King's20 Accelerator Demo Day Lookbook 2122

Demo Day Lookbook 2021–2022 A showcase of our very best early-stage, high-potential entrepreneurs from King’s College London.

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BIOSTRESS

G U NA O RGA N I C S

Low-calorie organic cold brew ice tea.

No-code analytics platform making drug discovery R&D exponential.

Improving workplace stress management.

Solar-dried, organic food products.

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H E LLO RO B O T I C S

INSPIRE THE MIND

H AU LE

MONTLEX

AI Doorman for Any Home.

Evidence based mental healthfocussed translation.

Marketplace for sustainable homeware.

AI-generated legal content.

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REPSTORM

S M A RT WA S H

T H E A RT U N I T

H Y D RO G ROW

Business reputation management platform.

UV soap formulation to improve hand hygiene.

Curated platform for emerging artists.

High-tech gardens to grow fresh food from your kitchen.

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SMILE

THE MILK EXCHANGE

T H E PA G E D O C T O R

U WA N A E N E R G Y

Mental health support for chronic physical health conditions

Empowering new mothers through modernising wet nursing.

Maximising student success at university through tailored support.

Efficient and reliable solar energy across Nigeria.

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RU MEDICAL

CIRCUITS

C O M PA S S

LENS

Smart, wearable device for menopausal women.

Therapist-supported intervention supporting mental health.

Evidence-based psychological tool for LTC’s.

Web-based intervention for anxiety and depression.

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STOP

Personalised mobile technology for paranoia.

Self-guided therapy to reduce paranoia.

AN INTRODUCTION TO KING’S20

The King’s20 Accelerator is the Entrepreneurship Institute’s flagship programme supporting the brightest and highest-potential ventures from across King’s to take their ideas and ventures to the next level.

Today, we stand proud in working with ventures at various stages of development, solving problems in diverse sectors from Healthcare, Education, Society and Sustainability. The programme is open to all King’s students, staff and alumni.

Since 2016, we’ve seen 120 ventures launch and take flight through our

King’s20 Accelerator. Our ventures My Co-Founder and I wouldn’t have have gone on to raise over £60.1 million been able to get this far without the in investment and generate over ‘culture of nurture’ at the Entrepre£29 million in revenue, as well as neurship Institute. It’s one thing to teach people how to scale which is employing over 600 people. common amongst other accelerators, The Entrepreneurship Institute at but here the focus on resilience, peerKing’s College London is a unique place to-peer support and guidance both to build innovative new ventures from personally and professionally has an array of business sectors. King’s, based been immense. in the heart of London, has exceptional connections across the entrepreneurial - Dr Bhavagaya Bakshi, Cofounder, C the Signs ecosystem in London and beyond.

- Holly Knower, Head of Ventures

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The Entrepreneurship Institute’s role is to help all students, staff and alumni to develop an entrepreneurial mindset of their own, supporting whatever career or future they have in mind.

We nurture the most innovative and resilient entrepreneurial minds from the King’s community with skills they need to help imagine and design a better future, whether that’s within government, NGOs, corporate organisations or start-ups and spin-outs.

the King’s IP and Licensing team to support innovative spin-outs, developed from research, digitally solving healthcare challenges by leading academics from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.

result of our Women Entrepreneurs Programme which includes a network of 1,000 entrepreneurial women at King’s.

We hope that you enjoy our 2022 Demo Day and we look forward to We are delighted to showcase the meeting you in-person at our celebraKing’s20 Cohort VI, who are solving tory networking drinks on Thursday problems in healthcare innovation, 30th June 2022 at 6pm. positively advocating sustainable disruption and advancing technical Please join us in supporting this next solutions to improve society. 10 of generation of innovators. If you like Welcome to our 2022 Lookbook fea- the ventures featured are women-led what you see, and can provide supturing the very best of our early-stage, and our accelerator has achieved 51% port to our entrepreneurs, please get investment-ready ventures at King’s. women-led ventures across the last in touch with Holly Knower – Head This year, we proudly partnered with three annual cohorts. This is as a of Ventures holly.knower@kcl.ac.uk.

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My very special thanks to the skilled and hard-working team at the Entrepreneurship Institute.

