The Glasshouse Membership

Our goal is to create a physical community that connects the innovators, founders, enablers and scale-up businesses in Cambridge with investors and support they need to start, stay and grow in Cambridge. As such our membership criteria is strategically designed to support the people at the heart of that activity. 

• Innovation Member
  You are the founder of or in the senior leadership team at a high-growth start up or scale up company with innovation at its heart. This means you are using technology or science to benefit Cambridge, the UK and the world. If you’re right at the beginning of your journey we ask that you have a registered company and a company presence online.
• Ecosystem Member
  You are a leader in an organisation designed to support the growth of Cambridge innovation by supporting innovation entrepreneurs. including education and academic institutions, organisations designed to facilitate inward investment to Cambridge, organisations partnering with other regions and local or national government.
• Investor or Business Member
  You are an investor (angel, corporate, VC or PE) and make investment and partnership decisions about research and innovation-driven businesses based in or moving to Cambridge. You can be based anywhere in the world and need a base in Cambridge when you visit. 

Member access 

Members simply sign in at ground floor reception who will ask for your name and look at your photo (provided by you at application) to check the membership database and let you in. Come on up to the first floor where your coffee awaits!

Opening Hours 

The Glasshouse is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Our Member Access Hours run from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., during which the space is normally open and available for members to use. At times, we host private events that may require partial or full closure of the space. Whenever this occurs, we’ll notify members in advance via our events newsletter and the events calendar on our website.

Booking events space and the boardroom

We welcome members booking the events and boardroom space to advance their strategy and support innovation growth in Cambridge. You can read more information about booking these spaces and fill in an initial events booking form here. Hosting Events at The Glasshouse.

Community Code of Conduct
The Glasshouse collaborative community space where creativity, knowledge-sharing, and mutual respect drive innovation. To ensure a positive and productive environment for all members, we’ve established this Community Code of Conduct. These guidelines reflect our commitment to inclusivity, integrity, and collaboration, and serve to foster an open, welcoming, and safe space for everyone involved. Read the Code of Conduct

Important Notice on Branding Use
Please note that membership to The Glasshouse does not permit the use of Innovate Cambridge or The Glasshouse logos or branding on your website, promotional materials, or business pages unless explicitly agreed in writing. Any unauthorised use will be considered a copyright infringement and treated seriously.

How to apply

To apply for membership, please complete the form below. Your application will be reviewed by a member of the Innovate Cambridge team and assessed against the criteria outlined above for approval.

We often receive a high volume of applications, so please bear with us if you don’t hear back within five working days.