Since 2014 we've been matching the objectives of innovators with the expectations of investors to create companies that contribute to society – raising over £0.5 billion along the way and helping around 40 companies, whose innovations are set to transform the lives of many.
CIC's early stage funds are focused on Seed funding to accelerate your ideas, and Series A to further develop your company.
During these early stages CIC helps entrepreneurs balance the demands of technology development with business growth. The company's founders are rapidly developing from entrepreneurs to leaders.
CIC's opportunity and growth funds support later stage companies providing scale-up capital, technical knowledge and commercial experience, and draw on our connections within and beyond the Cambridge ecosystem.
The aim of these early business accelerators is to fuel the progress of research by compressing years of learning into structured and intensive programmes.
The Cambridge ecosystem, as a centre of academic excellence and innovation, has an extraordinary track record for building category-leading life sciences and technology businesses. But more businesses succeed when there is sufficient dedicated, hands-on support to bridge the gap between translational research and Series A ready businesses.
Companies in the accelerators join groups benefitting from resources to develop their ideas and complete the programme with demonstrations of their discovery, process, or product.
Life Sciences accelerator, Start Codon, is a partnership between Cambridge Innovation Capital, The Milner Institute and The Babraham Institute.
It supports disruptive innovations created by exceptional teams from across the globe, accepting ten applicants onto its programme each year.
Deeptech Labs is a partnership between Cambridge Innovation Capital, ARM, the University of Cambridge, and Marshalls, providing seed funding, mentorship, and access to resources to help entrepreneurs develop their ideas.
Twice a year, a cohort of start-ups enter a powerful network of successful entrepreneurs, expert practitioners, leading researchers, and deeptech organisations worldwide, with many opportunities to meet and learn from others and increase the chances and speed of success.