Our thanks and very best wishes, Julie Devonshire OBE Director Entrepreneurship Institute King’s College London

We believe that everyone can be entrepreneurial, and that entrepreneurial people can help make the world a better place by solving problems to create a healthier, smarter, more equal and sustainable future.

Photography of Julie Devonshire OBE Director Entrepreneurship Institute

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OUR STARTUPS

Our start-ups are founded by students, staff and alumni across the King’s ecosystem. Our innovative founders are working on solutions from all sectors and proudly own 100% of the IP associated with their venture.

The Entrepreneurship Institute has spent years building a high quality ecosystem for entrepreneurs to either launch or grow their nascent companies as part of the King’s20 Accelerator. Entrepreneurs are tasked to deal with the hard stuff that can make or break their venture and through an encouraging and collaborative approach we help weave realism throughout their ambition, vision and dream.

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Professor of the Practice of Entrepreneurship at King’s College London Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE FKC FRSA

C O N TA C T U S

TEAM

Website: kaytea.co.uk

Kevin Tang MD & Founder

KAYTEA

Our LinkedIn Our Instagram SECTOR Beverage E L E VAT O R P I T C H A low-calorie organic cold brew ice tea with exciting flavours.

PROBLEM P h o t o g r a p h y o f K e v i n Ta n g .

Credit Angelika Wrona.

Consumers usually have a choice between functional beverages with acquired tastes or sugary indulgent drinks that are health-compromising.

SOLUTION We created drinks that are at the intersection of health and flavour, using organic teas as the hero ingredient – no compromises!

MARKET Busy, health-conscious Gen Z and millennial consumers who are looking for sustainable and flavourful refreshments that won’t compromise their wellness.

TRACTION • £100K+ turnover • 6 distributors • 150+ retailer stockists, over 165+ top online reviews • Listing with Able & Cole launching Summer 2022 • Press in the Daily Mail, Independent, Metro ASK • Introduction to mentors in consumer goods • Introduction to corporate venture programmes

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TEAM

Biotech

Jamie Cartland CEO

CROSSR

SECTOR

E L E VAT O R P I T C H

We make drug discovery exponential with a no-code analytics platform.

PROBLEM

90% of scientists fail to analyse biomedical data that is critical for the development of precision medicines, due to a lack of knowledge of coding languages such as R and Python.

SOLUTION

A software and data solution that allows analysis of biomedical data and knowledge graphs with no previous coding experience.

MARKET

Our customers are lab scientists and computational biologists in pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

TRACTION • Secured project and revenue-generating pilot with global pharmaceutical company • Refinement and advancing alpha • Pre-seed £150K equity investment • Leading biomedical data scientist as data science lead

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• Seeking £150K equity investment • Introductions to (computational) scientists/directors in pharma/ biotech • Introductions to computational biologists/bioinformaticians • Introductions to people with network and/or sales experience

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Ben Vozza CTO

C O N TA C T U S Website: crossr.co.uk Our LinkedIn

Photography of Jamie Car tland (Lef t) & B e n Vo z z a ( R i g h t ) . C o u r t e s y o f C r o s s r.

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BIOSTRESS

C O N TA C T U S Website: biostress.com

TEAM

Our LinkedIn

Tim Wade Chief Executive Officer

Our Twitter SECTOR Digital healthtech

Jennifer McBeath Head of Business Development

E L E VAT O R P I T C H

David Ellis Head of Data Science

Revolutionising workplace stress management using biometric data; improving wellbeing, resilience and increasing productivity.

Steve McCartney Chief Technology Officer Lauren Gilman Senior Software Engineer

PROBLEM Workplace stress costs the global economy $1 trillion a year in lost productivity, yet there is no objective measure of workplace stress or relationship to productivity and wellbeing.

Shiv Munagala Data Scientist

SOLUTION Our unique BIO programme: benchmarking stress using biometric wearables and then correlating it with commercial performance to design and deliver remedial interventions that improve stress management, wellbeing, productivity and ROI. MARKET Our targets are enterprise organisations with over 250 employees initially in the UK. In the short term, we are focused on contact centres, professional services and perceived ‘high-stress’ occupations.

