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Dr Ilana Wisby joins Cambridge Innovation Capital as Entrepreneur in Residence
Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), the Cambridge-based VC firm investing in the UK’s highest-potential deep tech and life sciences companies, has appointed Dr Ilana Wisby, the founding CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), to its Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) programme. ...
UK Business Delegation to China: Canton Fair & China–UK Future Technology Exchange, 12–21 October 2026
Cambridge-based NPZ Technology Ltd, as promotional partner to London agency Intennel Business Group, invites UK businesses to join a ten-day delegation to Guangzhou and Shenzhen this October — combining the world's largest trade fair with direct access to China's robotics and AI innovat...
Collaboration to develop next-generation applications for PGMs
Cambridge Future Tech and Johnson Matthey launch a programme to combine scientific scouting with venture-building, to commercialise new uses of Platinum Group Metals. ...
Cambridge Future Tech acquires Vest Coast Capital, establishing permanent U.S. presence
Cambridge Future Tech (CFT), the deep tech venture studio, announces the acquisition of Vest Coast Capital, a U.S. based investment and advisory firm specializing in the capitalization and commercialization of transformative, early-stage technologies. ...
Startup candidates want to understand their impact, not just their package
A strong startup offer does not start at the offer stage. It starts with a clear interview process.Equity still matters in startups.So does cash. Candidates need to understand the financial reality of a role before making a serious decision.But compensation is only 1 part of why strong ...
Automating hiring before fixing interviews is the wrong order
The risk is not that AI replaces human judgement. The risk is that teams automate around weak judgement instead of improving it.HR teams are under pressure to do more with less.Hiring managers want faster shortlists. Candidates want clearer communication. Leaders want better decisions, ...
Candidates need clearer interviews too
A strong interview answer is not just a story. It is evidence of judgement, action and impact.Candidates are facing a harder hiring market.More people are applying for the same roles. Processes are slower. Interview stages can feel harder to read. It can be difficult to stand out withou...
AI will not fix hiring teams that still run weak interviews
AI can make hiring faster. It cannot make a weak interview process fair, structured or evidence-led by default.AI is already changing how internal recruitment teams work.It can help draft job descriptions, summarise conversations, support candidate communication, reduce coordination wor...
How to interview when the role will change before the person starts
In a startup, you are not only hiring for the role in front of you. You are hiring for the role it may become.Startup roles rarely stay still.A person may join to solve one problem, then find themselves solving a different one 6 months later. The product may shift. The market may narrow...
Stop hiring heroes but build a repeatable interview system instead.
A scaling company cannot rely on heroic judgement. It needs repeatable evidence.Every founder wants people who can raise the level of the company.In the early days, that often turns into hero hiring: looking for the unusually brilliant person who can solve everything, move faster than e...