Imperial College London is a factory for deep technology startups
Imperial is an innovation leader, in and out of the lab. We are independently ranked as a global top ten university, and the UK’s most innovative. With a focus on science and technology and a founding commitment in our 1907 charter to translate research into practice, enterprise is in our DNA.
We have built an entrepreneurial ecosystem that transforms the pioneering research activity of our world-class academic researchers into world-changing innovations. Because of our rich pool of talent and our conscious efforts to provide support, Imperial has become a factory for deep technology startups, founded by researchers working at the cutting edge of physical, engineering and life sciences. Beyond this, a multidisciplinary community of students and alumni build a mix of deep tech and consumer-focused startups, stimulated and supported by the Imperial College Business School and the extensive ecosystem of pre-accelerators, mentoring, venture competitions, prototyping facilities and incubator space.
Imperial’s drive to make a difference to the world through new ideas, collaborations, and industry links leads to startups with high growth potential, led by founders surrounded with the tools and support they need to get things moving. Startups founded at Imperial include Ceres Power, the UK’s most valuable cleantech company, Magic Pony, an AI-powered image and video enhancement technology acquired by Twitter, and Permasense, a corrosion monitoring business sold to Emerson Electric for $40 million. Imperial startups have raised over £1 billion in investment funding in the past five years.
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