TRACTION • Successful case studies from Honda UK (52% staff retention) and Bupa (14% reduction in stress) • Ongoing discussions with 6 corporate organisations • £150K Innovate UK funding and £150K equity investment • Key recruitment hires ASK • Introductions to enterprises with over 250 employees interested in improving workforce wellbeing and productivity • Help in building our sales pipeline • Opportunities for collaborative research into workplace stress • Mentorships from sector experts with marketplace experience

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Tim Routledge Chief Science Officer

Photography of Tim Routledge (Lef t) and Tim Wade (Right).

Cour tesy of BioStress.

GUNA ORGANICS

Photography of Agriculture f ield.

Cour tesy of Guru Moor thy Gokul.

SECTOR Sustainability E L E VAT O R P I T C H Nutritionally rich certified organic food products, produced and solardried by flash flood victims in India.

PROBLEM Lack of markets, access to fair prices and clean energy for farmers and flash flood victims of India.

SOLUTION Vertically integrated organic farming, using solar technology to provide employment opportunities for farmers.

TRACTION • Developed India’s first eco-village • Enhanced livelihoods within rural villages by 33% • Successful grant recipient from IIT Delhi, Shell Foundation, Global environment Facility, Indian Govt • Launched 6 products equating to 50K$ • Stockist with Amazon, Flipkart, Modern Bazaar ASK • Introductions to high-net-worth individuals with a passion to improve wellbeing in India • Establish connections to markets in colder climates such as Scandinavia for expansion opportunities

C O N TA C T U S Website: gunaorganics.com vishwadeeptrust.in Our Instagram

TEAM

Our Facebook

Neha Upadhyaya Founder Ajeet Kumar Mishra Operations head & Project coordinator Nawang Gyalchan Project assistant & Field worker

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HELLO ROBOTICS SECTOR Deep Tech E L E VAT O R P I T C H We make it possible for online shoppers to receive and return packages anytime wherever they are.

PROBLEM Busy online shoppers find it difficult to receive and return packages.

SOLUTION We provide an Internet connected delivery box & doorbell with AI that lets online shoppers receive and return packages anytime wherever they are.

MARKET Both merchants and shoppers who want to enhance the online shopping experience to increase orders and reduce the $32B annual loss in the industry.

TRACTION • Sold 6 MVPs to homeowners • Conversations ongoing with a large supermarket chain to provide delivery box for online grocery orders • Onboarded new engineer with 30+ years of expertise tackling chilled food deliveries

Photography of Cheska Rojas ( L e f t ) a n d Ta k a S h i r a s u

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TEAM

(Right). Credit Angelika Wrona.

Taka Shirasu CTO

• Looking for regular online shoppers to beta test our 7th iteration of MVP

Cheska Rojas CEO

C O N TA C T U S Website: hello-robotics.com Our LinkedIn

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C O N TA C T U S

TEAM

Website: inspirethemind.org

Carmine Pariante Editor in Chief & Co-Founder

Our LinkedIn Our Twitter Our Facebook Our Instagram

Courtney Worrell Co-Editor in Chief & Co-Founder Melisa Kose Co-Editor in Chief & Co-Founder Melissa Bujtor Deputy Editor

INSPIRE THE MIND SECTOR Impact E L E VAT O R P I T C H Effecting change and impacting mental health literacy, at the intersection of science and lived experience.

P h o t o g r a p h y o f C o u r t n e y Wo r e l l ( L e f t ) and Meli ssa Kose (Right). Cour tesy of Inspire The Mind.

PROBLEM There are 1,000s of online outlets producing mental health content at varying levels of quality, and it is easy to get lost.

How do you know who to trust?

SOLUTION Led by a team of scientists, we provide a holistic approach to mental health-focussed communication and translation, by creating and disseminating credible content that is always evidence-based.

MARKET 1-in-4 people experienced mental health problems pre-pandemic, now it is double.

TRACTION • Onboarded high profile mental health advocates such as Duke McKenzie MBE and Jamie Laing.

• Press in The Guardian and the Evening Standard • 185K website page views • Tripled monthly users from 2K to current 6K in a year • Ranked 3rd best mental health blog in the UK ASK • Introduction to high net-worth individuals with a passion for mental health to support the expansion of the platform content offering • Introduction to corporate organisations with mental health literacy requirements

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HAULE

C O N TA C T U S

TEAM

SECTOR

Website: haule.co.uk

Katie Barber Head of Commercial

Sustainability

Georgie Barber Head of Community

E L E VAT O R P I T C H

Our Facebook Our Instagram

Bringing together the best vintage sustainable homeware.

