Emma Enterprise competition winners selected for SPARK incubator.

Inugural SPARK Cohort

The first two winning teams of the Emma Enterprise competition led by Dylan Cuskelly (Green Harvest) and Lukas Pin (IntolerSense) have been selected to participate in the inaugural SPARK incubator out of 180 applications to join SPARK 1.0.

Created by King’s E-Lab, in partnership with Founders at the University of Cambridge, SPARK will act as an entrepreneurial launchpad. This programme will offer hands-on support, world-class mentorship and practical training to enable world-changing ventures covering challenges such as disease prevention and treatment, fertility support and climate resilience. The combined networks of successful entrepreneurs and investor alumni and venture-building expertise brought by King’s E-Lab and Founders at the University of Cambridge will address a critical gap to drive innovation.

The intensive incubator will run for four weeks from the end of August. Each participant will receive specialised support from Founders at the University of Cambridge and King’s E-Lab mentors and entrepreneurs-in-residence to turn their concepts into companies that can attract both investment and ultimately grow into startups capable of driving economic growth.

Following the program, the founders will emerge with:

• A validated business model and a clear pathway to product development

• Access to expert mentorship and masterclasses with global entrepreneurs and investors

• The opportunity to pitch for £20,000 investment and chance to pitch for further investment from established Angel Investors at Demo Day

• A chance to join a thriving community of innovators and change-makers