Partner with the Ignite programme
We work with a range of companies and institutions from across the globe who support places as part of their mission to foster entrepreneurship and innovation.
Become a funding partner
Are you interested in funding delegate places at Ignite?
1. If you have your own innovation hub or entrepreneurship support programme you can send your delegates to Ignite.
This will help them to lift their venture off the ground and give them knowledge, tools and connections that will help them to get a good structure and to accelerate their venture faster.
2. You can sponsor a place on Ignite as a prize to the winners of the competition that you organise.
The experience of participating in a one-week international entrepreneurship programme in Cambridge, world-leading hub for cutting-edge research and innovation, attending teaching sessions delivered by leading academics and serial entrepreneurs and emerging in the “Silicon Fen” entrepreneurship ecosystem and network will become unforgettable for your delegates. The value they receive from the programme will be much greater than the face value of the delegate fee.
3. If you have funding available and are looking for entrepreneurship teaching and support providers, we will be happy to design a tailored programme for your delegates.
Our current funding partners
Accelerating therapeutics from discovery to delivery.
At Cytiva, we envision a world in which access to life-changing therapies transforms human health. With a rich heritage dating back hundreds of years, our wealth of technical expertise and talent, a broad and deep portfolio, and exceptional service help researchers and biopharma advance therapeutics at every stage from discovery to delivery.
Cytiva is part of Danaher, a global science and technology leader. Along with Danaher’s diagnostic and life sciences businesses, we bring an innovative mindset to our collaborations with customers to help them improve patient outcomes.
The University of Tokyo was established in 1877 as the first national university in Japan. As a leading research university, UTokyo offers courses in essentially all academic disciplines at both undergraduate and graduate levels and conducts research across the full spectrum of academic activity. The University aims to provide its students with a rich and varied academic environment that ensures opportunities for both intellectual development and the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills.
Since 1963 we’ve been breaking down boundaries between students and researchers, arts and science, business and social responsibility. We’re redefining what a university is and how it can best prepare you for a future in a rapidly changing world.
The Postdoc Academy is the lead organisation within the University of Cambridge with a focus on the postdoc community. Our mission is to enable Cambridge postdocs to realise their potential.
We work towards this aim through four pillars of activity:
• Information – bringing postdocs the information they need, when they need it.
• Community – fostering a sense of belonging for all postdocs.
• Advocacy – working with the community to solve issues.
• Professional Development – helping postdocs develop for their current role and beyond.
The Postdoctoral Academy (PdA) leads the postdocs 2 innovators (p2i) consortium, which consists of five European Higher Education Institutes and four global businesses. The consortium offers opportunities for postdocs from the p2i partners to connect and engage in programmes to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and gain key skills they can use to pursue careers that will be personally and professionally meaningful both within and outside of academia.
The European consortium offers an international dimension – postdocs are a highly mobile workforce and these collaborations bring cohorts together from different countries, providing a flavour of different entrepreneurial ecosystems. p2i supports the participation of a number of postdocs from across the partnership in Cambridge Judge Business School’s Ignite programme as well as the School’s Venture Creation.
Founded in 1990, UPF is a public university based in Barcelona that is highly competitive in research and aims to transform education to respond to future challenges.
In a context of major global challenges, UPF has undertaken an imperative commitment as a university institution: to help find solutions for the main challenges facing humanity and the planet.
Change begins here. Embrace a transformative year. It will change you. We empower future leaders to reshape global business and society. Whether you seek accelerated leadership opportunities, career change, or an entrepreneurial path, the Cambridge MBA equips you with skills, networks, and confidence to make it happen.
Gain insight into tomorrow’s finance careers today. Surround yourself with the best financial minds. Your class colleagues will all be finance professionals with an average of 4 years of industry experience. Our finance faculty have strong links with global experts in the finance sector who work with us to deliver teaching and networking events throughout the year.
Apply
Dates: Sunday 6 July – Friday 11 July 2025
Format: in-person in Cambridge
Applications for 2025 are open from 18 November 2024.
Contact us
Get updates
Hear the latest from the Entrepreneurship Centre:
Engage with us
Follow the Entrepreneurship Centre on social media:
