about us

Overlooking the Charles River and the MIT campus, and literally across the street from the MBTA Red Line station in Kendall Square, Cambridge Innovation Center is the area's largest and most popular flexible office space facility for small and growing companies.

In contrast with traditional executive suites offerings, CIC's services are designed to meet the needs of technology-oriented teams. Our award-winning facilities and state-of-the-art business and technical services deliver: CIC tenants, many starting out with just one or a few people, have raised over $150M in venture capital since we started keeping track in 2001.

At Cambridge Innovation Center we enable you to focus on making your business successful. The Center provides 'instant on' facilities and enterprise-class services at rates that are far more cost-effective for small companies than traditional leases (and, to boot, we don't lock you in to a lease!). Our residents are mostly growing technology companies, service firms, and venture capitalists.

Our tenants frequently tell us that shoulder-rubbing among the investors and emerging companies located in the center makes CIC an enjoyable place to work. While there is no expectation or obligation to do so, we find tenants frequently choose to interact and leverage each other's expertise and networks to uncover new opportunities and build new relationships.

History
CIC was founded in 1999 by Tim Rowe and Andy Olmsted, and were joined shortly thereafter by Geoff Mamlet. Over the years, Tim, Andy, and Geoff refined their knowledge of what growing companies needed. CIC's services evolved a level of quality and cost-efficiency that enabled CIC to attract many of the best-known and best-funded new companies choosing to locate in the MIT/Harvard technology cluster. Today CIC has evolved into a full-fledged managed office services firm, with its offices on 4 floors in One Broadway. CIC offers a wide range of space configurations and price points to meet every need.

CIC continues its vision of providing financial support for entrepreneurs through the DFJ New England Fund, located within Cambridge Innovation Center. DFJ NE is a $45M early stage venture capital fund that actively seeks technology investment opportunities among the residents and prospective residents of CIC. DFJ NE neither owns nor is owned by CIC, however Tim and Geoff play active roles in both organizations.

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or call Tim or Geoff at 617-758-4200