Velocity84 is a Cambridge-based startup incubator for founders who don't wait for permission. Build alongside your day job. Hit ambitious targets. Move fast.
How It Works
Not a talking shop. Not a networking event. V84 is an intensive cohort designed to get your startup to £84,000 in monthly recurring revenue.
Apply and get accepted into a 17-week programme alongside other ambitious founders. Bring your idea, your energy, and your commitment — we bring the structure, mentorship, and pressure to perform.
Dedicate at least 10 hours a week alongside your day job. You'll move through validation, building, launching, and iterating at speed. Every week counts, and the accountability keeps you sharp.
The target is ambitious by design. £84,000 in monthly recurring revenue in 17 weeks isn't easy — but that's why V84 exists. We push founders to their limits and beyond.
What We Look For
You don't need a perfect pitch deck. You need the right mindset. Here's what we value in our founders.
You find a way when others find excuses. Setbacks are data points, not stop signs. You're the kind of person who ships on Friday night because the work matters.
You see angles others miss. Whether it's a novel go-to-market, an unconventional product approach, or a scrappy growth hack — creativity is your edge.
The best founders come from everywhere. We don't care where you went to school — we care about what you've done, what you've learned, and where you want to go.
You're not exploring entrepreneurship — you're compelled by it. Building is what you do, and V84 is the fuel that turns that fire into a business.
The Commitment
V84 is designed for founders who are serious about building. We're transparent about what it takes so you can decide if this is right for you.
This runs alongside your day job. Evenings, weekends, early mornings — whatever it takes to put in serious hours on your startup every single week.
Tools, operations, marketing — building a startup costs money. The average is about £100 per week. You need to be able to invest in yourself and your idea.
V84 takes 7.5% of all ideas developed during the cohort. In exchange, you get the structure, mentorship, and intensity to hit targets most founders only dream about.
Meet the Founder
Founder & Director, Velocity84
James runs V84 out of Cambridge with one simple belief: the best founders just need the right environment to unlock extraordinary growth. V84 is that environment — intense, transparent, and built for people who refuse to settle for slow.
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Cohort 4 kicks off in April 2026. Give your startup the intensity it deserves — spots are limited.
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