ChipStart UK@Cambridge: Forming, Storming, Norming & Performing for UK Semiconductor Startups
Silicon Catalyst is holding its ChipStart UK Q2 2025 semiconductor industry networking event in Cambridge on Friday 27th June.
We are bringing together the UK's brightest and best entrepreneurs, investors and startups to Cambridge, rightly known as Silicon Fen for being Britain's leading semiconductor cluster. Join us and you will:
Hear from leading UK semiconductor companies
Meet the latest ChipStart UK cohort companies
Be inspired by successful existing chip startups
Learn how new startups can reshape global industries
Meet industry peers from around the country
Doors open at 12.00pm, with presentations starting at 1.30pm and ending at 5.30pm. Parking is available on-site.
Our venue has limited capacity, so numbers are limited. Prior confirmation of registration is essential.
Event Programme
12.00-13.30: Registration, Networking Lunch
13.30-13.40: Welcome from Arm & Silicon Catalyst
13.40-14.10: Arm: Building a multi-billion-dollar semiconductor business from the UK (Paul Williamson, Arm SVP & GM IoT)
14.10-14.20: Arm/Silicon Catalyst award recipient: Chevin Technology (Steinn Gustaffson)
14.20-14.40: Building a Cambridge Chip Unicorn (Eben Upton, Raspberry Pi)
14.40-14.50: Revisiting the Silicon Fen cluster
14.50-15.10: DSIT update on UK Semiconductor Strategy (Chris Bush)
15.10-15.30: Raising Semiconductor Seed funding from the UK (Jamie Lee, Wave Photonics)
15.30-16.00: Refreshments & Networking
16.00-17.00: ChipStart Cohort#3 company presentations
17.00-17.30: Cambridge semiconductor founder panel discussion - Caroline O'Brien (Kubos Semiconductors), Phillip Stanley-Marbell (Signaloid), Leo Laughlin (Forefront RF)
17.30: Closing remarks