Start-Up Fund Founders
We've now supported 41 student and graduate businesses and ideas through our Start-Up Fund. You can read a little more about them all here.
Alex Nash
Awarded 2017-18
Alcuris - connected healthcare, tackling Dementia
Ashlea Jade Smith
Awarded 2017-18
Pre-natal and post pregnancy fitness coaching
Charlie Rogers
Awarded 2017-18
Postey - personal post-box for your parcels
Chris Murphy
Awarded 2017-18
Fitness-related venture
Ellen Murley
Awarded 2017-18
Wild Peach - Lingerie and swimwear e-commerce
Grace Hancock
Awarded 2017-18
Cushy Paws - Handcrafted, personalised patchwork portraits of pets
Imogen Wredden
Awarded 2017-18
Upcycled clothes and accessories
Jessica Asare
Awarded 2017-18
Bema Republic - UK-based Ghanaian swimwear range
Joe Jordan
Awarded 2017-18
StuTemp - Online agency for students by students
Keith Lorenzo
Awarded 2017-18
End-to-end industry 4.0 integrator
Matt Pritchard
Awarded 2017-18
Waffle - chatbot utilisation for restaurants
Pavel Ladosz
Awarded 2017-18
AI search engine
Peter Astbury
Awarded 2017-18
Grace - device for menopausal hot flushes
Ross Patient
Awarded 2017-18
Applii - online platform for student employment
Simone Knowles
Awarded 2017-18
The Toast Club - Mobile food serving toasts and spreads
Tom Bugler
Awarded 2017-18
Morph Cycles - Specialised mountain bike frame
Zarrin Tasnim
Awarded 2017-18
Organic DIY face masks
Ashleigh Ponder
Awarded 2018-19
Bake Balance - protein brownie business
Lauren Jefferis
Awarded 2018-19
Lauren Jefferis Design / Pickle Illustration
Stuart Graham
Awarded 2018-19
Mashed Potato Bespoke - clothing and stash business
Tony Elkington
Awarded 2018-19
Studio Elk - industrial design business
Adam Dismore
Awarded 2018-19
Direct Productions - video production company
Connor Miller
Awarded 2018-19 / 2019-20
Ski Deal Comparison - e-commerce travel business
George Winfield
Awarded 2018-19
Spyras - early intervention to tackle Sepsis
Kate Walker
Awarded 2018-19
ExpHand Prosthetics - prosthetics for children
Orianna Acheampong
Awarded 2018-19
Skincare and cosmetics company
Ryan Miller
Awarded 2018-19
Fractal CG - visualisation and animation
Beth Chobanova
Awarded 2018-19
Design and illustration business
Verity Turner
Awarded 2018-19
Brabells - Sports clothing development
Conor Hughes
Awarded 2018-19
Jobba - graduate recruitment site
Thomas Constant
Awarded 2019-20
Beobia - insect growth pod for the home
Tiffany Afflick
Awarded 2019-20
The Cooking Yam - Sports Nutrition business
Lauren Jefferis and Olivia Collins
Awarded 2019-20
Pickle Illustration - illustration duo
Peter Sear
Awarded 2019-20
Empathic Leadership training business
Rhys Commissiong, Nicholas Johnson, Robin Hamer
Awarded 2019-20
Trivio - platform for care in the community
Daniel Stenson
Awarded 2019-20
Ftprint - eco-friendly running-based business
Charlotte Hazell
Awarded 2019-20
Bespoke boardgames business and community
Benjamin Bierman and Anna Malaeva
Awarded 2019-20
Strike UX - Web development business
Tiago Fachada
Awarded 2019-20
Dlite - Architectural design business
Jamie Kiff
Awarded 2019-20
G-Science - e-sports business
Fiona Bush
Awarded 2019-20
Textiles and interior design business