King's College, Cambridge launched SPARK 1.0, a four-week incubator selecting 24 startups from more than 180 applications to commercialize student and alumni research. The programme targets sectors including software, AI, life sciences, semiconductors, sustainability, agritech, medtech and e-mobility. Selected startups span development stages: 42% idea-stage, 40% with early-stage products, and 17% with initial users, with half led by women. Notable ventures address semiconductor materials, satellite-based crop forecasting, AI psychosis detection from blood tests, carbon-negative jet fuel and fertility support. The incubator provides mentoring, workshops, investor access and a chance to pitch for £20,000 seed funding.
King's College, Cambridge has revealed the 24 startups selected for its first-ever incubator programme, SPARK 1.0, an initiative designed to turn research-backed ideas from students and alumni into investable companies. The new scheme, created by King's Entrepreneurship Lab (King's E-Lab) in partnership with Founders at the University of Cambridge, aims to support the next generation of entrepreneurs tackling global challenges ranging from disease prevention to climate resilience and fertility support.
Of these, 42% are still at the idea stage, 40% already have an early-stage product, and 17% have initial users. Half of the selected companies are led by women. The ventures include: * Dielectrix, developing next-generation semiconductor dielectric materials. * GreenHarvest, using satellite data to predict climate-driven changes to crop yields. * Dulce Cerebrum, building AI models to detect psychosis from blood tests. * Neela Biotech, working on carbon-negative jet fuel. * Egg Advisor, a digital fertility platform for women freezing their eggs.
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