PROBLEM Haule makes shopping second-hand as easy and inspiring as buying new.

We are made for those who feel uninspired by cheap, mass-produced furniture, but lack the time to search for vintage gems.

SOLUTION Haule is a community that connects people who are passionate about their homes and the planet. We are creating a circular economy to reduce waste and fight “fast furniture”.

MARKET Haule operates within the UK furniture market, worth +£23bn. Online is the fastest growing area of homeware (circa. 30% penetration) and second-hand is also a growth category in retail.

TRACTION • Launched July 2021 • Increased seller base from 20 to 45+ vendors • Achieved £6,000 GMV • 26% returning customers • +300% increase in mailing list • +200% increase in Instagram followers • Press in Vogue, Refinery29 and Stylist ASK • Seeking £250K equity investment SEIS/EIS • Mentorships from sector experts with marketplace experience

Photography of Georgie Barber ( L e f t ) a n d Ka t i e B a r b e r ( R i g h t ) .

Courtesy of Haule.

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TEAM

MONTLEX

Mahir Onat Topal Founder and CEO Can Onur Topal CTO

SECTOR LegalTech E L E VAT O R P I T C H Creating high-quality legal documents in a fraction of the time it would take to do so manually.

C O N TA C T U S Our LinkedIn

PROBLEM Generating high-quality legal content is time-intensive, costly, and contains a high proportion of human error.

SOLUTION Improving the accuracy of legal content by automatically checking for errors and inconsistencies. Our technology improves the efficiency of the content creation process by automating tasks such as research and data collection.

MARKET The market segment for AI-generated legal content is businesses that need legal content but do not have the time or resources to create it themselves. This includes small businesses, start-ups and busy law firms.

TRACTION • Revenue-generating • Ongoing testing to expand beyond legal services • Sell internationally in 2 countries ASK • Seeking £500K equity investment

Photography of Mahir Onat To p a l . C r e d i t A n g e l i k a W r o n a .

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REPSTORM

Photography of Omar Farooqi.

Cour tesy of RepStorm.

SECTOR Technology E L E VAT O R P I T C H A platform to help businesses improve their online reputation and increase overall revenue.

PROBLEM Businesses suffer from poor online reputation management due to a lack of tools and awareness, which impacts their customer conversion rate, satisfaction, and overall revenue.

SOLUTION An online reputation management platform that lets businesses gather, analyse and monetise reviews from customers to improve their brand image.

MARKET Small to medium-sized businesses suffering from an overall bad online reputation on the main review platforms (starting with Trustpilot) who do not have the capacity of a PR department.

TRACTION • Generated £9K in revenue • 25 paying customers • 10-15% cold email reply rate enhancing marketing funnel TEAM Omar Farooqi Founder C O N TA C T U S Website: repstorm.com

ASK • Mentorship from industry experts in sales and marketing • Branding insights • Team dynamics advice

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SMARTWASH

C O N TA C T U S

TEAM

Website: aoransundesign.

Samineh Yousefi COO & Co-Founder

wixsite.com/smartwash

Our Instagram SECTOR

Sana Hashemi CFO & Co-Founder

HealthTech E L E VAT O R P I T C H Improves public hand hygiene by assessing users’ handwashing technique, offering tailored feedback for improvement.

Photography of Sana Hashemi (Lef t), Hosna Sherzai (Middle) and Samineh

PROBLEM Poor hand hygiene and a lack of hand hygiene education among the general public contributes to high spread and burden of infectious diseases, and therefore absenteeism in schools and workplaces.

SOLUTION Smartwash improves users’ hand hygiene, through assessing and visualising how effectively they have washed their hands, then offering tailored feedback and educating the user to improve their handwashing technique.

MARKET Smartwash utilises a B2B model, targeting businesses with high footfall.

Focusing on workspaces and educational institutions as early adopters, aiming to then expand to the hospitality and leisure sector.

TRACTION • Formed partnerships with King’s College London Estates department and The Science Gallery • Soap formulation under development at lab facilities • Successful recipient of KCLSU community fund ASK • £10,000 CLN to manufacture hardware prototype and develop user tracking software • Mentorship in hardware develop-ment and manufacture • Individuals with expertise in soap formulations to join our team

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Hosna Sherzai CTO & Co-Founder

Yousef i (Right).

