{"id":7316,"date":"2025-11-05T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitaliving-circlesquare.com\/?p=7316"},"modified":"2025-11-05T13:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:09:50","slug":"venture-cafe-launches-at-sister-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaliving-circlesquare.com\/north\/venture-cafe-launches-at-sister-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Venture Cafe launches at Sister &#8211; Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturecafeglobal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venture Cafe Global Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the world\u2019s leading innovation ecosystem activator strives to connect people and bring ideas together. With a model built around signature collaborative gatherings and programming, Venture Caf\u00e9 convenes more than 100,000 innovators annually, all over the world, in cities such as Tokyo, Boston and now, Manchester.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recent Manchester launch is a key part of a partnership between Venture Caf\u00e9 and the UK\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aria.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to launch three UK Venture Cafe locations in 2025: London, Manchester and Edinburgh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venture Cafe Manchester has launched at <a href=\"https:\/\/sistermanchester.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sister<\/a>, a world-class technology and innovation district in the heart of Manchester city centre. Transforming The University of Manchester\u2019s former North campus, once home to the historic University of Manchester\u2019s Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Sister will become a vibrant new city centre neighbourhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steeped in a rich history of science and engineering, the \u00a31.7 billion investment, previously known as ID Manchester, is a joint venture between <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The University of Manchester<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bruntwood.co.uk\/scitech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bruntwood SciTech<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This major regeneration scheme is one of several significant regeneration projects taking place across Manchester, and is located just a 10-minute walk from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vitaliving-circlesquare.com\/north\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vita Living Circle Square<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tim Rowe, Founder and Chair of the Venture Caf\u00e9 Global Institute, said \u201cIn a world dominated by digital connections, the real magic still happens when people meet in person, especially when they do so regularly. That\u2019s what Venture Cafe is all about. Manchester has a rich tradition of tech breakthroughs, from pioneering the world\u2019s first commercial computer to the UK\u2019s first heart transplant, and is now powering ahead in areas such as AI, robotics and clean tech. We\u2019re here to help innovators of all kinds to come together, collaborate and turn the best ideas into reality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venture Cafe Global Institute, the world\u2019s leading innovation ecosystem activator strives to connect people and bring ideas together. 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