Alumni By Year

Converge 2024 Cohort

From smart plastics that can sense their surroundings and degrade on contact with seawater to satellite technology to support our aquaculture industry, this year’s Converge cohort are pioneering solutions for a sustainable, healthy and technologically advanced Scotland.

Meet our 2024 winners:

NameBusiness University Challenge
Momchil VasilevInProcessStrathclydeConverge
Jawahir Al-MaulyUjamaa SpiceEdinburgh Create Change
Alexander SpeakmanE.V.A BiosystemsEdinburgh Net Zero
Solomon WhiteSEASATEdinburgh KickStart

Meet our 2024 runners-up:

NameBusiness University Challenge
Anthony McGarryPCADStrathclydeConverge
Vijay LuthraKEPSoft CollaborativeGlasgowCreate Change
James TaylorSolarSubEdinburgh Net Zero
Jillian Gordon Ovation AgricultureSRUCKickStart
Catriona LiddlePalmAltQueen MargaretKickStart

Meet our 2024 special award winners:

NameBusiness University Award
Alexander SpeakmanE.V.A BiosystemsEdinburgh IBioIC
Sebastien ChastinMosaIQGlasgow Caledonian Ventures Lab
Nathan DudleyNew-Found-HopeDundeeEntrepreneurial Spirit – KickStart

Meet our 2024 finalists:

NameBusiness University Challenge
Kamila MalyszExcellio LabsEdinburgh Converge
Jamie ScottIDxSenseEdinburgh Converge
Samuel RotenbergINFINECTHeriot-WattConverge
Peter TinningNorthern Light MicroscopyStrathclydeConverge
Ciara BowGledfield DistilleryHighlands & IslandsCreate Change
Fairouz DridiScreen HustlerWest of ScotlandCreate Change
Ifeanyichukwu EzinmaduSymphoMeEdinburgh Create Change
Rory Bone4SB MobilityGSA/Glasgow/
Strathclyde		Net Zero
Chris FowlerAirspection StrathclydeNet Zero
Arash BadakhshEntropystStrathclydeNet Zero
Alexander WilliamsAMH360Queen MargaretKickStart
Jonah Davies-JonesCykelworx DesignStrathclydeKickStart
Gavin AdamsCSV GetterGlasgowKickStart
Yue LiuHerGamesGSAKickStart
Chinenye ObiohaKoenaGSA/GlasgowKickStart
Garance LocatelliOrchy MGStrathclydeKickStart
Mike GillRail GeospatialRobert Gordon KickStart
Velian VelikovSkyborn AIAberdeenKickStart

Meet our 2024 semi-finalists:

NameBusiness University Challenge
SuvishAgeing (Ltd)Glasgow CaledonianConverge
Matthew MooreDroneTectorSt. AndrewsConverge
Vincenzo RinaldiGround Truth XRDundeeConverge
Ricardo Moreno BallesterosGenProtexDundeeConverge
Adip Ranjan DasGI Healthcare IndustriesHeriot-WattConverge
Guilherme Theiss De RossoIkarians HealthtechAberdeenConverge
Daniele MariniKaibaStrathclydeConverge
Marc ReidKineticolorStrathclydeConverge
Nanik RamchandaniLastingAssetEdinburgh NapierConverge
Hendrik NahlerRespiratoneHeriot-Watt & DurhamConverge
Helge DorfmuellerRHAPSEDADundeeConverge
Shivoh Chirayil NandakumarRideScanHeriot-WattConverge
Hadi LarijaniSmart Wireless EpilepticGlasgow CaledonianConverge
Simon Fraser532 DesignAbertay & DundeeCreate Change
David ThorpeAspective ConsultingHeriot-WattCreate Change
Kaya MalinowskaCarnieBeesRobert Gordon Create Change
Clare DalyDynamigoStrathclydeCreate Change
Elizabeth SmithGradatimEdinburgh Create Change
Helen BridleLet’s Do EngineeringHeriot-WattCreate Change
Kat PohoreckaMudeEdinburgh NapierCreate Change
Thomas BartonPlacementtDundeeCreate Change
Robert GrimoireSkint StudioGlasgow CaledonianCreate Change
Felix SchaefflerVoice BuddyQueen MargaretCreate Change
Andrew ChristieAgri-LibraJames HuttonNet Zero
Hossein ZanganehAlba KineticsRobert GordonNet Zero
Alp YesilkayabiflowHeriot-WattNet Zero
Tom StewartBIO-WOOLDundeeNet Zero
Mohsen LalehparvarBlackBoxAberdeenNet Zero
Jani ShibuyaHychorAberdeenNet Zero
John BradleyJBSB StudiosAbertayNet Zero
Aliyu DalaRaygonalEdinburgh Net Zero
Aleksandra Czech-SekleckaVanFillHighlands & IslandsNet Zero
Bharat ThakkarWattacurrentAberdeenNet Zero
Vivek ReghuAcademy of ThoughtStrathclydeKickStart
Vitalii StarikovAI Methane TrackerHeriot-WattKickStart
Hayder Al MsheleshAquaZoaHeriot-WattKickStart
Olugbenga AbejirinCardio IntelRobert GordonKickStart
Max AylmerCogniCallDundeeKickStart
Jessica MillerCubble TechEdinburghKickStart
Ahmed KonnehDjarapharmaEdinburghKickStart
Aamir WaniEcoHeat SolutionEdinburghKickStart
Lawal OlaotanEconomeStirlingKickStart
Ideja BajraEdvance AISt. AndrewsKickStart
Faheem AbdusatharEnlightStrathclydeKickStart
John MillerFancy Frog GamesAbertayKickStart
Molly FletcherFloating FleecesSRUCKickStart
Shalom OshiFly FarmerSRUCKickStart
Robbie GrahamHaze & HearthGlasgowKickStart
Mel PrenticeHealthy AmbitionsQueen MargaretKickStart
Rowan CunninghamInclusio DesignStrathclydeKickStart
Luis ToralInnoSportRobert GordonKickStart
Serign-B SannehJaaloluGlasgow CaledonianKickStart
Haseeb HamidMedSnappDundeeKickStart
Jimmy ChuMyFarmGlasgowKickStart
Salisu UbaNatQuestStrathclydeKickStart
Daniel BrownNeurodaptStrathclydeKickStart
Prateek RangraORYNXQueen MargaretKickStart
Cedric EnglishPiTCHEdinburgh NapierKickStart
Gervase CottamPlant CarbonSRUCKickStart
Kayla-Megan BurnsPodplisticStrathclydeKickStart
Thomas MolonyRevSimGlasgow Caledonian KickStart
Hanna NosalSafeveillanceAberdeenKickStart
Adam FoulisScotia BiotechStrathclydeKickStart
David BourneSimPat InnovationsEdinburghKickStart
Olusoji Lawrence TaiwoSof Source InternationalAberdeenKickStart
Ojotule OnojaSTEMSpecRobert GordonKickStart
Mohammad IslamTooth4LifeDundeeKickStart
Ashan AbeyratneTourprismStirlingKickStart
Calum MackinnonUbiquitous GridStrathclydeKickStart
Craig DalyXR Life ScienceGlasgowKickStart