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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
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.
UCL student wins London Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition
CarbonTrac, founded by UCL final year chemical engineering student Yasmine Abdu, won the tech award in this year’s competition, held at London’s City Hall.
Alumni recognised by Forbes
Nineteen UCL alumni and students have earned a place in Forbes’ annual Top 30 Under 30 list of leading entrepreneurs and creatives in Europe.
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.