Latvia-Cambridge Venture Camp
Latvia-Cambridge Venture Camp 2025 will be organized in spring in Latvia, and in summer in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Startups and nascent entrepreneurs are invited to take part in the Venture Camp. In the first part of the Camp, which will be held in Riga (on-line attendance possible) , participants will work in teams to develop their business ideas and chase for the opportunity to participate in the second part of the Camp in Cambridge. Best 20 participants will be nominated to take part in the Cambridge module. The workshops in Riga and Cambridge will be led by experienced faculty members of universities and entrepreneurs.
The initiator of the Venture Camp is ambassador of entrepreneurship professor Alan Barrell, who has spent more than 40 years in senior executive positions in technology-based companies, and has a vast international experience working with number of universities across the UK, Finland, Belgium, Latvia, China and elsewhere. The mission of Alan is to promote entrepreneurship in all parts of the world and empower people of different backgrounds or society levels to work out their entrepreneurial projects.
WHO CAN APPLY?
- Early stage Startups from Riga, Latvia, Baltics, Ukraine and other regions;
- Students, nascent entrepreneurs, innovators with their business ideas (with or
without a team);
- Others, even if you have no business idea, but do have a passion to join the
entrepreneurial team and help with your competences.
TWO MODULES
The program of the Venture Camp is structured in two modules. The first module will take place in Latvia where up to 40 participants can participate. The second module will take place in Cambridge, U. K., as a one-week intensive camp, where 20 best participants of the Latvia module will be invited.
The program is organized by CONNECT Latvia in cooperation with Cambridge Worldwide Associates, Anglia Ruskin University, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Latvia, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, College of Business Administration. Supported by Riga City Council through Riga startup eco-system support program.
Program team: Dainis Šēnbergs, Elmārs Baltiņš (both - CONNECT Latvia), Ilze Rubene (College of Business Administration), Kārlis Purmalis (University of Latvia), Prof. Alan Barrell, Modris Ozoliņš (both - Cambridge Worldwide Associates), Dr. Nataļja Točelovska (Stockholm School of Economics in Riga), Catherine Foottit, Cristina Ionita (both - Anglia Ruskin University), David Bell, Dr. Jan Storgårds.
REGISTRATION is open until 31st March 2025
Additional information by e-mail [email protected].