This year, there are awards across 4 different categories – Creative Industries, Environment, Health, and Tech. Each category explores some of the biggest challenges facing the capital, including air quality, fashion, cultural tourism, transport and mental health.

Lead applicant	Venture	Award
Felicia Scicluna - MSc Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health	Tigersprung	Creative industries
Dr Claudia Chisari - PhD Psychology applied to medicine	Femspace	Health
Frances Weston - Medicine MBBS	PuffiN	Health
Chio Fuseya - Physics	Bell	Tech

80 entrepreneurs from different London universities have reached the semi-final stage and will now produce 2-minute video pitches to take their ideas into the final.

The winners of each award will receive £20k to start up their business, alongside mentoring to help get their idea to market. The finalists will be announced soon.