SPARK 1.0 Residential
SPARK is the newest pathway for University of Cambridge students, researchers and recent alumni to materialise their ideas into action. Created by King’s E-Lab in partnership with Founders at the University of Cambridge, our four-week residential incubator is designed to validate bold ideas, early-stage products and social ventures.
Welcoming co-founding teams and individuals from all Colleges at the University of Cambridge (undergraduates completing their studies in summer 2025, postgraduate students, researchers, and recent alumni), you will emerge with a validated business model, pathway to product, a strong understanding of your team dynamics, and a segue way to seed-stage funding or scaling your impact.
The King's entrepreneurship community has a proven track record of supporting new ventures including Nemesis, PoliValve, Asan, and ViraHealth in health and wellbeing, Echion Technologies in battery design, RoboK in robotics, and WaterScope in water purification. Meanwhile Founders at the University of Cambridge has accelerated high-tech companies Nanomation, Xterna, and Molyon. These companies have cumulatively raised more than £50 million in funding.
Introducting SPARK 1.0 Cohort
Bringing together participants from 17 departments – including Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Materials Science, Engineering, Psychology and the Judge Business School – SPARK 1.0 showcases the creativity and ambition of Cambridge innovators building 24 ventures with purpose and potential. Click here to explore the teams moving at pace and developing solutions for a more sustainable, inclusive future.
WHEN: Monday, 25 August 2025 - Friday, 19 September 2025
WHERE: King’s College, Cambridge and Hauser Forum