Incubation

SPARK Big Ideas,
Real Impact

Iterate with Industry Experts

Through founders’ stories, expert facilitation, and interactive workshops, you’ll have the opportunity to dive deeper into the world of venture creation to discover where you can scale and how much exists to be learnt.
Become Investment Ready

Learn to articulate your ideas and visions with confidence and skill to different stakeholders. The art of communication is one that requires continuous practice and we ensure ample opportunity to practice your pitching with peers, mentors, and investors.
Experiment with Fellow Innovators

Trial and error sits at the centre of any entrepreneurial journey. Incubation means that you are given the space to experiment, play, and build. Put your ideas to the test, learn to be comfortable with getting it wrong, and hone the ability to adapt with speed.
Examine Your Assumptions

Reflection is the moment when you step back to gain the advantage of a bigger picture and consider how your approach fits into a wider system. We encourage proactivity alongside consistent reflection about your own and others’ ideas - learning from what works, and from what doesn’t.
Build Your Innovation Network

Community building is at the heart of our approach. You’ll join a growing community of successful innovators and entrepreneurs and have the chance to socialise with the E-Lab community through dinners, drinks, and ongoing networking events.

"Cambridge opens your eyes to the fullest potential...the corporate path was comfortable. It wasn't mine anymore. Spark 1.0 is where Aizen became real...Demo day brought it all together: pitching Aizen to a room full of investors and knowing that this was going to work."

Tiago Ladeia, Founder of Aizen
"The cohort mattered as much as the sessions. People were building very different things but often facing similar problems beneath these diverse technical expertise: How to explain something simply; how to decide what matters early on; how to move forward when there is no clear next step. These familiar challenges may not always have a fixed answer, and discovering the best route for you was helped by learning with others."

Petra Scalamandré