Student Upstarts

investment firm

About

Student Upstarts invests up to £15,000 in exchange for up to 8% equity in student teams to create and build businesses.

Details

Industries
Finance,Financial Services,Venture Capital
Founded date
Jan 1, 2012
Operating Status
Active
Investor Type
Incubator

Student Upstarts invests up to £15,000 in exchange for up to 8% equity in student teams to create and build businesses. The criteria is simple - one member of the team must be a full-time student at a UK or European higher education institute, or have graduated from one in the last 12 months. This applies to undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students. Student Upstarts was established in 2012 with the aim of investing in 100 Student businesses by the end of 2015. The motivation for this is the huge potential of the talent that they see in the UK’s universities together with the belief that with their investment, support and network Student Upstarts will discover the next generation of entrepreneurs who will become the UK’s business leaders and change the world.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
8
2
Student Upstarts has made 8 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 1, 2015, when MapSit Technologies raised 0.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Seed Consumer
Seed Apps
Apr 15, 2014 Fanbytes
Seed Content
Jan 9, 2014 Hubbly Bubbly
Seed Consumer Goods
Jan 4, 2014 Bearded Colonel
Seed E-Commerce Yes

Exits

Student Upstarts has had 1 exits. Student Upstarts most notable exits include Fanbytes

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
May 3, 2022 Fanbytes M&A Content Detail