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Investors worldwide convened online to hear from a wide range of Imperiastartups seeking investment at º£½ÇÉçÇø's biannual startup investor showcase

Hundreds of individual and institutional investors joined an event this week to hear from Imperiastartups ptching for investment at º£½ÇÉçÇø's latest biannual startup investor showcase. Founders from across º£½ÇÉçÇø's entrepreneurial ecosystem pitched companies, offering and . Founders included alumni from Imperiaand ImperiaCollege Business School, current students and staff.

The event kicked off with a pitch from Valkyrie Industries, which is developing a wearable suit that delivers haptic feedback to immersive digital experiences. Other startups pitching included , which is developing bioactive products to treat chronic urinary tract infections, and , which aims to develop the world's greenest battery.

Following a summary of º£½ÇÉçÇø's investment network and fund from Seed Investment Manager, Dr Brijesh Roy, investors were treated to a longer interview with Lucy Jung, founder of . Lucy explored the innovation journey she embarked on following her Master's in Innovation Design Engineering from Imperiaand the Royal College of Art. Lucy gave insight on her business, Charco, which is developing a vibrating device that may alleviate Parkinson's motor dysfunction symptoms, and the range of support programmes from Imperiashe interacted with and that supported and enabled Charco's journey towards fundraising.

Through extensive development over the past five years, Imperiaoffers targeted support programmes for inventors and entrepreneurs, ranging from pre-investment accelerators such as the to customer discovery and market validation services like Techcelerate, with many others also on offer.

Dr Brijesh Roy, Seed Investment Manager at º£½ÇÉçÇø, said: “Our biannual startup showcase is a source of great pride for everyone working to support staff, student and alumni entrepreneurs at º£½ÇÉçÇø. We get to hear from exciting, deep-science, technology and consumer startups that combine great, insightful science with entrepreneurial and product and customer development skills enabled by the wide range of support on offer at º£½ÇÉçÇø. These events demonstrate the talent of our community and the drive that exists throughout Imperiato deliver impactful new technologies to the world.”

Imperiaoperates an open investor network which aims to connect our startup companies to the most appropriate funding available from investors, business angels and VC firms. Interested parties who were unable to attend the live event can watch the full session on catch-up and find out more about the investor network.