Open Coffee Cambridge

Calling all members of the Cambridge ecosystem! Innovate Cambridge is delighted to be partnering with CAMentrepreneurs to deliver a new monthly meetup; Open Coffee Cambridge.

Open Coffee Cambridge is a new monthly meetup designed to foster connection, collaboration, and candid conversations across Cambridge’s innovation community.

Launching on the 3rd of October 2025 at the Glasshouse, Open Coffee Cambridge offers a relaxed and supportive environment for entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and professionals to gather over coffee, share ideas, and spark new partnerships.

To kick things off, we’re delighted to welcome Vanessa Colomar (Investor and Advisor, Invoke Capital) to join Dr Kathryn Chapman (Executive Director, Innovate Cambridge) for a reimagined fireside chat. Together, they’ll explore the power of networks, the value of bold thinking, and what it truly means to build thriving innovation communities.
Following the chat, we’ll open the floor for informal conversation and connection—a relaxed opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, and engage with others over coffee.

Who should come?
Open Coffee Cambridge is open to everyone with a collaborative mindset – from first-time founders and students to seasoned entrepreneurs and ecosystem leaders. Whether you’re new to the Cambridge ecosystem or already part of it, this is a space to connect, collaborate, learn and grow.

Event Format
08:00 - 08:30 - Open Networking
08:30 - 09:00 - Open Coffee Style Introductions
09:00 - 09:45 - Fireside Chat with Dr Kathryn Chapman & Vanessa Colomar
09:45 - 10:00 - Audience Q+A and closing remarks
10:00 - 10:30 - Continuing with the open networking

We encourage participants to register here with Innovate Cambridge so we can ensure you are invited to future events.

This event is based on the Open Coffee Ericeira/ Krakow/ Lisbon/ Sydney/ Warsaw format, run by Richard Lucas and others in since 2013. More info on hosting events here.

Innovate Cambridge
​Innovate Cambridge is leading an inclusive, forward looking and ambitious innovation roadmap for Cambridge. The Innovate Cambridge strategy, underpinned by a partnership with over 200 organisations and Charter Signatories and over 500 key stakeholders, aims to ensure that Cambridge’s science, innovation and business communities have what they need to be successful, maximising economic and social return and sharing that growth with the wider community and the UK. This includes nurturing people who will deliver pioneering discoveries; translating ideas into successful businesses; collaborating outside and within the region to amplify impact; and leading on sustainable, inclusive and green growth.

CAMentrepreneurs is a volunteer led official alumni group of Cambridge University.

Our Chapter Lead in Cambridge is Tasneem Khatib

We support business and social entrepreneurship among Cambridge University alumni, current students and faculty, and others in many cities around the world.

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