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Global Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Challenge Cambridge 2026

Witness the Power to Change the World


Standing at the intersection of technological innovation and social transformation, the Global Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Challenge Cambridge 2026 will be grandly inaugurated on Friday, 6th February 2026, in the heart of Cambridge’s "Silicon Fen."

During this premier event, finalist teams from across the United Kingdom will showcase their innovative business models and social impact solutions. The challenge is hosted at the prestigious St John’s Innovation Centre—the historic birthplace of Cambridge's innovation ecosystem that has nurtured countless industry-disrupting startups. We are honoured to welcome distinguished investors, academic experts, and social innovation leaders to witness the emergence of 2026's most promising social innovation stars.

Authorised and hosted by the Oxbridge Venture Club, this challenge aims to converge the world’s most promising social entrepreneurs to explore how business logic can be harnessed to solve pressing global issues, including climate change, educational equity, and public health. This is more than a competition; it is an intellectual feast themed around "Profit with Purpose."

We cordially invite you to visit our official competition website (exclusively developed by the Oxford–Cambridge Venture Club) for further information: www.ovc.org.uk/cgsec


Visitor Information

We sincerely invite members of the press, entrepreneurs, and all those passionate about social innovation to join us and experience this intellectually stimulating challenge.

  • Date: Friday, 6th February 2026

  • Time: 14:00 GMT Sharp

  • Venue: The Johnson Room, St John’s Innovation Centre, Milton, Cambridge CB4 0WS


About the Organisers

The Organising Committee of the Cambridge Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (CGSEC) is dedicated to building bridges between social ideals and commercial capital.

In Cambridge, a city that has witnessed numerous leaps in human civilisation, the CGSEC Organising Committee is committed to a new mission: enabling social ideals to flourish under the empowerment of commercial capital. We firmly believe that the most vital innovations are born from the desire to solve humanity's shared challenges.

Through our annual global peak challenge and deep-rooted regional authorised events, CGSEC provides an international stage for talented young minds to showcase their skills and connect with global resources. From laboratory breakthroughs to improving livelihoods in remote communities, we safeguard and empower every original intention to change the world. At this high-level intersection of education and innovation in Cambridge, we invite global innovators to unite. By restructuring social logic through the power of business, we ensure that every social innovation can bear fruit and transform reality under the irrigation of capital.


Enquiries: [email protected]

Official Website: www.ovc.org.uk/cgsec

Initiating Organisation: Organising Committee of the Cambridge Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition

Event Hosting: Oxbridge Venture Club