OPEN MIC

WINNERS OF OUR PITCHING COMPETITION!

Five businesses battled it out during our Open Mic pitching competition. Each one had just 3 minutes to pitch their idea to our panel of Entrepreneurs in Residence before being quizzed about their product or service.

The Winner of the Open Mic receives a £500 cash investment in their business and the Highly Commended receives £250.

WINNER: MILLIE FLEMINGTON-CLARE

Millie is the founder and CEO of Human Beauty, an inclusive makeup brand with advocacy and community at its core that champions disability-friendly makeup and features genuine representation, on a mission to make cosmetics accessible for all & spread the message that 'Perfect is boring... and Human is beautiful.

HIGHLY COMMENDED: SAM VALDES & ERDOO YONGO

Sam and Erdoo are the Co-Founders of Politics Simplified, a mobile app and platform that aims to educate voters on political parties and candidates in a simple, and easily digestible format.

Sam graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2018 with a degree in Business and Management.