Marco Gomes-Jenkins, Co-Founder and CEO of Super-Sharp Space Systems Ltd. Marco talks about his background, going to MBA at Imperial to learn ‘business’, which led him to Professor Ian Parry at Uni of Cambridge who together with George Hawker became co-founders of S...

Today we hear about how a business grew from research in the lab, to creating material samples for academic collaborators as customers, to a complete pivot in industry sector. Post his PhD, Ruizhi Wang then realised he had a hammer, so started looking for a nail! He found a gap in manufacturing where a quick turnaround device was required and where his analytical instrument had a role – and Abseli...

From an academic learning about commercialisation, to a career spanning 25 years working on novel technology, we were thrilled to talk to Ben Brown, CTO at Cambridge Mechatronics this week. From colloids at the University of Cambridge, to ink at TTP, and jumping into the world’s best loud speaker development at Cambridge Mechatronics, Ben has much experience to share with our listeners. Now with a...

Did you know that false barriers about studying science and technology can put children off pursuing #STEM from earlier than age 11? Cambridge Science Centre connects everyone with science - from tots, through school years with teachers and parents, to expert communicators and supporters - in an enjoyable and inspiring way. Originating out of a conversation between entrepreneurs ten years ago, who...

This week’s guest is Hanadi Jabado, co-founder and Managing Partner of Sana Capital, one of the first early-stage funds in Europe focusing on #TechBio. Hanadi founded one of the UK's first Deep Tech accelerator programmes, Accelerate Cambridge, at the University of Cambridge where she supported 180 early-stage ventures over six years, building a portfolio with an estimated collective value of over...

We don’t think anyone would disagree that it is a global imperative to tackle food waste and address the economic and environmental loss it causes. Let’s face it, people work hard to grow nutrients so why not turn waste into something more useful? We talk with Miha Pipan, Co-founder and CEO of Better Origin about: ·       The size of the problem – food waste gene...

Launched in 2017, the Science and Technology Awards has become a key part of the Awards calendar for Cambridge.  Alumni includes life science and biotech - Storm Biotherapeutics, CMR Surgical, Owlstone Medical, Bit.bio, and technology companies – Pragmatic, Featurespace, C2-Ai. With 16 categories there is something for everyone, but for this episode, we’re focusing on the more #technology cat...

Cambridge Wide Open Day (CWOD) will be held on 12th June so to bring everyone up to speed we’re joined by creator Prashant Shah, o2h group and member of the advisory committee Aline Charpentier, Bruntwood SciTech. Created to bring the broadest possible community together -CWOD is a chance to experience a mix of tours, talks, workshops, clinics, product demos, and pitches from leading individuals,...

We’re joined by John Stenhouse, Business Support Manager at the University of Essex, who manages the Angels@Essex programme whose purpose is to bring innovative ideas and clever founders to the investment network. To date the programme has worked with over 500 businesses over four years and has reached investors from all over the world. During the INVEST IN INNOVATION Spring 2024 pitching event, e...

This last week, UK Tech Week was launched, and a host of events took place across the UK in celebration.   We asked its Founder, Stuart Clarke MBE, to talk to us about the inspiration behind creating an umbrella platform to showcase tech communities across the UK.   With events throughout the year in most regions from Glasgow to Basildon, Humberside to Bristol it was great to hear about...

Please be aware this podcast talks about sensitive issues including cancer, alcoholism, and suicide. Most people will know Peter Cowley through his hugely successful career as one of Europe’s best known angel investors. #CamTechPod was at the launch of Peter’s latest book Public Success, Private Grief in which he details for the first time the succession of tragic events which have shaped his life...

Founding CEO Tom Collings talks to us about Kalium Health and managing kidney disease. Did you know that 800 million people are affected by kidney disease around the world, costing $2 billion to manage kidney disease in US alone? Tom talks to us about: ·       His background as an engineer, to helping startups, to building a company ·    &nbsp...

Today we bring to you the ‘Would I Sci to You?’ event - the relevant but irreverent science panel show from Cambridge Science Centre! QI’s Head Researcher, James Harkin; scientist entrepreneur and CEO of Start Codon, Jason Mellad; Youtube sensation, Holly Gabrielle; Sliced Bread host and science journalist, Greg Foot; Director of Science and Entrepreneurship at the Babraham Research Campus, Kathry...

In this episode we hear from Paul Beastall, CEO of HutanBio who are on a journey that has taken decades of research, formation of the company in 2019, and a trajectory to commercialise a new kind of biofuel company that is truly inspirational. We talk about the entrepreneurial relationship growing out of Cambridge University academics that took the team from the UK to Saudi Arabia, with a firm foo...

What is good technology? Is 'good' technology even possible? And how can feminism help us work towards it?  The Good Robot - Why Technology Needs Feminism  addresses these crucial questions through the voices of leading feminist thinkers, activists and technologists, and co-editor Kerry McInerney tell us more about the book, its contributors, and carving her own way in the world of AI Et...

Boutros Bear is a company founded after an aggressive course of breast cancer where Founder and CEO, Sheila Kissane, saw first-hand a gap in her own treatment and care. Boutros Bear delivers comprehensive rehabilitation programs, empowering individuals facing cancer, chronic pain, and mental health challenges. This is a very personal and insightful conversation with someone who has taken an issue...

A highlight of the annual calendar is the announcement of the #21toWatch Top21 – the seven people, companies and ‘things’ that are leading the way in innovation across the East of England, including from the centre for Science and Innovation, Cambridge.   Running since 2019, now in its 6th year, the programme has seen 1,736 applications and 126 winners. It is recognised as the most independen...

As official podcast partner to Cambridge Tech Week 2024, we’re delighted to run our first full episode dedicated to the event, starting with the recording of the panel at the Cambridge launch, and an interview with Russ Shaw from the London launch event. The Cambridge event really highlighted the desire to bring the outside in – to create a #SXSW for Cambridge and the tech space, where the objecti...

Providing a snapshot of what it has been like trying to raise and deploy capital over the last year, is Chris Keen, Head of Emerging Companies in Cambridge, at Mishcon de Reya. We discuss the more challenging market of 2023, but with a deal level that remained almost the same as previous years, it’s looking rosy for 2024. From Pre-seed through to Series D, Private Equity (PE) and Mergers and Acqui...

This week’s guest shares his career path from military, to a large corporate, to building a startup that supports …start-ups. Owen Thompson, CEO and co-founder talks about Cambridge Future Tech’s ethos and how they support technical founders to grow from the pre-ideation phase, commercialise and support the business set-up. Produced by Carl Homer, Cambridge TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...