The StartUp Sussex judges were impressed by the elegance of Richard Ogotedon’s design for a bathroom product to reduce water wastage.
Competition winners share innovation funding Eight entrepreneurial students and new graduates have won funding to help turn their business brainwaves into emerging enterprises. Each of the winners of the StartUp Sussex competition will receive a cash injection as well as mentoring from experts in the Sussex Innovation Centre (SInC), the campus-based business incubator. Thirty-one students entered the summer round of the twice-yearly competition and 12 shortlisted applicants pitched their ideas on Monday (22 July) to a panel of judges from the Careers and Employability Centre (CEC) and SInC, who jointly organise the competition. Of the eight winners, two received enterprise awards of £2,000 and three picked up social enterprise awards of £5,000. Three more won a £500 development award for social enterprise. Peter Lane, Innovation Support Manager at SInC, said: "We were extremely impressed with the high quality of entries in this year's Startup Sussex competition. "The applicants we have selected to receive funding showed both dedication to their projects and insight in abundance, and we at the Centre are looking forward to working with them, as they continue to build on the initial steps they have taken towards successful entrepreneurial careers." Enterprise winners The judges recognised that Brandon Perree (a second-year History and Politics student) and Danny Noam (a second-year Informatics undergraduate) had thoroughly researched the customer demand and market potential for their website, which helps fellow students to navigate the various club nights in Brighton, and they were impressed by Danny's presentation to the panel.
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