WELCOME TO VENTURE CAFÉ!
Isolation is the enemy of innovation.
Every Thursday, we host in-person events where startups, researchers, corporates, investors and public sector leaders collide, collaborate, and create impact.
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What we are
Innovation, activated.
People often ask what exactly we do. Here’s the short and honest answer and a 3 min film.
innovation ecosystem activator
- An organization that brings together the people of a place — founders, investors, researchers, corporates, students and government — and turns latent connections into active ones.
- A convener that lowers the barriers to meeting, then gets out of the way. We host the room; the ecosystem does the work.
A couple of minutes inside a Thursday Gathering: the people, the energy, and why showing up changes things.
We connect innovators to make things happen.
Every Thursday in cities around the world, we bring together thousands of people – curious minds, ideas and projects. Whether you’re building a startup, driving change inside a large organisation, researching at a university, or just exploring what’s next – you’re welcome here.
From Boston to Berlin to Tokyo, and now London, our Gatherings are free, open to all, welcoming the most creative minds across industries.
Since launching in 2010, we’ve built one of the world’s largest communities of innovators, with over 1,000,000 participants across 15 cities.
Join Us at Venture Café London
We launched in May 2025 in partnership with the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) .
Where: 1 Triton Square, London NW1 3BF
What to expect: Every Thursday, we host curated sessions featuring live startup demos, deep-dive workshops, expert office hours, and thought-provoking panels on the most urgent challenges and opportunities in tech and science.
Who it’s for: Startup founders, researchers, policymakers, investors, technologists, creatives, and anyone building the future.
Free and open to all, our gatherings are designed to accelerate ideas, foster meaningful connections, and surface new opportunities across sectors and disciplines.
Our Partners
We partner with major global players to advance their innovation strategies and unlock opportunities for the global tech communities.
Venture Café is part of the CIC network, whose mission is to fix the world through innovation.
