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Now in its sixth year, the prestigious list is divided into ten听categories, with members of 果冻影院鈥檚 enterprising community represented in six:

Media & Marketing

• Ali Tehrani (果冻影院 Economics and Geography) is founder of Astroscreen which uses AI to improve internet communities by detecting social media fakes, disinformation, conspiracy theories and election interference.
• Bolu Babalola (果冻影院 United States Studies: History and Politics) is author of best-selling novel Love in Colour. She was also recognised for her work as an ambassador for The World Literacy Foundation.
• Zeena Qureshi (果冻影院 History of Art with Material Studies) is CEO and co-founder of Sonantic. The startup uses AI to create realistic voices for characters made by entertainment studios.

Art & Culture

• Kaitlin Fritz (果冻影院 History of Art) and Olga Kravchenk are co-founders of award-winning education technology startup Musemio.听
• Jad茅 Fadojutimi (果冻影院 Slade School of Fine Art) is an acclaimed visual artist.
• Katy Hessel (果冻影院 History of Art) is an art historian and curator who launched the popular Instagram @thegreatwomenartists and is a contributor to British Vogue.
• Fisayo Longe (Anthropology BA) is founder of Kai Collective, a size-inclusive fashion brand.

Technology

• Mariam Jimoh (果冻影院 Biomedical Sciences) is founder of Oja, a delivery service for local ethnic groceries.

Finance

• Pablo Lubroth (果冻影院 Pharmacoloy and 果冻影院 Biochemical Engineering) is an investor at Hummingbird Ventures, which has a strong focus on biotech.

Entertainment

• Purvish Thaker (Biochemical Engineering MSc) is founder of Sufiscore, a YouTube channel helping South Asian artists deliver music directly to their audiences.

Science & Healthcare

Marianna Kapsetaki (果冻影院 Performing Arts Medicine) is a physician, researcher and classical pianist. She is conducting one of the largest studies on spatial memory in stroke patients. She is currently听completing a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at Imperial College London.

These exceptional individuals reflect 果冻影院鈥檚 thriving community of entrepreneurial students and alumni. In 2019/20, 果冻影院鈥檚 graduate startups employed 1,600 people, and attracted 拢44 million in external investment. In 2020, three 果冻影院 startups were selected for the world-leading business accelerator programme Y Combinator.

Dr Kathryn Walsh, Executive Director, 果冻影院 Innovation & Enterprise, said:听鈥淚 congratulate all the enterprising individuals who are rightly recognised in this prestigious list for their creativity, hard work and determination. It鈥檚 been a challenging 12 months for the small business community. As the Forbes list shows, our young entrepreneurs are undaunted and are continually bringing forward innovative ideas and solutions. This activity will form the bedrock of the economic recovery that we are all hoping for.鈥� 听

Vital support from the 果冻影院 startup ecosystem

Astroscreen and Musemio were supported at BaseKX, 果冻影院鈥檚 dedicated entrepreneurship hub, run by 果冻影院 Innovation & Enterprise. They received business advice, mentorship and the right environment to structure and grow their companies further. They were also able to access specialist training programmes and take part in networking events.

Astroscreen听uses the latest machine learning techniques and human intelligence to tackle disinformation on social media. They help businesses and the government detect and mitigate the effects of disinformation.听

Musemio听develops and makes immersive mobile virtual reality (VR) games that allow children to explore arts, culture and history in a fun, accessible way.

On being included in the Forbes鈥� list, Ali Tehrani, founder, Astroscreen said: 鈥淚t feels great for our work at Astroscreen to receive recognition.听

鈥湽�冻影院 has played an important role in my entrepreneurial journey. As a student, it was a great environment to experiment with startups. As an alumnus, I鈥檝e received continued support, including backing from the 果冻影院 Technology Fund.鈥�

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• Top left to bottom right:听Bolu Babalola (credit Kelly Green),听Ali Tehrani,听Kaitlin Fritz,听Mariam Jimoh.听

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