The calibre of finalists for the NACUE Varsity Pitch, a featured event of GEWUK, are stronger than ever as the student pitch competition goes from strength to strength.
Now in its eighth year, The NACUE Varsity Pitch is the UK’s biggest business competition for students and graduates, attracting the most innovative start-ups exploding out of college and university campuses.
UK Universities are a huge source of start-up innovation, with a growing number of campus accelerators and incubators helping students build their ideas earlier, and bring more mature concepts to market. The NACUE Varsity Pitch is a hugely valuable channel for some of the UK’s most promising university businesses to get exposure and investment.
This year, finalists from six categories will be honing their business plans and pitches at the Mentoring Bootcamp on 31st October before the Grand Final on the 13th November at Digital Catapult in London.
You can still get free tickets to the final as part of GEWUK.
The finalists are:
Motus Innovations: a start-up working on new stroke rehabilitation solutions driven by robotics and gamified therapy http://www.motusinnovations.co.uk/
Bomb Petite: a new kind of fashion brand and active online community for petite women: https://bombpetite.com/:
Twipes: Boldly claiming to be 'The Future of Toilet Paper', Twipes are a new type of eco-friendly toilet wipe that disperses into water within three hours. https://www.twipes.co.uk/
Savi: Launching soon, this app promises to bring together all your loyalty, gift and discount cards in one place and connect you to a range of new rewards and savings: https://www.savi-app.com
HausBots: Bringing innovation into the world of construction with a suite of robots designed to automate dangerous or undesirable jobs: https://www.hausbots.com/
Introe: A new platform for unique swimwear designs created by emerging artists worldwide.
Included among the finalists is Air-Card, after winning the Lloyds Online People’s Vote with 3989 votes. Air-Card is a startup company founded by University of Cambridge students creating a new way for businesses to network
Check out last year's final:
On the day, each finalist will have two minutes to pitch their concept to an esteemed panel of industry experts. The winner will take home £10,000 for their start-up.
GEW is proud to partner with NACUE, the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs, through our shared committed developing greater engagement with learners from various academic backgrounds in enterprise initiatives and entrepreneurship outcomes.