📍 Venue: SISTER – Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR
Join us for one last Thursday Gathering before we put our feet up for a two-week summer break.
The Art of Creating: Cultivating Your Creative Edge is our end-of-term celebration of ideas, curiosity and connection — bringing Manchester’s innovation community together for one final evening before the summer break.
We’ll explore creativity in all its forms: how we generate better ideas, approach problems differently and bring new thinking into what we do. But just as importantly, there’ll be plenty of space to grab a drink, meet someone new, swap ideas and make the kind of unexpected connections that Thursday Gatherings are all about.
So come along, bring your curiosity and help us see out the summer in style. You never know who you’ll meet — or what might come from it.
Then we’ll take a well-earned breather before returning in September, ready to go again.
Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency
Step into a space where every conversation could spark something new. Enjoy music, refreshments, and a lively atmosphere designed to bring people together, whether you’re exchanging ideas, discovering collaborators, or simply sharing a laugh. This is the perfect moment to unwind, connect, and let serendipity guide your evening.
Join us before the main event to explore the Innovator Showcase, where you’ll have the chance to meet the talented startups. Be the first to experience the innovative technologies and forward-thinking ideas on display.
💰Vencee is a financial management platform built specifically for content creators. It helps creators gain a clear view of their finances by bringing together multiple income streams, expenses, invoices, and tax obligations in one simple, intuitive dashboard.
🧶 Brandina Made It brings together craft, storytelling and community through crochet, jewellery and hands on workshops. Founded by Brandina, the business creates welcoming spaces that celebrate culture, spark connection and encourage self expression.
Get creative, and connect with others as you design your very own personalised keychain! Choose from a fun selection of colourful beads, charms and different combinations to create something that’s completely unique to you. Whether you’re going for something bold and playful or simple and stylish, the choice is yours!
It’s a relaxed, social activity where you can get creative, meet new people and enjoy making something you can take away with you. Come along, pick your favourite charms and let your creativity do the rest!
Check out Brandina's portfolio: http://brandinathecreative.site/
Get Pitched: A Game of Serendipitous Solutions is taking over the Café for a teams edition.
Get ready for fast-paced game full of determination, wit and ingenuity.
You play as a startup company, who is tasked with delivering a solution to a current societal challenge to an investor.
You will be a set of randomised variables:
- The Problem
- A Technology
- An Industry Focus
- A Resource
You must strategise a serendipituous solution on the spot and convince your investor and the room to #makeithappen.
What’s the one thing you want to carry forward?
Turn inspiration into something tangible. Take a moment to reflect on what’s stayed with you throughout the event, an idea, a word, a mindset or a moment, and bring it to life on your very own keyring.
Craft, decorate and personalise your piece to create a small but meaningful reminder of what you need to keep moving forward.
Take it with you, keep it close and let it unlock what comes next. 🔑
Venture Café is a global movement built on a simple but powerful belief: isolation is the enemy of innovation.
Through our weekly Thursday Gatherings, founders, researchers, investors and innovators come together to share ideas, explore new technologies and build meaningful connections. As ecosystem activators, Venture Café Manchester is creating a central hub for the city’s innovation ecosystem, driving visibility, collaboration and community.
And if you’d like to get more involved with Venture Café, there are plenty of ways to join our network:
🤝 Become a partner
🎤 Speak at an upcoming Thursday Gathering
🙌 Join our ambassador team
💬 Connect with us on LinkedIn
📩 Sign up for our weekly newsletter
Join our Lightning Pitch session where you’ve got just 60 seconds to introduce yourself and share your business or idea with the room. It’s fast, fun, and a brilliant way to meet fellow founders, spark conversations and get your idea out into the Manchester startup community.
Put your creative thinking to the test with a fun, fast paced Kahoot quiz covering curious inventions, Manchester culture, unexpected innovations and a few Venture Café surprises. Expect a mix of brain teasers, weird facts and questions designed to get you thinking and maybe debating with the person next to you.
No expertise needed, just bring your competitive spirit and see how you stack up.
Get creative, and connect with others as you design your very own personalised keychain! Choose from a fun selection of colourful beads, charms and different combinations to create something that’s completely unique to you. Whether you’re going for something bold and playful or simple and stylish, the choice is yours!
It’s a relaxed, social activity where you can get creative, meet new people and enjoy making something you can take away with you. Come along, pick your favourite charms and let your creativity do the rest!