Cour tesy of Smar twash.

TEAM Mariia Kashcheko CEO & Founder

THE ART UNIT

Kateryna Anderson Advisor C O N TA C T U S

SECTOR

Website: theartunit.com

Arts

Our LinkedIn Our Instagram

E L E VAT O R P I T C H Hand selected, unique ar t by emerging artists worldwide by giving a curated selection of works to art-curious individuals.

PROBLEM

Photography of Mariia Kashcheko.

Credit Angelika Wrona.

Individuals who have never purchased art before perceive the art market as elitist, exclusive, and intimidating.

Industry customers often struggle to source artworks for their projects.

SOLUTION The Art Unit democratizes art and the art market, as well as shining a spotlight on emerging artists.

MARKET The Art Unit addresses the fastgrowing online art market. We are targeting both B2B and B2C. We are partnering up with interior designers and property developers.

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4K audience of active community 10+ sales with no ad budget Second release dropping June 2022 Press features in The Guardian, The Calvert Journal and Les Nouveaux Riches • Supported over 35+ emerging artists

ASK • Mentorship and introduction in Arts and Marketplaces • University students seeking internship opportunities in marketing and creative writing • Co-founder/sales director • Introduction to possible partners for collaborations (interior designers, property developers)

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C O N TA C T U S

AgriTech

Website: hydrogrowcic.com

HYDRO -

SECTOR

E L E VAT O R P I T C H

High-tech garden allowing you to grow fresh and organic food directly from your kitchen.

PROBLEM

Customers’ dissatisfaction with the taste, quality, and accessibility of fresh and tasty produce in the UK, and their inability to efficiently grow at home.

SOLUTION

A 100% autonomous hydroponics garden that uses 90% less water with a harvesting yield 10x higher than traditional agriculture, made from 100% recycled plastic.

MARKET

The hydroponics market was glob-ally valued at $2.1 billion in March 2022 and is expected to have a 22.3% CAGR until 2025. In the UK only, we have identified 24.6m potential customers.

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£2.3K of pre-orders in a week 700+ newsletter subscribers 800K+ impressions on socials Ongoing mentoring with Unilever/ HSBC/Enactus • Competitions won: FSB, TATA Varsity Pitch, Ford CCC & King’s Idea Factory People’s Choice Award

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• Seeking £200K equity investment SEIS/EIS • Introductions to industry experts ( a g r i t e c h /e c o m m e r c e / r e t a i l mentors/advisors) and retailers

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Our LinkedIn Our Facebook Our Instagram TEAM Arthur Georges Business Director & Co-Founder Isaac McNamara Operations Director & Co-Founder Mariem Fakhouri Head of Business Development

Photography of Issac McNamara (Lef t) and Ar thur Georges (Right).

GROW

Cour tesy of HydroGrow.

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SMILE

SECTOR HealthTech E L E VAT O R P I T C H The first UK mental health app for people managing chronic physical health conditions.

C O N TA C T U S

TEAM

Website: wearesmileapp.com

Emma Amoscato CEO & Co-Founder

Our LinkedIn Our Twitter

PROBLEM People managing chronic diagnoses are three times more likely to develop anxiety or depression than average. This leads to less adherence to treatment, poorer physical health outcomes and decreased wellbeing.

Our Facebook Our Instagram

SOLUTION Smile provides psychological tools, workshops and 1-2-1 sessions, specific to the mental health challenges of managing chronic diagnoses.

Support is based on five evidencebased therapies and delivered by clinical experts.

MARKET Smile’s market is the 18.9m people in the UK (150m worldwide), and their families, impacted by chronic health diagnoses. This is predicted to rise by a third in the next 10 years.

TRACTION • Built MVP and completed beta testing with 150 users • Pilot study with London South Bank University • Team of 7 psychologists, counsellors and therapists • National charity partnerships • Website visits from 20+ countries and 8.5K followers ASK • Seeking £300K equity investment

P h o t o g r a p h y o f Fa y e I n g r a m ( L e f t ) and Emma Amoscato (Right).

Cour tesy of Smile.

