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Entrepreneurship impacts and achievements
Over the last 10 years, more than 540 new student startups were started at UCL. Collectively they've raised over £400 million in investment and currently employ over 2,000 people. (HEBCI 2013 to 2023)
Our entrepreneurs' achievements
ZNotes wins Global EdTech award
ZNotes, founded by UCL alumnus Zubair Junjunia, was awarded the Global EdTech award at QS Reimagine Education 2024 in recognition of their work to address educational inequalities.
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).
MyARC selected for Morgan Stanley’s EMEA Inclusive Ventures Lab
Fitness startup MyARC, co-founded by UCL alumnus Peter Monteza, provides a platform to enable fitness creators to train their fans at scale.
KALAB to join Techstars accelerator programme
KALAB, founded by UCL alumnae Talitha Abraham and Florence Ettlin, is one of 12 startups, chosen from thousands, to join the highly regarded accelerator programme.
Medly AI raises £1.2 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.
Tuggs raises £1.1 million
Sustainable pet food business Tuggs, founded by UCL alumnus Harry Bremner, has raised £1.1 million in a recent investment round.
Inspirational startups pitch at London Demo Day
Promising entrepreneurs from UCL pitched their startups to over 150 investors at this year’s London Demo Day.
Celebrating UCL’s inspiring startup community
UCL startups received funding and recognition for their achievements at this year’s entrepreneurial summer showcase.
UCL startup wins medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Phyta Biodesign won a Bronze Medal for Apia, its garden wall system which creates pollinator infrastructure for endangered solitary bees in London.
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.