C1209 Selected as a Startup With High Potential for International Scale

ideaSpace City members C1209 have been selected by Virgin as a startup with high potential for international scale, as part of the Virgin StartUp StepUp programme. This follows on from a recent feature in British Vogue which named C1209's Franklin bag as 'One of the Best Office Bags For Women'. 

Mixcloud and Merlin Agree to Multi-Year Direct Licensing Deal

Audio streaming platform and ideaSpace West members, Mixcloud, have signed a multi-year licensing deal with Merlin Network, the global digital rights agency for independent labels.

LESSONS FROM A FOUNDER: Tips for Recruitment - How to Hire the Best

Recruiting can be difficult and a poor hire can have a big impact on the development of your early stage business. Time and time again we hear our founders at ideaSpace talk about the challenge of recruitment, so we asked two experienced founders, Matthew Cleevely and Antony Rix, to share their recommendations for finding talent and how to hire the best people to help build your company. Read on for tips on how to hire the best.

Elpis Biomed, GeoSpock and Owlstone Win Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards

Elpis Biomed, based at IdeaSpace South, has scooped 'Start-Up of the Year' award at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2018. ideaSpace alumni Owlstone Medical also took home 'Medtech Company of the Year' and GeoSpock won the 'Technology Company of the Year' award. Congratulations to all!

LESSONS FROM A FOUNDER: Tips for Successful Product Design

Coming up with an idea for a product is the easy bit - it's the designing of it that can be a complicated and costly process. At a recent ideaSpace event we heard from four founders who offered their insights on how you can build a successful product that your customers are going to love. Read on for tips from our experts.