Alumni By Year

Converge 2022 Cohort

Our 2022 cohort has been the largest – and most diverse – in our history with ground-breaking technologies, products and solutions across a wide range of sectors including technology and engineering, the life sciences and the creative industries. They include a diagnostic device tackling diabetes-related amputations; a smart bin that uses AI to sort rubbish; autonomous smart robots regenerating ocean ecosystems and a UK-wide clothes hire service providing an ethical fashion fix.

meta

Metacarpal secures £800,000 in seed funding

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Danu

Sustainable Ventures, a full-service ecosystem empowering sustainable start-ups, invests in Danu Robotics.

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Meet our 2022 winners:

NameBusinessUniversity Challenge
Rebecca GossX-GenixSt AndrewsConverge
Erin ReidLU InnovationsEdinburgh NapierCreate Change
Niall McGrathRobocean EdinburghNet Zero
Jessica BirtConcinnity GeneticsEdinburgh KickStart

Meet our 2022 runners-up:

NameBusinessUniversityChallenge
Emanuele TruccoEye to the FutureDundeeConverge
Andrew Ridgway Everybody CountsRobert GordonCreate Change
Fergal MackieMetacarpal StrathclydeCreate Change
Jonathan Feldsteinbennu.aiEdinburghNet Zero
Sofia Ferreira-GonzalezSensiBileEdinburghKickStart
Roma GibbPerson Centred SolutionsHighlands & IslandsKickStart

Meet our 2022 special award winners:

NameBusinessUniversityChallenge
Nick FitzpatrickIncluDundeeKickStart
Kimia WitteVertical ForestGlasgow School of ArtKickStart
Alena RogozhkinaAbandoned ArtistsStirling KickStart

Meet our 2022 standalone award winners:

NameBusinessUniversityAward
Mike HuangRigpaEdinburghCisco Future Tech
Hua WangScent No. MGlasgowIBioIC
Erin ReidLU InnovationsEdinburgh NapierRBS Rose Award

Meet our 2022 finalists:

NameBusinessUniversity Challenge
Xiaoyan (Amy) Ma Danu RoboticsEdinburghConverge
Ross GillandersLightwater SensorsSt AndrewsConverge
Craig StevensPlusPEPEdinburgh NapierConverge
Jodie SinclairTheo HealthDundeeConverge
Helen GorrilBoom PublicationsDundeeCreate Change
Lisa KellySet Ready Safety GlasgowCreate Change
Lasse RasmussenTwo RaccoonsAberdeenCreate Change
Kaia WaxenbergAgrecalcSRUCNet Zero
Christopher SolomonZephyrus Aerolabs AberdeenNet Zero
Matthew McLeanAirspection StrathclydeKickStart
Jack WalkerAltra ERCEdinburghKickStart
Aidan CampbellAtomic ArchitectsHeriot-WattKickStart
Benjamin NoarAuraGlasgow School of ArtKickStart
Robin PflughauptCoBAltDundeeKickStart
Kat PohoreckaMude UnderwearEdinburgh NapierKickStart
Asma AbdullahSAMASTAREdinburgh KickStart

Meet our 2022 semi-finalists:

NameBusinessUniversityChallenge
Thasshwin MathanialB05LabAberdeenConverge
Maciej ParysCanCan DiagnosticsEdinburghConverge
Thomas CartwrightDeepQAEdinburghConverge
Daniele MariniKaibaStrathclydeConverge
Mark DorrisMercelEdinburgh NapierConverge
Jeremy VinerMorphic TechnologyEdinburghConverge
James CantleyNeogeniCoDundeeConverge
Marija VellaPodspectrixHeriot-Watt/EdinburghConverge
Ioannis StasinopoulosProzymi BioLabs EdinburghConverge
Araceli Venegas-GomezQURECAStrathclydeConverge
Helge DorfmuellerRHAPSEDADundeeConverge
Tomas MatulaitisSolOLEDSt AndrewsConverge
Pavlos PapadopoulosTrueDeployEdinburgh NapierConverge
Opeyemi IbukunArgyle IT & Education NigeriaHeriot-WattCreate Change
Nathalie NijkDELIRIAGlasgow School of ArtCreate Change
Amin RigiEyesight ElectronicsEdinburghCreate Change
Morven SummersFussEatQueen MargaretCreate Change
Marta NegroHelp the Dog FlyEdinburgh NapierCreate Change
Clare DalyI am Dynamic StrathclydeCreate Change
Jeni AllisonKnit OneGlasgow School of ArtCreate Change
Natalia KerrPlantalaRobert GordonCreate Change
Shivoh NandakumarShivohHeriot-WattCreate Change
Simone JensenSmartbooksSt AndrewsCreate Change
Cameron CampbellSTAT SALUSStrathclydeCreate Change
Vinyet Miró PujadasStorybuildRobert Gordon Create Change
Barry RobertsonThe Grey HillRobert Gordon Create Change
Rosemary BristowField to FabricHeriot-WattNet Zero
Evan Gwynne DaviesScrappHeriot-WattNet Zero
Andrew McleodSolSafeRobert Gordon Net Zero
Jemma ReynoldsSymBIOsisRobert Gordon Net Zero
Javier DominguezTWEFDARobert Gordon Net Zero
Amin Rigi Water ElectronicsEdinburgh Net Zero
Michael O’Donnell3D Scotland Glasgow School of ArtKickStart
Youcef AhmanacheAIMELRobert Gordon KickStart
Alison WellsArtsBridgeRoyal ConservatoireKickStart
Ryan AndersonAllSteadyDundeeKickStart
Eva SteeleAmytisEdinburgh KickStart
Len De NysBlue House Stirling KickStart
Louis MarieCereSolHeriot-WattKickStart
Matteo CeseCEXALEdinburghKickStart
Jonathan BradyCherryPIQStrathclydeKickStart
Frank YntemaCreative Foresight SolutionsHeriot-WattKickStart
Marvin WrightCriterion RoboticsStrathclydeKickStart
Chamath PalihawadanaCrowdly.aiRobert Gordon KickStart
Matthew LeeperEducation EvolvedGlasgowKickStart
Duncan PentlandDuncan PentlandQueen MargaretKickStart
Hannah Blackburn-TurnerFemmortal West of ScotlandKickStart
Cameron FoyF-OXStirling KickStart
Iain QuinnHappy Leaf StrathclydeKickStart
Nikolas ColesHidden Energy Solution StrathclydeKickStart
Diane DuguidIntelligent Learning SolutionsRobert Gordon KickStart
Mert ZorluLocalizeGlasgow KickStart
Rachel PostLusan Edinburgh KickStart
Wojciech MistaMediSightGlasgow KickStart
Gauthier CollasNextChain Edinburgh KickStart
Maria Isabel Ayala GrageraOcean Punks Robert Gordon KickStart
Kai Jun EerOnboard IDEdinburgh KickStart
MA N’Guessan AssanvoOnline TR@DStirling KickStart
Sara MarshallPh.I.TQueen MargaretKickStart
Anton PuzorjovQuas Drinks Edinburgh KickStart
Gizela BananaRoyal Helix AberdeenKickStart
Moustapha DiabySchool Link Abertay KickStart
Joyce WattSensory Soul Robert Gordon KickStart
Angela Lum-nehSteer AnalyticsStirling KickStart
Olivia DovernorStudent Bubble St AndrewsKickStart
Stephen ArmitTheFitGripGlasgow Caledonian KickStart
Prathamesh DeshmukhUniticGlasgow Caledonian KickStart
Jane O’NeillVocema TechHeriot-WattKickStart
Gregor WeirWerk OutGlasgow KickStart