Founder Stories

Looking for inspiration?

Browse our case studies, podcasts and videos featuring people who have bridged the gap from academia to real-world businesses.

Take a look – or listen – to their inspiring stories.

A series of inspiring stories and insights from our alumni founders.

Cyacomb: making the internet a safer place

Bruce Ramsay from Cyacomb is on a mission to make the internet a safer place using cutting-edge technology that pinpoints harmful content, at source.

SolarisKit

Faisal Ghani founded SolarisKit to bring affordable solar energy to underserved communities. Listen to his remarkable story here.

Conversations with people who have combined their academic work with entrepreneurial ventures.

Learn fast, fail fast with Dr Genevieve Patenaude

I’ve learned more from my failures than from my successes – Andy Porter

A collection of short films celebrating our alumni and their achievements since taking part in our programme.

Kenoteq – revolutionising construction one brick at a time

Dr Sam Chapman, co-founder of Kenoteq, talks about his mission to make building more sustainable with bricks made from recycled…

Dxcover – pioneering a revolutionary way to detect cancers

Dr Holly Butler of Dxcover talks about her company’s diagnostic innovation and how Converge has been instrumental in taking the…

A catalogue of in-depth case studies from alumni building remarkable businesses.

MotionTech

The idea behind MotionTech is to create a new form of modular flight motion simulator, utilising 360-degree motion in conjunction…

Power Up your Business

Looking to power up your business? The Royal Bank Entrepreneur Accelerator programme is now open for applications. Read on for…