The Future Startup Now Founders programme helps diverse creative entrepreneurs aged 18 – 24 take their first steps to start up their own business or social enterprise.
The programme was delivered in partnership with Hustle Crew and funded by the Mayor of London as part of the Digital Talent Programme.
Over 5 weeks in June and July 2020, Create Jobs supported 27 young Founders to learn what it takes to create a startup business. Across each week participants had clear objectives including learning about lean startup methodology: build, measure, learn; what s minimun viable product is and how to beta test with user research and insight’ how to research customers and understand what doesn’t scale.
27 participants
5 weeks
10 young founders received £5k grant
We were blown away by the levels of talent and creativity - by the end of the 5 weeks we awarded 10 of the 30 the opportunity to win a grant of £5k to develop their businesses further. After lengthy deliberations we selected these ten outstanding entrepreneurs to receive the funding:
Adama Sesay - Seasoned With Salt is a food service business that hosts cooking masterclasses and provides food subscription boxes for students and young professionals.
Ayesha Fatima - Purrygood is your one-stop-shop for a physical copy of a personalised meme.
Deborah Igunma - Clef is on a mission to empower music connoisseurs to monetise their music knowledge.
Elizabeth Blege - EFITTER is a fashion-tech company aiming to solve e-commerce's biggest problems, starting with the issue of sizing.
Jessica Bukenya - Baked Kurls is the world's first CBD-infused, natural haircare brand dedicated to kinky and curly hair textures.
Keanna Williams - Nullus is a social technology company built upon two pillars - to prevent sexual violence and support victims of sexual violence.
Louise Rymell - Brollie is a service for choosing, booking, and budgeting mental health appointments on your mobile. Match.com + Tinder + Treatwell + Beautystack for mental health = Brollie
Samuel Ola - Medified is the world’s first drug authentication and management app, building a world without counterfeit medicine and transforming the way people manage their medication.
Sara Berkai - Ambesa enables children to build the world they want to live in, through our STEM toy kits and workshops.
Tianna Johnson - Black Girls Camping Trip provides tailored outdoor retreats for Black womxn and non-binary people in the UK.
“I love the diversity, the energy, and how encouraging and positive everyone is about each other’s ideas.”
Cheuk Laam Wong, Future Startup Now Founder
It’s also lovely to hear such kind supportive words each week and someone championing you as the programme went along. Excited to continue being my mentor’s mentee as my business develops!
