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1 CASE STUDIES Innovation Centre SETsquared supported companies 2015/16

2 + Case Study: Student enterprise > Bath SETsquared supported company Tom Dewhurst Founder, Ordoo Graduate 2015: BA Hons Business Administration Ordoo: Launched 2015 Order and pay for food & drink in advance on your mobile Finalist in Apps Crunch and Business Plan Competition Winner 2015 Dragons Den 5K Joined SETsquared at Bath Innovation Centre Seed investment from UBIC mentor Built his MVP in 4 months and launched local trial in Bath Closed SEIS Angel round in April 2016 to scale business

3 + Case Study: Student placement > Bath SETsquared supported company James Courtney Founder, LUX Rewards Student present: BA Hons Business Admin LUX: Launching April 2016 App based awards platform for premium dinin. Joined the Innovation Centre Bath (UBIC) in Feb 2016 Launching his own business as placement for U/G course 2x winner of the Business Plan Competition Awarded 500 prize at Dragons Den Competition Seed investment from Enterprise@Bath / UBIC mentor Successfully crowdfunded (Crowd ) to raise SEIS round

4 + Case Case Study: Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur > Bath SETsquared member Reza Saadi Co-Founder, INTRO Graduate 2015, BA Business Administration INTRO: Launched 2015 Smart recruitment platform for matching millennials with jobs. Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur September 2014 Joined SETsquared Innovation Centre Bath (UBIC) Won 02 Award and joined E-Spark Bristol Launched MVP in early 2015 Currently raising Angel round funding to scale nationally.

5 + Case Study: Graduate Bursary > Bath SETsquared member Chris Shaw Founder, B3D Graduate 2014: Master of Engineering (Mech Eng) B3D: Launched 2015 Innovative 3D controller technology using magnets and sensors. Awarded Enterprise & Innovation alumni bursary Joined SETsquared Innovation Centre Bath (UBIC) Won 50K R&D grant from Innovate UK Developing his prototype 3D controller at the MakerLab in Bath Collaborative partnership with Bath graduate and mentor Ed Elias

6 + Case Study: Undergraduate/Student Ent > Bath SETsquared member Ashton Clapp Founder, Tradata Graduate 2016, Computer Science Tradata Tradata: Launched 2015 Structured data marketplace software for B2B sector Winner Business Plan competition with team Spuddy 2013 Winner Apps Crunch with AMBL 2014 Placement year with STORM [UoB alumni Bath tech company] Awarded Foulathi alumni award for entrepreneurship Joined SETsquared Innovation Centre Bath (UBIC)

7 + Case Study: PhD Researcher > Bath SETsquared supported company Dr Phil Hamman Founder, CORA PhD Researcher in Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2015 CORA: Founded 2015 Innovative app for patient monitoring and scheduling Winner Apps Crunch competition 2016 Finalist Business Plan competition 2016 Introduction to development partner Propagator via UBIC Currently working on release of the platform for trial collaboration with RUH in Bath

8 + Case Study: Post Graduate Tier 1 > Bath SETsquared supported company Dr Hector Archila Founder, Amphibia ECR/Junior Researcher Department of Architecture Amphibia: Launched 2016 Advanced bamboo building solutions for construction Attended SETsquared R2I bootcamp 2015 Awarded 50K research funding from SETsquared ICURE Joined the Innovation Centre Bath (UBIC) via Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa scheme. Currently looking for collaboration partners for market testing

9 + Case Study: Post Graduate Researcher > Bath SETsquared supported company Dr Dan Murray Founder, Industrial Phycology Post-Doc Researcher, Dept of Biology and Biochemistry I-PHYC: Founded 2012 Sustainable water recycling and nutrient recovery using microalgae. Joined the Innovation Centre Bath (UBIC) in Feb 2016 SETsquared Innovation & Investor Showcases 2015 / 16 Winner Most Commerical Potential Pitch@Palace 2015 Corporate partnership with Wessex Water and UK Weir Won EU R&D grants (phase 1 & 2) from Horizon 20:20

10 + Case Case Study: Postgraduate researcher > Bath SETsquared supported company Dr Michelle Harricharan Co-Founder, mypace Research Associate, Department of Psychology mypace: Launched 2015 A digital health solution to support weight loss and management in the health professions. Exploring other applications re. elite athlete training. A collaboration between Brunel University & the MVP completed in 2015 with agency White October SETsquared R2I bootcamp 2015 Awarded 50K research funding from SETsquared ICURE Currently raising further investment and working with the University of Bath elite athlete training programme

11 + Case Study: Alumni Startup > Bath SETsquared supported company Case Study Peter Davies Founder, Green Running Graduate 2005, BA Hons Mechanical Engineering Green Running: Launched 2014 Green Running provides a range of products to monitor, analyse and manage energy consumption. Member Innovation Centre Bath (UBIC) since 2012 Patented technology launched as B2B product in 2009 SETsquared Innovation & Investor Showcases 2015 / 16 Closed round in December 2015 which included investment from Centrica; currently raising Series A Rapidly scaling in association with corporate partners

12 + Case Study: Student enterprise > Bath SETsquared supported company Case Study: Laura Fedorciow & Bokani Tshidzu Chemistry & Management, Politics with Economics 2009 graduates VV Impact Tracker: Launched 2014 Producers of VV-Impact Tracker a cloud-based research impact planning and reporting platform. Began as a consultancy in the higher education sector and with social enterprises on economic, social and environmental impact Closed angel investment in Nov 2013 Supported universities with REF2014 assessment Launched VV-Impact Tracker in 2014 VV-Impact Tracker now in use in nine UK universities with about 1000 users. Currently scaling the reach of the product

13 + Case Study: Bath Startup > Bath SETsquared supported company Case Study Nicola Chilman & Tom Minor Founders, EZ Education Startup founded in Bath Doodlemaths: Launched 2014 The UK s bestselling primary Maths platform. Over 500K downloads. Unique personalised learning algorithms. Member Innovation Centre Bath (UBIC) 2014 Winner - SETsquared Entrepreneurship Programme 2014 SETsquared Investor Showcase 2015 / 16 Closed Angel round November rapidly scaling; employing 4 paid interns via the Santander intern scheme Finalist KPMG Best British Mobile Startup 2016

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