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Inspired by organisations such as The Founders Pledge and Life Sciences Cares, and emerging from the Innovate Cambridge Strategy, The Cambridge Pledge is enabling start-ups, companies, and anchor institutions to tackle the growing inequality in our region. 

Together, we’ll address our community’s most pressing challenges.

We are asking you to demonstrate your commitment to this movement, and to addressing these social challenges, by pledging a meaningful percentage of your future wealth, or making a charitable donation.
Pledge
This is a pivotal moment in Cambridge’s growth, and The Cambridge Pledge represents the importance of working together to ensure Cambridge’s innovation benefits everyone.

Pledging or donating now is a visible and significant commitment to that movement.

By being part of The Cambridge Pledge community, you are helping to lead the way – and we’ll be championing you and your commitment to Cambridge.
Our  pledgers
Mike Anstey, Partner, Cambridge Innovation Capital

Bridges Impact Foundation

Prof. Sir Tony Kouzarides

Marcel Gehrung, CEO, Cyted Health

Lucy Jung, Founder, Charco

Sara Allen, Executive Director, The Cambridge Pledge
And many more to come....
Our supporters
Innovate Cambridge is so proud to support The Cambridge Pledge to create a community of peers who are committed to achieving real change by tackling the most pressing challenges in our community. Founders, entrepreneurs and businesses benefit each day from being at the heart of an innovation superpower –it’s time to ensure its the most inclusive innovation ecosystem in the world too.
Dr. Kathryn Chapman
Executive Director, Innovate Cambridge
The Cambridge Pledge will play a critical role in tackling the challenges faced by so many in our community, by our neighbours. It will see Cambridge leading the way in social innovation, alongside our world-leading tech and life sciences innovation. It’s something to be really proud of – and so I’m delighted that Bridges Foundation is able to support this important work. I know others will be inspired to join us.
Bridges Impact Foundation
At its best, Cambridge is a place for bold ideas that change the world. It’s also a city with significant differences in life chances and health outcomes. The Cambridge Pledge goes some way to demonstrating how we can change that with the same big thinking our city is renowned for. It provides a route for the wealth created here to complement our and local charities work to tackle some of the most pressing social challenges in our communities
Councillor Mike Davey
Leader, Cambridge City Council
I started Charco because I wanted to improve the quality of life for people with Parkinsons. And I’m supporting The Cambridge Pledge because I want to be part of a movement to improve the quality of life for our community. Seeing innovators coming together to tackle social challenges makes me feel inspired and hopeful for the future.
Lucy Jung (Soo Min Jung)
Founder, Charco
The growing divide in the Greater Cambridge area is heartbreaking. Cambridge can’t achieve its vision of being one of the world’s leading innovation ecosystems without being a great place to live and work for all residents. The Cambridge Pledge is one of the ways we can bridge the gap.
Michael Anstey, PhD
Partner, Cambridge Innovation Capital
The Cambridge Pledge is key to demonstrating that growth and innovation visibly benefit everyone in our community – and securing public support for the ambitions set out by Innovate Cambridge. It will be feature prominently in our discussions with government about a substantial programme of investment for our region.
Robert Pollock
Chief Executive, Cambridge City Council