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It would be really awesome if they (or someone else) did something similar in London. Cambridge is not very far from here (60 miles or so) but still, there are
by DrJokepu 17y ago
It would be really awesome if they (or someone else) did something similar in London. Cambridge is not very far from here (60 miles or so) but still, there are a lot of developers and would-be entrepreneurs in London and I believe the program could be even more successful here.
- pclark 17y agoCambridge isn't far from London - so you should just come here. :)
- jedc 17y agoCambridge is only 45 minutes from London by train, and London does already have Seedcamp. If you're early stage, Cambridge makes a lot of sense. Low living expenses, and a TON of angel money is around. A good number of the angels have the resources to do VC-level rounds. (VC's like Amadeus also have offices in Cambridge.)
- pclark 17y agoI'm not sure any VC in Cambridge is suitable for startups gearing towards Seedcamp. I'm not sure if Springboard is geared towards these style companies, or more ramen profitable & scale without external help style companies. I suspect the latter. I think there is massive benefit in having all the key VCs in one area, Cambridge can't compete - but Cambridge does have tons of angels. YMMV
- jedc 17y agoI was mainly trying to point out the strength (and resources) of the angels in Cambridge. I agree that Cambridge VCs tend not to be interested in the less hard-tech investments that are usually found in Seedcamp and similar programs.