Alumni By Year

Converge 2023 Cohort

Businesses driving environmental and societal impact were the resounding winners of Converge 2023 including technology to prevent greenhouse gas leaks from legacy drill sites in the North Sea; an innovative circular economy solution to upcycle aquaculture waste into high-value feed ingredients and a regenerative agriculture project producing natural fibre yarn for ethical fashion.

Meet our 2023 winners:

NameBusinessUniversityChallenge
Georgina RobinsonN-ovatio-NUHI/SAMSConverge
Rosie BristowFantasy Fibre MillHeriot-WattCreate Change
Oleg IshkovRockitHeriot-WattNet Zero
Ricardo Moreno BallesterosGenProtexDundeeKickStart

Meet our 2023 runners-up:

NameBusinessUniversityChallenge
Soumya PalliyilBrigID BiologicsAberdeenConverge
Lasse RasmussenTwo RaccoonsAberdeenCreate Change
Joseph FrenchWhimsylabsEdinburghCreate Change
Darius RomanyaiLabHeriot-WattNet Zero
Ryan AndersonAllSteadyDundeeKickStart
Kamila MalyszExcellio LabsEdinburghKickStart

Meet our 2023 special award winners:

NameBusinessUniversityChallenge
Rory Bone4SB MobilityGlasgow School of ArtKickStart
Aisha KasimBooks2LifeRobert Gordon KickStart

Meet our 2023 standalone award winners:

NameBusinessUniversityAward
Matteo CeseCEXALEdinburghCENSIS
Nanik RamchandaniLastingAssetEdinburgh NapierCisco Future Tech
Jessica BirtConcinnity GeneticsEdinburghIBioIC
Laura RipleyNorthern FrightsOU in ScotlandRBS Female Entrepreneurship

Meet our 2023 finalists:

NameBusinessUniversityChallenge
Samuel RotenbergINFINECTHeriot-WattConverge
Pavlos PapadopoulosTrueDeployEdinburgh NapierConverge
Aravind JalajakumariSingular PhotonicsEdinburghConverge
Roma GibbPerson Centred SolutionsHighlands & IslandsCreate Change
Fairouz DridiScreen HustlerWest of ScotlandCreate Change
Rist Van de WeyerUjamaa SpiceEdinburgh Create Change
Anna RenoufFireHorseSRUCNet Zero
Christopher SolomonZephyrus AerolabsAberdeenNet Zero
Gavin AdamsAMJ Tech ConsultantsGlasgowKickStart
Vayna PopovicJob VibeGlasgowKickStart
Aikaterini LalatsaGFibersStrathclydeKickStart
Keith WilcoxRescue WinchDundeeKickStart
Thomas MolonyR-SimGlasgow Caledonian KickStart

Meet our 2023 semi-finalists:

NameBusinessUniversityChallenge
Eva SteeleAmytisEdinburghConverge
Guy PhillipsBeoscotRobert GordonConverge
Marcin JedrolCodelionRobert Gordon Converge
Marise TresederDeep QAEdinburgh Converge
Jevin MathewHubble BubbleDundeeConverge
Daniele MariniKaibaStrathclydeConverge
Marc ReidKineticolorStrathclydeConverge
Omar TufaylLoopsioGlasgowConverge
Elad KatzNavigate Precision BiologyDundeeConverge
Mike Xiaoyu HuangRigpaEdinburghConverge
Sofia Ferreira-GonzalezSensiBileEdinburgh Converge
Fergus McWhinnieTargoPepStrathclydeConverge
Khaled AbdulghaffarTETCoGlasgow CaledonianConverge
Mohamed KassemWhiteHaulEdinburgh Converge
Matthew LeeperEducation EvolvedGlasgowCreate Change
Adam HanzelyExhibition Artspace Robert GordonCreate Change
Holly ElissaHolly ElissaWest of Scotland Create Change
Wendy WuImpact Investment AcademyEdinburgh NapierCreate Change
Max GabbottMarmoset ConstructionRoyal ConservatoireCreate Change
Bobby LaingNCLSVGlasgow Caledonian Create Change
Hayley TarlamOverdrive Dance CompanyRoyal ConservatoireCreate Change
Farai MunjomaShasha NetworkEdinburgh Create Change
Shivoh Chirayil NandakumarRoboloreHeriot-WattCreate Change
Rachel ParkerThe Frangipane BakeryOU in Scotland Create Change
Ally ZlatarThe Starving ArtistGlasgow Create Change
Katharine JonesWild-Ness Spa & RetreatAberdeen Create Change
Elliot Johnson HumphreyCataNiTekStrathclydeNet Zero
Arash BadakhshEntropystStrathclydeNet Zero
Adrian JonasMoxie Energy GroupEdinburgh Net Zero
Aleksandra Czech-SekleckaVanFillHighlands & IslandsNet Zero
Kimia WitteVertical ForestStrathclydeNet Zero
Vivek Reghu Academy of ThoughtStrathclydeKickStart
Maksim VassiljevAeroDundeeDundeeKickStart
Mael AbgrallAnsearchHeriot-WattKickStart
Scott BlackClaymore SurgicalStrathclydeKickStart
David HuszDavid HuszWest of ScotlandKickStart
Mark SmitheffMobilityStrathclydeKickStart
Bastien GiraudGiraudStrathclydeKickStart
Dinesh ShahGlycemIADundeeKickStart
Amy RobertsHappy LeafStrathclydeKickStart
Samuel AdebiyiHolo-LabsRobert Gordon KickStart
Timothy SsebulimeHyfiStirling KickStart
Hannah BialiciQuestIRLGlasgowKickStart
Robert SideyKindHiveSt AndrewsKickStart
Mantas LiekisMantasGlasgowKickStart
Michael BennieMarine ForestGSoAKickStart
Andrea RaspolicMatch BoxQueen MargaretKickStart
Matilda RemijsenMatilda RemijsenRobert Gordon KickStart
Daniel BrownNeurodaptStrathclydeKickStart
Shreekar Nemant MangeshkarNuclevolveGlasgowKickStart
Jillian GordonOvation AgricultureSRUCKickStart
Erfan ZamaniGoldehParameterRobert Gordon KickStart
Jean Claude NsengiyumvaPelletSRUCKickStart
Peter HouPeter HouStrathclydeKickStart
Stefan OlssonRehabi-WareDundeeKickStart
Rowan CunninghamRowan StrathclydeKickStart
Moustapha DiabySchool LinkAbertay KickStart
Oliver LeeSilicoSt AndrewsKickStart
Fariz RayeesSocialyzStrathclydeKickStart
Mats BaxterSoleus Digital HealthEdinburgh KickStart
Eva PetrovaSöT BönaAberdeen KickStart
Ifeanyichukwu EzinmaduSymphoMeEdinburgh KickStart
Florentina WinkelmannSynSenseEdinburgh KickStart
Petar BaltovTeam BubbleAberdeen KickStart
Ashan AbeyratneTourprismStirling KickStart
Haseeb HamidWorld of MedicsDundeeKickStart
Zaiqiao MengZaiqiao MengGlasgowKickStart
Zhengjian WangZhengjian WangStrathclydeKickStart