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Faye Ingram CFOO & Co-Founder

THE MILK EXCHANGE

Photography of Lina Gimpel.

Credit Angelika Wrona.

SECTOR Community E L E VAT O R P I T C H Modernising wet nursing; nurturing and economically empowering all stages of parenthood.

PROBLEM Inaccessibility of breastmilk often leads to infant health problems and a decline in parental mental health.

Reduced economic opportunities for women when they become mothers leads to an increase in anxiety.

SOLUTION Offering quality-assured breastmilk direct from sound partnerships with wet nurses, providing advanced infant outcomes and a supportive community for new parents.

TRACTION • Developing strong partnerships with a local domestic abuse charity and parenting community groups • Ongoing piloting in Brighton to further validate concept • Growing mailing list ASK • Introductions to industry experts with knowledge in healthcare and dairy

C O N TA C T U S Our Instagram

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THE PAGE DOCTOR

Dr Amina Yonis CEO & Co-Founder Mohamed Ahmed COO & Co-Founder

SECTOR EdTech E L E VAT O R P I T C H

C O N TA C T U S

Championing and maximising student success by connecting PhD researchers to university students for academic support.

Website: thepagedoctor.com Our LinkedIn Our YouTube Our Instagram

PROBLEM P h o t o g r a p h y o f A n i m a Yo n i s L e f t )

University students don’t know what good academic work looks like due to the lack of taught academic skills, unhelpful blanket feedback and reduced interaction between tutors and students.

SOLUTION The Page Doctor mobilises the PhD researcher community and directly connects them to students who need support, bridging the learning gap.

We provide personalised feedback and hold 1-2-1 consultations.

MARKET Our venture addresses the multi-billion dollar global online education market, with online learning the future of education. Our customers are students within higher education, both UK-wide and internationally.

TRACTION • Generated £100K+ revenue and became profitable in Q1 Y1 • 60% gross profit margin on services • 8 million views on Dr Amina Yonis YouTube channel • Featured in Vogue, Times Higher Ed and Google internal comms ASK • Seeking up to £150K equity investment • Introductions to EdTech industry experts

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and Mohamed Ahmed (Right).

Credit Angelika Wrona.

UWANA ENERGY SECTOR Renewable Energy E L E VAT O R P I T C H Solar energy products on credit to Nigerians facing daily power outages.

PROBLEM Nigerians face routine power outages.

Alternative energy sources, like fuel generators, either constitute a public health risk or are too expensive for the majority.

SOLUTION We offer solar energy products on credit. Anyone can access clean energy for a fraction of the cost, then repay the balance over several months.

MARKET

Photography (From left to right) of N a t h a n A z a h , Ta y o O y i n l o l a , N a t a s h a Ibori and Goziem Ezechi.

Cour tesy of Uwana Energ y.

TEAM Natasha Ibori CEO & Co-Founder Adetayo Oyinlola COO & Co-Founder Goziem Ezechi Technical Director Kasite Ugo-Beke Director of Business Development Nathan Azah Project Manager

35m+ Nigerians are off-grid. 20m+ use unsafe alternative energy. Of these, we target small business owners and households spending around £60 monthly on energy.

TRACTION • Raised $120K • 10 products installed and waiting list of 150 • 100 units in transit to be sold before Q3 2022 • New marketing partnership to sell directly to pharmacies ASK • Investor introductions as we prepare to raise in Q4 • I n t ro d u c t i o n s to p o te n t i a l marketing partners with similar target audience • Industry expert with technical and solar product experience

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RU MEDICAL

P h o t o g r a p h y o f S h r e y a Ka l y a n a s u n d a r a m (Lef t) and Nitya Dintakur ti (Right).

C r e d i t A n g e l i k a Wr o n a

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TEAM

SECTOR

Shreya Kalyanasundaram Director & Co-Founder

HealthTech

Nitya Dintakurti Director & Co-Founder

E L E VAT O R P I T C H

Balaji Teegala Head of Engineering

A smart, wearable device for menopausal women suffering from hot flashes.

Prashant Jha Advisor

PROBLEM

C O N TA C T U S Website: rumedical.co.uk Our LinkedIn

Hot flashes, the most common menopausal symptom, are a sudden sensation of intense heat in the body, causing flushing of skin and heavy sweating. Hot flashes affect mood, sleep, self-confidence and productivity.

