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Rising Stars
Pitch competition for early-stage startups
Climate
Supporting climate tech founders
Upscale
Equipping scaleups post series A
Future Fifty
Growing late-stage ventures, to IPO and beyond
Creo
Championing disabled founders and entrepreneurs innovating around disability
Rising Stars is back with £3 million up for grabs!
This year, the Tech Nation Rising Stars programme is merging with the OneToWin competition, to re-launch the ultimate pitch competition for innovative early-stage tech startups with £3,000,000 on offer across the regional and national levels.
Grand Finalists will have the chance to showcase their businesses on the prestigious London Tech Week stage, competing for the opportunity to win £1,000,000 in investment and a range of ‘money-can’t-buy’ opportunities designed to propel their business forward.
Our Ambassadors and Advisers:
Tej Lalvani
Tania Boler
Founder and President, Elvie
Michael Acton-Smith
Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman, Calm
Michael is the co-founder and co-Executive Chairman of Calm, the leading mental health brand with the #1 App for Sleep, Meditation and Relaxation. Calm has grown to over 100 million downloads, was the Apple 2017 app of the year, and is the world’s first mental health unicorn.
Long fascinated by neuroscience, flow states and mental fitness, he is passionate about spreading meditation as a simple but valuable skill around the world.
Prior to Calm, Michael was the founder of Mind Candy, along with Firebox.com, Ping Pong Fight Club, and Berwickstock music festival. In 2014 he was awarded an OBE for services to the Creative Industries.
Melissa Snover
Founder and CEO, Rem3dy
Melissa Snover is an award-winning entrepreneur and disruptor in the world of food
technology and 3D printing. She is passionate about developing innovations which offer
solutions to her customers, challenge her competitors, and innovate current market offerings.
She is currently the founder and CEO of Rem3dy Health which pioneers personalised
solutions across preventative and curative health under the brands Nourished (Personalised
Nutrition) and Scripted (Personalised Medicine).
Melissa has been a successful entrepreneur for over 15 years, is a registered nutritionist and
the inventor or several new patented technologies. She is a visionary for the use of 3D printing
in mainstream manufacturing on a global scale and recently raised the highest ever female
founder seed round in UK history for Rem3dy. She is an ambassador for women’s equal access
to finance, as well as being an avid supporter and mentor; supporting young people of all
backgrounds to begin studying in STEM fields.
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