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Investors worldwide convened online to hear from a wide range of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø startups seeking investment at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's biannual startup investor showcase

Hundreds of individual and institutional investors joined an event this week to hear from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø startups ptching for investment at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's latest biannual startup investor showcase. Founders from across 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's entrepreneurial ecosystem pitched companies, offering and . Founders included alumni from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Business School, current students and staff.

The event kicked off with a pitch from Valkyrie Industries, which is developing a wearable suit that delivers haptic feedback to immersive digital experiences. Other startups pitching included , which is developing bioactive products to treat chronic urinary tract infections, and , which aims to develop the world's greenest battery.

Following a summary of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's investment network and fund from Seed Investment Manager, Dr Brijesh Roy, investors were treated to a longer interview with Lucy Jung, founder of . Lucy explored the innovation journey she embarked on following her Master's in Innovation Design Engineering from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and the Royal College of Art. Lucy gave insight on her business, Charco, which is developing a vibrating device that may alleviate Parkinson's motor dysfunction symptoms, and the range of support programmes from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø she interacted with and that supported and enabled Charco's journey towards fundraising.

Through extensive development over the past five years, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø offers targeted support programmes for inventors and entrepreneurs, ranging from pre-investment accelerators such as the to customer discovery and market validation services like Techcelerate, with many others also on offer.

Dr Brijesh Roy, Seed Investment Manager at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, said: “Our biannual startup showcase is a source of great pride for everyone working to support staff, student and alumni entrepreneurs at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. We get to hear from exciting, deep-science, technology and consumer startups that combine great, insightful science with entrepreneurial and product and customer development skills enabled by the wide range of support on offer at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. These events demonstrate the talent of our community and the drive that exists throughout 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to deliver impactful new technologies to the world.”

51³Ô¹ÏÍø operates an open investor network which aims to connect our startup companies to the most appropriate funding available from investors, business angels and VC firms. Interested parties who were unable to attend the live event can watch the full session on catch-up and find out more about the investor network.