LaunchPad

LaunchPad runs every two weeks and exists to turn raw ideas into something worth building. You pitch, you get picked apart usefully, and you leave with a next step.

What you get

• Mentoring from industry people, and a read on whether the idea holds
• Help forming a team, and guidance on getting to a prototype
• A briefing on what funding and grant routes exist
• Introductions to other founders and innovators, and in some cases a route into incubation

Who can apply

• School and college students, early-stage innovators and aspiring entrepreneurs
• People with an idea but no team yet — that is explicitly fine
• You need a basic idea, a willingness to pitch for three minutes, and the intent to keep going

How selection works: you present the concept and get feedback from mentors and industry experts.

How to apply: use the application form on the incubator's LaunchPad page.