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Updated · Imperial College London · Jun 18
Imperial Business School Students Pitch Ventures at London Tech Week as Enso Wins £1,000 Prize
Updated
Updated · Imperial College London · Jun 18

Imperial Business School Students Pitch Ventures at London Tech Week as Enso Wins £1,000 Prize

3 articles · Updated · Imperial College London · Jun 18

Summary

  • Imperial Business School students used London Tech Week to pitch start-ups to investors and industry leaders, with MSc student Tanushri Bhuruk winning a £1,000 cash grant at the IEM Demo Day.
  • Enso, Bhuruk’s mental health app, is already live on the App Store and has users in five countries, helping people track emotions through guided journaling and find suitable therapists.
  • The Demo Day capped a year-long Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management programme in which students built and refined ventures before pitching live to judges, alumni and early-stage investors.
  • Across 8-12 June, students also worked the Imperial stand, testing ideas and gathering feedback in what many described as a first high-profile chance to move ventures beyond the classroom.
  • The event formed part of Imperial’s experiential learning push, using major innovation forums to help student founders stress-test ideas, meet backers and turn concepts into scalable businesses.

Insights

Beyond Demo Day prizes, what is the real long-term success rate for Imperial's student startups?
With UK spinout values tripling, how are student founders navigating the reported 'unequal and highly variable' equity deals?
With new AI deals, what is Imperial's strategy for UK tech sovereignty against global giants?