LEN Legends
LEN Legends are the shining stars of the LEN ecosystem - graduate founders who have successfully navigated the START-UP path and are now thriving in their entrepreneurial ventures beyond graduation. Our LEN Legends are passionate about giving back, supporting the next generation of innovators as they embark on their own start-up journeys.
Through the LEN Start-Up Programme 1, LEN Legends play a key role in delivering workshops, sharing their insights, and offering invaluable 1 to 1 advice and guidance. Their real-world experience and entrepreneurial wisdom provide a unique opportunity for aspiring founders to gain practical knowledge, inspiration, and the confidence to pursue their own ventures.
With LEN Legends, you’re not just learning, you’re connecting with those who’ve walked the path before you and are committed to helping you succeed! Find out more about our current LEN legends below and follow the booking link to meet them.
Meet our LEN Legends
Tom Jelliffe
Tom is Founder & CEO of Tzuka, a sports earbuds company that enables athletes to train without limits through unrivalled durability and 1000 song on-board storage for phone-free listening.
In the last 5 years, Tom has completed 4 investment rounds and overseen the development of the core product, packaging, partner app, website, all whilst keeping overheads to a minimum. Tzuka is currently going through its pre-mass manufacturing approvals before launch. In addition, Tom has 2x granted patents, with 4 more pending and has recently spent 3 months in the USA as part of the Techstars Sports Accelerator.
Previously, Tom worked for Adidas in Singapore as part of their brand communications team.
Aside from building Tzuka, Tom enjoys participating in a range of sports, from beach volleyball to tennis, and has previously played football at semi-pro level. He also acts as an advisor to a number of early stage startups.
Katie Michaels
Hi, I'm Katie! I have a start-up business Moti Me where we are developing a medical device to support children with disabilities in their physiotherapy. My degree is BA (Hons) Industrial Design and Technology, from Loughborough University. I have been a member of the Loughborough Incubator now for 2-3 years and have learnt a lot from other members as well as participating in external programs or accelerators.
Gurupma Singh
I was studying mechanical engineering when at university and never thought I could run my own business until I went to my first LEN session. I was introduced to a lot of new business concepts that took me out of my comfort zone but also found really interesting. Very shortly after that, I started leading my own project which gave me the skills and confidence to try out my own business.
Two years later after graduating, I'm now running my own business, I have hired my first full-time employee and our business is growing from strength to strength. None of it would have been possible without the support that LEN gave me at university.
Current role/business: Founder @ G Team Academy
Top topic of support / what I thrive best with: Business Validation, Monetisation and Unit Economics, and Team Leadership.