Our Story
To the founders, dreamers, and changemakers…
We are The ICE Network.
A community of founders, investors, and leaders who believe in building ambitious companies and having a damn good time doing it
We didn’t set out to create just another business network.
We set out to create a real community.
It started with a simple truth: Founding a company is exhilarating, exhausting and all-encompassing.
We wanted a space where founders could drop the armour. A place to ask the questions that AI can’t answer. To give and receive help without keeping score. To swap ideas, explore opportunities, and grow together.
We found each other.
And then we found more of us.
Now, ICE is a living, breathing network that stretches across tech industries and borders.
We convene on mountain tops and beaches. We converse in kitchens at midnight and in the quiet corners of conferences. We champion each other in ways that can’t be faked. We open doors, make introductions, and spark new ventures. We share vantage points, trade battle scars and lift each other up when it’s tough, and we celebrate the wins like they’re our own.
We exist because great ideas get bigger when they’re shared. We exist because having the right people in your corner can transform what’s possible, and just a handful of people who really back you can change everything.
We believe in friendship over formality.
Trust over transactions.
Quality over quantity.
If you join us, you’ll be inspired. You’ll be challenged. You’ll see new perspectives, uncover new opportunities, and stretch your limits.
And you’ll have a close-knit community – people who will back you, believe in you, and build alongside you.
That’s ICE.
And you’re welcome here.
Meet the Team
Alex Heaton
Cubes Team
Our Values
Growth
We’re all about becoming bigger and better – both professionally and personally. We want to be better bosses, but we want to be better people, too.
Contribution
With ICE you get out what you put in. As individuals we contribute our knowledge, our time, our understanding. It’s this amazing energy that keeps us learning & ICE running.
Respect
Whether just starting out, in the midst of a career, or a battle scarred veteran, we all have experience to share & something valuable to say. ICE flourishes because it is a place of trust & mutual respect.
All In
The joy of ICE is that it takes place via meet-ups, day-trips, delegations, holidays and dinners – it’s a reset button.
Kinship
We support each other during the highs and lows of being a Founder. We are there for each other with handkerchiefs or champagne. We are an ICE family.
Equality
We are inclusive, promote diversity and lead by example. ICE is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is valued and celebrated.