MAKERVERSITY
Looking back at 2017
MAKERVERSITY
Looking back at 2017
2017
STILL Going strong
Another jam packed year! both London & Amsterdam have welcomed lots of new members and said goodbye to some brilliant graduating alumni. Our public programming has grown loads and we've worked on some exciting events with Ecco, Bosch, The Next Web and The V&A (to name a few!) check out all our news via our website.
Read on for the headlines of the year!
Memberships
Here's to them
Memberships
Here's to them
272
LONDON MEMBERS
28%
FEMale
72%
MALE
54
Free/SUBSIDISED memberships
across member businesses, charities and not-for-profits.
INCLUDING;
10
MAKERS WITH A MISSION
our residency scheme providing membership to makers changing the world.
11
UNDER 25'S
through our Under 25s Programme providing membership to under 25 year olds working on their own startups and maker projects
72
AMSTERDAM MEMBERS
37%
FEMALE
63%
MALE
6
FREE MEMBERSHIPS
through our Under 25s Scheme, an ongoing programme.
4
SUBSIDISED MEMBERSHIPS
across member businesses, charities and not-for-profits.
Support
We work hard to support our members to grow successful businesses, on their terms.
Support
We work hard to support our members to grow successful businesses, on their terms.
21,000
Staff hours Worked ACROSS SITES
13,000 in London and 8,000 in Amsterdam
20%
FREE MEMBERSHIPS/EVENTS
20% of all memberships & events are free
10
FREE BUSINESS SUPPORT TALKS
as part of our Working Lunch Series in London
TOP 3
LONDON Workshop improvements
Joinery machines installed
Full bed CNC up & running
Extraction for laser cutter and wood workshop
AMSTERDAM WORKSHOP IMPROVEMENTS
Upscale electrical capacity
Created clear layout
Extraction for laser cutter
CUPPA?
Makers - powered by hot beverages
26,167
tea bags used in london
171kg
coffee USED in amsterdam
Events
What happened down at Makerversity
Events
What happened down at Makerversity
350+
EVENTS
held across both London & Amsterdam
INCLUDING;
13
EVENTS AS PART OF OUR CULTURAL PROGRAMME
from our London site at Somerset House, you can check them out here
2145
PEOPLE
attended our own events, meetups, craft sessions or talks, across both London & Amsterdam
50+
MEMBER RUN EVENTS
Learning
Here's where the "versity" comes in...
Learning
Here's where the "versity" comes in...
634
YOUNG PEOPLE
attended learning events, talks and workshops across sites.
66
Members
participated in learning events or hosted work experience candidates.
61
Weeks
of work experience were completed by 10 young people with our member businesses.
2
INTENSIVE DESIGN
COURSES
took place for 16-25 year olds, with live briefs set by our members in London
13
School
workshops
were held in London & Amsterdam for school groups.
AND FINALLY...
AND FINALLY...
1
CAFE/BAR OPENED
just for members. It's at our London site & called The Paint Room
1
cafe/bar coming soon!
to our Amsterdam site!
2017
It's been real, let's keep it up in 2018.
With love and pure vibes
The MV Team x