SiliconCatalyst.UK Cambridge Event

ChipStart UK at Cambridge: Forming, Storming, Norming & Performing for UK Semiconductor Startups

Friday, June 27, 2025 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM GMT+1

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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
13.40-14.10: Arm: Building a multi-billion-dollar semiconductor business from the UK (Paul Williamson, SVP & GM IoT)
14.10-14.20: Arm/Silicon Catalyst award recipient: Chevin Technology (Steinn Gustaffson)
14.20-14.40: DSIT: Update on UK Semiconductor Strategy (Chris Bush)
14.40-15.05: Raising Semiconductor Seed funding from the UK (Jamie Lee, Wave Photonics)
15.05-15.30: Raising Semiconductor Series A funding from the UK (Vaysh Kewada, Salience Labs)
15.30-16.00: Networking
16.00-17.00: ChipStart Cohort#3 company presentations
17.00-17.30: Cambridge semiconductor founder panel discussion
17.30: Closing remarks