Venture Building & Investment

With over 20 years’ experience in company creation and venture investment, the Cambridge Enterprise Ventures team have the expertise to help you start a company or social venture. Whether you are a student or academic, they can support with:

advising on ‘translational’ or early-stage funding to help you scope the commercial potential of your idea
guiding on the elements that are needed in preparation for speaking with investors
early stage seed funding investment from £20k to £1m.
introducing experienced experts and mentors who can help build strong, professional teams as the spin-out
managing the milestone payments generated by the underlying intellectual property (IP) licence fees and royalties
assisting with ongoing business management, including links to later stage investors.

Cambridge Enterprise Ventures may invest in 3 or 4 rounds for a company with a maximum of £2m of University funds committed. They also manage investment of an EIS fund alongside which can double the financing at seed stage and beyond for EIS eligible rounds. Investment options include –

Pathfinder / Software Pathfinder / Social Pathfinder – up to £20k
Pre-seed funding – up to £150k
Seed investment – up to £500k
Follow on investment – £500k – £1m alongside other investors to provide continued support as a company grows.

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