Transforming lives with entrepreneurship
Strathclyde Inspire supports entrepreneurship in all its forms. If you’re a Strathclyde student, staff member, or alumnus, we can help you:
- explore your entrepreneurial potential
- with your idea for a business
- commercialise your research.
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You don’t need any previous experience to begin. Discover how our award-winning team can help you at any stage of your journey, whether you want to explore, create, launch or grow.
And to stay in touch with our latest learning opportunities, news and advice via our monthly email bulletin, join our community.
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Unlock your entrepreneurial mindset with Strathclyde Inspire.
Create
Realise your potential with our Start Up, Intellectual Property and Commercialisation support.
Launch
Accelerate your opportunity with our investor-ready Accelerator for pre-seed start-ups and spin-outs.
Grow
Grow your venture with our early-stage investment and scale-up support designed for ambitious founders.
Strathclyde Inspire embodies our entrepreneurial spirit and will help our students and staff realise their creativity and ambition, empowering them to make an impact on the world around them.
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Charles Huang Foundation:
A transformational gift
In September 2021, the University received £50 million from alumnus and global business leader Dr Charles Huang from his philanthropic foundation.
The gift is the largest Strathclyde has ever received – and is set to transform the lives of students and the global communities we serve.
Read more about the four areas the gift will support.
Charles Huang FoundationLatest news
Entrepreneurship Challenge Winners win £2k
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023/24 Exploring Entrepreneurship Challenge - Natasha Chitambo, Alexandros Christou, Ubong Essien, Peter McAdoo and Fidelis Usman - who formed the team StrathEssentials which aims to reduce the wastage of educational resources by creating a marketplace for students to buy and sell textbooks, lab coats and calculators at affordable prices.
Inspire-supported medical software company receives funding
Congratulations to University of Strathclyde and Inspire Accelerator alum Scott Black, founder of Claymore Surgical Ltd, on receiving funding from Gabriel Investment Syndicate, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise and University of Strathclyde. The is developing a medical software to support doctors to diagnose childhood sleep disorders and prioritise treatment for the most urgent cases.
Inspire Accelerator alumna pitches on Dragons' Den
Strathclyde graduate and Inspire Accelerator alumna Janani Prabhakaran appeared on BBC's Dragons' Den earlier this month to seek investment for her travel company Unbaggaged. She tells us more about the process in a blog, including how she prepared, the most challenging parts, and lessons learned from taking part in the experience.
Strathclyde showcases entrepreneurial campus on Cabinet Secretary visit
The University of Strathclyde welcomed Neil Gray MSP, Scottish Government Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy Secretary to campus to experience first-hand the support offered to entrepreneurs. Inspire-supported founders Holly Butler, Dxcover; Javier Gutiérrez Abril, Caribbean Goods Ltd; Daniel Brown, Neurodapt Ltd and Scott Black, Claymore Surgical Ltd provided insight into their journey.