29 March 2023
4 King's Entrepreneurs named as semi-finalists in the 2023 Mayor's Entrepreneur Competition
4 King’s entrepreneurs have made it to the semi-finals of the Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition 2023, each submitting an idea to make London cleaner, greener and ready for the future.
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.