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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.

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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.