The Glasshouse

The Glasshouse Purpose

The Glasshouse is a new, central community space to connect, support and showcase high-growth science and technology companies and investors with the Cambridge innovation ecosystem. 

If you are visiting Cambridge, please make use of the Glasshouse. Located at Botanic House 100 Hills Road, CB2 1PH, we welcome national and international visitors and our members to use the drop in work-space, take calls and to host meetings from 8am to 4pm.

Read more below about the spaces at The Glasshouse and how to use them.

If you are visiting us from outside of Cambridge for the day or more regularly, please email us to find out more.

Cambridge Innovation Capital is a leading Series A investor in the Cambridge ecosystem.

We were born out of a unique relationship with the University of Cambridge and we maintain privileged access to its most inspiring ideas and people in life sciences and deep tech.

How to use The Glasshouse

It’s a community space designed to be used in ways that help you achieve your particular strategy or mission aligned with innovation. Whether that’s building an innovative business, investing in or supporting them. We welcome you to use the Glasshouse to:

• Drop-in and take meetings or calls while in Cambridge
• Meet up (and enjoy good coffee) with Cambridge innovators
• Host your board meetings
• Host media appearances
• Host visiting delegations
• Host investment meetings
• Host events that support your innovation mission and/or the innovation ecosystem

Become a member

Opening times

The Glasshouse is open 8am-4pm Monday-Friday. Occasionally we need to close the open space early for an event. In these instances we'll note that change here. These will also be available in The Glasshouse.

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Spaces at The Glasshouse

Lounge and cafe style seating for up to 50 people to meet in small groups.

The drop in cafe area can be turned into a fully equipped event space to suit your needs and is bookable by members or event sponsors.

The fully equipped board room seats 16 and is bookable by members.

Cafe-bar with high stools and self-service bean-to-cup coffee and tea.

Acoustic chairs designed for semi-confidential phone calls are available in a quiet corner.

Book an event

Contact us

Please contact us if you have any questions about membership or hosting events at The Glasshouse.

 

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