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The innovative early-stage startups are all from the Hatchery incubator programme at BaseKX, 果冻影院鈥檚 dedicated entrepreneurship space in the heart of the Kings Cross Knowledge Quarter. Between them they cover a range of sectors including health, digital, finance and environment.

The event started with a welcome video from 果冻影院鈥檚 President and Provost Dr Michael Spence, who talked about how 果冻影院鈥檚 thriving and innovative entrepreneurial community contributes to UK economic growth while solving some of society鈥檚 biggest challenges.

Alexia de Broglie, who co-founded financial app Your Juno with her sister and 果冻影院 alumna, Margot (果冻影院 Economics 2019) delivered a keynote speech at the event. The entrepreneurs were previously residents at the Hatchery incubator space in BaseKX, where they had access to free, tailored support and dedicated office space.

Professor Geraint Rees, Vice-Provost, 果冻影院 Research, Innovation & Global Engagement, said: 鈥淚t was great to be at our inaugural Demo Day to witness first hand the brilliant startups and innovative ideas emerging from 果冻影院. The event provided our forward-thinking entrepreneurs with more opportunities to connect with investors and strengthen the impact they鈥檙e already having on society.

鈥淭his event was also a brilliant showcase of the best of 果冻影院鈥檚 startups based in the Hatchery. All of these entrepreneurs are testament to the extracurricular entrepreneurial support available at 果冻影院 to help students and graduates to start their own ventures. I take this opportunity to congratulate all of the startups who pitched today and look forward to following their journeys over the next few months and years.鈥�

The 果冻影院 startups pitching for investment were:

Known Source, a premium marketplace of specialist second hand fashion sellers, founded by graduates Henry McNeill-Njoku (果冻影院 Medicine, 2021) and Theo El-Kattan (果冻影院 Spanish with Management Studies, 2018).

Allermuir Capital, which provides artificial intelligence (AI) driven investment analysis for investors, co-founded by Andrew Birrell and Anu Pohani.

Vollou, a social media platform for parties and music that uses innovative audio recognition software to save and share memories of nights out. The app also allows users to identify and save music played in nightclubs whilst complying with royalty law. It was founded by alumnus Andres Payne (果冻影院 Information Management for Business, 2021).

Scientient, which adds smell to immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality (AR / VR) that is primarily aimed at training emergency personnel, medical staff and students. It was co-founded by graduate Ivan Novikov (果冻影院 Mechanical Engineering Management, 2020) and Anastasia Georgievskaya.

Cilo Innovations, an employee climate app that helps businesses to demonstrate sustainability in the workplace to clients and employees by gamifying climate action. It was co-founded by Ryan Brown (果冻影院 Environmental Design Engineering MSc) and Laurence Collingwood.

GHP Scientific, a drug discovery startup focused on finding treatments for metabolic diseases. Through their research they have identified and patented the use of new molecules linked with insulin resistance and fatty liver diseases. It was set up by Giorgio Castagneto Gissey (Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources, BSEER) with Steven Zimmer.

BoxxDocks, a company building a global network of data-driven logistics boxes, reducing costs and carbon emissions within the logistics sector. It was set up by current student James Della Valle (果冻影院 MArch and BASc Architecture) with Alessandro Attanzio and Amarjit Pall.

Tycho MedLink, a digital health startup using AR / VR technology to improve cognitive abilities for patients with neurological conditions through personalised rehabilitation and therapy. It was founded by alumna Juan Lin (Silvia) (果冻影院 MSc Project & Enterprise Management, 2018).

Inxtinct, an AI-powered comprehensive cybersecurity solution that helps organisations anticipate, detect and prevent security vulnerabilities, threats and advanced email cyber threats. It was set up by graduate Deepanjan Paul (果冻影院 MSc Information Security, 2020).

No Impunity, an impact litigation funding platform that harnesses blockchain technology to support victims of human rights and environmental abuses in their fight for justice. It was co-founded by alumnus Yanis Lunetta (果冻影院 European, Social & Political Studies, 2021) with Aurelia Lefrapper, Emma Chailloux and Delfina Moresco.

MedQ, a secure platform that helps healthcare professionals to complete assessments using a three-step process called Select-Send-Analyse. It is designed to support clinics to transition from paper assessments to remote patient monitoring, and was founded by graduate Evelina Balt (MSc Health Psychology, 2017).

Laurence Collingwood, co-founder, Cilo, said: 鈥淭he 果冻影院 Demo Day has been a great opportunity for us to hone our pitch and to spread the word about Cilo to potential investors ahead of our first funding round.

鈥淎t Cilo we鈥檙e all about accessing the power of the community to have a positive impact on climate change, so it鈥檚 exciting to see 果冻影院 using the power of its community to help the startups it supports to grow.鈥�

The pitching event exposes entrepreneurs to investors who could invest in their companies further down the line. The evening also featured elevator pitches from other members of 果冻影院鈥檚 Hatchery incubator programme, showcasing the breadth and depth of innovative startups emerging from 果冻影院. The institution鈥檚 startups attract millions of pounds of investment, creating jobs and spearheading innovation. In total, over 400 new graduate businesses were started at 果冻影院 between 2014 and 2022. Collectively they have raised over 拢300m in investment and currently employ over 1,700 people.

London Demo Day

果冻影院鈥檚 Demo Day was inspired by the popular London Demo Day, where entrepreneurs from 果冻影院, Imperial College London, King鈥檚 College London and 鈥� for the first time later this year 鈥� the London School of Economics, pitch to investors in the hope of raising between 拢100,000 and 拢1 million.

Startups from previous London Demo Days have progressed to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds following their pitches. 果冻影院 hopes to replicate this success for more Hatchery-based startups.

Alice Camera, founded by 果冻影院 alumni Vishal and Vik Kumar (果冻影院 Atomic & Particle Physics and Physical Chemistry), alongside Dr Liam Donovan, pitched at London Demo Day in 2021, going on to raise 拢300,000 in pre-seed funding from early-stage venture capital firm Ascension and several Angel investors. The team then secured 拢74,000 in Amazon Web Server cloud computing credits.

果冻影院 Demo Day welcome video

Links

• 果冻影院 Innovation & Enterprise

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• The 果冻影院 startups who pitched for investment and presented elevator pitches at 果冻影院 Demo Day. Credit: 果冻影院.

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