Our Twitter Our Instagram

SOLUTION Our product Coolzen automatically detects the onset of a hot flash and triggers the neural pathways of the brain to arrest the occurrence of a full-blown hot flash.

MARKET Our customers are menopausal women suffering from hot flashes.

There are approximately 13 million menopausal women in the UK who are, on average, in their 50s and early 60s.

TRACTION • Closed pre-seed round at a £1.5million valuation • Pilot trials with NHS trusts • Patent-pending technology • Winners of Elevating Founders at London Tech Week 2021 ASK • Seeking £1.2 million in equity investment • Introductions to industry experts in healthcare and women’s health

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OUR SPIN-OUTS

Our spin-out ventures are founded together with King’s research staff and to which King’s College London has licensed or assigned College owned IP and the College has taken a shareholding or equivalent membership interest as consideration for or part consideration for the licensing or assignment of the aforementioned IP. Spin-out companies are an important mechanism through which we see our innovations developed into products and create impact, playing an important role in local economic development through employment of people and interactions with universities and other businesses. In 2021, King’s companies were ranked 4th in the UK and 1st in London in terms of the equity investments secured in year (~£248million). These sums are equivalent to the research income of big universities and underline the important role these new ventures play in taking technology forward and creating jobs and, wealth and impact.

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Mike Shaw - Director, IP & Licensing at King’s College London

TEAM Prof Dame Til Wykes Founder & Director

CIRCUITS

Dr Matteo Cella Clinical Lead C O N TA C T U S Website: circuitstherapyinfo.com Our LinkedIn

Adam Crowther Chief Technology Officer

SECTOR Digital Health Therapeutics E L E VAT O R P I T C H Digital cognitive therapy to improve the cognition and lives of people with mental health conditions.

PROBLEM

I n t e r i o r, P h o t o g r a p h y b y U n s p l a s h

Cognitive difficulties in mental health prevent recovery and lead to social exclusion and low productivity.

Existing treatments are not effective and this costs £23 billion/year in England for psychosis alone.

SOLUTION CIRCuiTS is a cost-effective, therapist-supported digital intervention that helps people with serious mental health conditions to level up their cognition so that they can actively participate and work in society.

MARKET Clinical services (including public and private health care providers) and therapists providing recovery-oriented interventions for people with mental health problems.

TRACTION • • • • • •

Used in 11 countries Translated into 7 languages 3500+ clients treated Extensive evidence base Own online training course Approach (CRT) is recommended in national guidance worldwide • CE and UKCA marked • NHS ongoing customer METRICS • 19 organisations with new or renewed licenses in 2021 • 300+ clinicians trained to date • Net profit 2020/21: £18,800 • Net profit 2021/22: £49,419 ASK • £250k investment for social media strategy, marketing and pricing analysis, tech support, software updates, and new languages

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TEAM

COMPASS

Prof. Rona Moss-Morris Principal Investigator & Co-Founder Dr Katrin Hulme Clinical Implementation Lead & Co-Founder

SECTOR Digital Health Therapeutics

Dr. Joanna Hudson Research Lead & Co-Founder

E L E VAT O R P I T C H Helping people manage the psychological and physical challenges of living with long-term health conditions (LTCs).

C O N TA C T U S Website: compassltcorg.word press.com

PROBLEM 30% of people with LTCs experience anxiety/depression (~4.6m in England). Patients are unable to easily access tailored, LTC-specific psychological support and experience poorer health outcomes, costing the NHS £8-13billion/year.

SOLUTION COMPASS is a cost-effective digital therapeutic. Patients access online modules which address LTC-specific challenges using evidence-based psychological techniques. Therapist support is remote and low-intensity so COMPASS improves service efficiencies.

MARKET For launch product (therapist-supported): Clinical NHS services, private healthcare sector (e.g. USA).

For standalone version: prescription digital therapeutic via GPs; directto-consumer (patients with LTCs and illness-related distress).

