Debut – Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor’s career app ‘Debut’ is reinventing how students apply for jobs – A new role can start from just simply playing a mobile game. The interactive mobile app, for both students and graduates, provides an alternative process to the current system of using a career’s website or job boards. Charles, 25, was inspired to close the gap within […]
Disperse.io – Denis Konoplev and Felix Neufeld
Denis Konoplev’s Disperse.io technology concept uses wireless sensors to monitor overcrowding and give real-time information to help people avoid busy locations. The life-saving tech idea aims to prevent overcrowding, which leads to crushing and injury – It uses wireless sensors to monitor people’s movements at events, in cities, and around public transport networks. Denis, 24, […]
Social Chain – Steven Bartlett
Steven Bartlett’s Social Chain impacts the online conversation of 200 million people while creating a tightly-knit millennial community on social media. Social Chain is an influencer marketing agency and can make anything trend on Twitter in under 30 minutes – Projected to turnover £6 million in its second year since launching in November 2014. Steven, […]
Stand4 Socks – Josh Turner
Make a bold fashion statement with Josh Turner’s colourful ‘Stand4 Socks’ and save the world for a just cause. Launched in August 2015, Stand4 Socks is a social enterprise linking the purchase of everyday products, such as socks, with social issues and charities. Social fashionpreneur Josh, 24, decided to swap the corporate world to run his […]
Tio – Peter Spence (Co-Founder)
Peter Spence’s Tio device challenges the next generation of inventors with a new creative way of helping children learn and play at the same time. The Tio kit can quickly build app-controlled toys and inventions with everyday objects and materials – It uses a free iOS/Android app to communicate wirelessly with the invention. Peter’s childhood […]
The Wild Peanut – Akeem Ojuko
Akeem Ojuko’s love for peanuts and his vision to see the food industry become more healthy inspired his innovative creation ‘The Wild Peanut’. Over 300,000 jars of The Wild Peanut has been sold, since launching in September 2014, with Akeem planning to launch additional flavours this Spring – Porridges, Nuts and Peanut Punch (milkshakes). Determined to pursue a life of […]
SOLBOU – Thomas Dore
Thomas Dore’s SOLBOU adds a unique touch to your summer wardrobe with hand-picked sunglasses directly sourced from independent designers across the world. Frustrated with finding same style of shades, Thomas created SOLBOU to help wearers stand out from the crowd with uniquely designed frames. The 29-year-old from Brixton, London, describes the inspiration behind launching his own business and […]
House of Dz – Samuel Dz Olawuyi
House of Dz by Samuel Olawuyi celebrates simplicity through its designs by combining high-end fashion with real street wear. The south London – based urban contemporary brand, which grew from selling ‘Snapback’ hats, was launched after Samuel was made redundant during his gap year from university. His first unisex collection titled ‘Area Boys’, which featured during […]
Imagine Forest – Safia Begum
Imagine Forest by Safia Begum makes writing fun for kids by using technology to engage them in the art of story telling to improve their creative skills. Imagine Forest helps strengthen children’s literacy skills from a young age by using virtual adventure mini-games to learn the secrets of writing stories. Safia’s vision is to encourage children to take up more writing and […]
Edible Bug Farm – Matthew Anderson
Matthew Anderson’s Edible Bug Farm offers an alternative solution to feeding the world’s growing population by challenging public perception about eating bugs. Edible Bug Farm develops methods for the sustainable farming of edible insects with the aim of including them into the UK’s mainstream diet. The initiative, which won the Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Award in November 2015, will […]