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Entrepreneurship impacts and achievements
Over the last five years, more than 400 new student startups were created at UCL. Collectively they have raised over £355 million in external investment and currently employ over 1,900 people. (HEBCI 2019-2024)
Our entrepreneurs' achievements
Celebrating UCL startups
On 3 July, UCL’s entrepreneurial community gathered to celebrate the achievements of UCL startups, with several receiving awards acknowledging their growth and contribution to the UCL entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Throxy joins the Y Combinator accelerator
Throxy, a startup based at UCL, has joined the Y Combinator accelerator to develop its artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted platform that helps businesses in different sectors find new clients.
UCL alumni and students feature in Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30
Twelve UCL alumni and students have been recognised in nine different categories in Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 Europe list for 2025, which celebrates the young entrepreneurs and creatives in Europe.
UCL entrepreneur wins prestigious Commonwealth award
UCL graduate and entrepreneur Zubair Junjunia, who founded EdTech startup ZNotes, has been named the Europe regional winner of the 2025 Commonwealth Youth Award for Excellence in Development Work.
Medly AI raises £1.7 million
Medly AI, founded by UCL alumni Paul Jung and Kavi Samra, uses AI tutoring to make high-quality, personalised learning accessible to all students.
GutSee joins Zinc VC Programme
GutSee, co-founded by UCL alumna Dr Joanna Wiecek, is using cutting-edge molecular biology and artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the treatment of gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Case studies
BoxxDocks
BoxxDocks helps logistic businesses boost efficiency while lowering costs and environmental impact. The company was founded by UCL alumnus James Della Valle (BSc Architecture 2020 and MArch Architecture 2023) and Alessandro Attanzio.
Your Juno
Set up by a UCL alumna Margot de Broglie (UCL Economics) and her sister Alexia, the financial education app Your Juno has over 65,000 users and has raised over £2.5 million in investment.
Znotes
Social enterprise startup ZNotes, founded by alumnus Zubair Junjunia (UCL Mathematics), has helped over 5 million students with free revision notes and other online content.