TRACTION • King’s Health Partners funding for five years • King’s Commercialisation Institute Health Accelerator • Partnership with 5 national charities for RCT • Early conversations around licensing with digital health tech company • CE marked ASK • Introductions to industry experts • Healthcare (NHS) business/ payment models • Direct-to-consumer healthcare design and delivery

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H e a l t h , P h o t o g r a p h y b y A l e x Ta n

LENS C o m m u n i t y, P h o t o g r a p h y b y A l l i e L e h m a n

SECTOR Digital Health Therapeutics E L E VAT O R P I T C H Anxiety and depression cause misery and lost productivity worldwide, but our straightforward, effective, web-based intervention helps people recover.

PROBLEM Anxiety disorders affect 264 million people a year and depression 322 million globally, and rates are increasing. Anxiety and depression are among the top ten causes of years lost to disability worldwide.

SOLUTION LE N S i s a s t ra i g h t - fo r ward , low-stress, web-based intervention that is easy to complete, even in stressful periods, effectively reducing anxiety and depression.

MARKET Companies that care about their workforce and know that reducing levels of anxiety and depression will improve productivity.

Healthcare providers that want to offer choice in low-intensity treatments that clients find easy to complete and helpful.

TEAM Prof Colette Hirsch CEO C O N TA C T U S Email: colette.hirsch@kcl.ac.uk

TRACTION • Research across 700 participants shows that LENS significantly reduces anxiety and depression in the longer term, in those suffering from, or at risk of, anxiety and/or depression • Adaptable for other populations such as individuals with MS or Parkinson’s ASK • Introductions to potential investors, mentors in the digital therapy industry

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SLOWMO

SECTOR Digital Health Therapeutics E L E VAT O R P I T C H SlowMo is a digitally supported therapy that supports people to feel safer and live well.

PROBLEM Paranoia, or worries about harm from others, affects 1 in 5 of us. It is the most common symptom of schizophrenia. Treatment access, engagement and effectiveness urgently require improvement.

SOLUTION Fast thinking, or relying on ‘gut instinct’, fuels paranoia. Using personalised mobile technology, SlowMo supports people to slow down and feel safer in daily life.

MARKET 1 in 5 of us experience paranoia, and it severely affects 600,000 people with schizophrenia in the UK, costing the economy £11.8 billion annually.

SlowMo can be repurposed to other populations.

TRACTION • Largest RCT of a psychological therapy for paranoia in patients (N = 362) • Scaling into NHS Trusts • Showcased by BBC One Show, Design Museum and WIRED Health

P r a c t i c e , P h o t o g r a p h y b y D a n i e l Fa r ò

TEAM Dr Amy Hardy Co-Founder, Lecturer & Consultant Clinical Psychologist

ASK • Introductions to mentors and investors in digital therapeutics • Equity funding to support spread in the NHS and internationally • Co-founders with expertise in healthcare start-ups

Prof Philippa Garety Co-Founder, Professor & Consultant Clinical Psychologist

C O N TA C T U S Website: slowmotherapy.co.uk Email: amy.hardy@kcl.ac.uk

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Dr Tom Ward Co-founder, Research Clinical Psychologist

C O N TA C T U S

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Website: stoptrial.co.uk

Prof Jenny Yiend Chief Investigator

STOP

Email: jenny.yiend@kcl.ac.uk Dr Pamela Jacobsen Lead Investigator SECTOR Digital Health Therapeutics E L E VAT O R P I T C H A mobile app therapy to calm suspicious minds.

PROBLEM Another Planet, P h o t o g r a p h y b y D a n i e l Fa r ò

Paranoia, exaggerated fear of harm from others, affects 200m patients globally. Only 1 in 10 UK patients receive the recommended therapy and 30% of those treated continue to suffer symptoms.

SOLUTION STOP offers self-guided therapy that normalises the disordered patterns of thinking that maintain paranoia.

It trains sufferers to adopt healthier interpretations of daily experiences using a mobile app.

MARKET • Programme of basic research • UKRI funding via NIHR £250k feasibility study • King’s Commercialisation Institute support • UKRI funding via MRC £2.23m for a dose-finding randomised controlled trial (ongoing) TRACTION • Programme of basic research • UKRI funding via NIHR £250k feasibility study • King’s Commercialisation Institute support • UKRI funding via MRC £2.23m for a dose-finding randomised controlled trial (ongoing) ASK • Introductions to mentors and potential investors in the digital therapeutic industry • Connections to people passionate about mental health who can work with our academic team to develop commercialisation pathways

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