Check out Brandina's portfolio: http://brandinathecreative.site/
📍 Venue: SISTER – Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR
Join us for one last Thursday Gathering before we put our feet up for a two-week summer break.
The Art of Creating: Cultivating Your Creative Edge is our end-of-term celebration of ideas, curiosity and connection — bringing Manchester’s innovation community together for one final evening before the summer break.
We’ll explore creativity in all its forms: how we generate better ideas, approach problems differently and bring new thinking into what we do. But just as importantly, there’ll be plenty of space to grab a drink, meet someone new, swap ideas and make the kind of unexpected connections that Thursday Gatherings are all about.
So come along, bring your curiosity and help us see out the summer in style. You never know who you’ll meet — or what might come from it.
Then we’ll take a well-earned breather before returning in September, ready to go again.
Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency
Step into a space where every conversation could spark something new. Enjoy music, refreshments, and a lively atmosphere designed to bring people together, whether you’re exchanging ideas, discovering collaborators, or simply sharing a laugh. This is the perfect moment to unwind, connect, and let serendipity guide your evening.
Join us before the main event to explore the Innovator Showcase, where you’ll have the chance to meet the talented startups. Be the first to experience the innovative technologies and forward-thinking ideas on display.
💰Vencee is a financial management platform built specifically for content creators. It helps creators gain a clear view of their finances by bringing together multiple income streams, expenses, invoices, and tax obligations in one simple, intuitive dashboard.
🧶 Brandina Made It brings together craft, storytelling and community through crochet, jewellery and hands on workshops. Founded by Brandina, the business creates welcoming spaces that celebrate culture, spark connection and encourage self expression.
Get creative, and connect with others as you design your very own personalised keychain! Choose from a fun selection of colourful beads, charms and different combinations to create something that’s completely unique to you. Whether you’re going for something bold and playful or simple and stylish, the choice is yours!
It’s a relaxed, social activity where you can get creative, meet new people and enjoy making something you can take away with you. Come along, pick your favourite charms and let your creativity do the rest!
Check out Brandina's portfolio: http://brandinathecreative.site/
Get Pitched: A Game of Serendipitous Solutions is taking over the Café for a teams edition.
Get ready for fast-paced game full of determination, wit and ingenuity.
You play as a startup company, who is tasked with delivering a solution to a current societal challenge to an investor.
You will be a set of randomised variables:
- The Problem
- A Technology
- An Industry Focus
- A Resource
You must strategise a serendipituous solution on the spot and convince your investor and the room to #makeithappen.
What’s the one thing you want to carry forward?
Turn inspiration into something tangible. Take a moment to reflect on what’s stayed with you throughout the event, an idea, a word, a mindset or a moment, and bring it to life on your very own keyring.
Craft, decorate and personalise your piece to create a small but meaningful reminder of what you need to keep moving forward.
Take it with you, keep it close and let it unlock what comes next. 🔑
Venture Café is a global movement built on a simple but powerful belief: isolation is the enemy of innovation.
Through our weekly Thursday Gatherings, founders, researchers, investors and innovators come together to share ideas, explore new technologies and build meaningful connections. As ecosystem activators, Venture Café Manchester is creating a central hub for the city’s innovation ecosystem, driving visibility, collaboration and community.
And if you’d like to get more involved with Venture Café, there are plenty of ways to join our network:
🤝 Become a partner
🎤 Speak at an upcoming Thursday Gathering
🙌 Join our ambassador team
💬 Connect with us on LinkedIn
📩 Sign up for our weekly newsletter
Join our Lightning Pitch session where you’ve got just 60 seconds to introduce yourself and share your business or idea with the room. It’s fast, fun, and a brilliant way to meet fellow founders, spark conversations and get your idea out into the Manchester startup community.
Put your creative thinking to the test with a fun, fast paced Kahoot quiz covering curious inventions, Manchester culture, unexpected innovations and a few Venture Café surprises. Expect a mix of brain teasers, weird facts and questions designed to get you thinking and maybe debating with the person next to you.
No expertise needed, just bring your competitive spirit and see how you stack up.
Get creative, and connect with others as you design your very own personalised keychain! Choose from a fun selection of colourful beads, charms and different combinations to create something that’s completely unique to you. Whether you’re going for something bold and playful or simple and stylish, the choice is yours!
It’s a relaxed, social activity where you can get creative, meet new people and enjoy making something you can take away with you. Come along, pick your favourite charms and let your creativity do the rest!
Check out Brandina's portfolio: http://brandinathecreative.site/