Cambridge is to host the private sector launch of a new investment and business accelerator programme for early stage businesses for which applications have now opened.
Backed by an angel investor syndicate, ideaSpace, and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), Springboard is a 13 week mentoring programme which combines support and networking opportunities, as well as up to £15,000 of investment capital.
Leading Venture Capitalists, Angel investors and entrepreneurs – including Alex van Someren from Amadeus Capital Partners, Colin Willis, managing director at Hotspur Capital Partners and Neil McClements, managing partner at Fintech Ventures Fund – have been enlisted as mentors on the programme.
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