Civic Participation Platform Wins Imperial’s Top Prize for Women Entrepreneurs
6/29/21 • Imperial College London
An Imperial student-founded startup has developed a social platform that improves deliberation and civic decision making.
SURU Together, co-founded by Georgie Denis, a master's student in the School of Public Health, scooped the £15,000 top prize in the WE Innovate final on 25 June for developing a platform to allow for group decision-making and deliberation, helping civic organisations like local councils draw on the knowledge of the people who know the needs of their community best.
WE Innovate is a women’s entrepreneurship programme run by Imperial Enterprise Lab designed to inspire and accelerate the progress of women entrepreneurs. At the final, held virtually for the second year, five finalists went head-to-head in the hope of winning a share of a £30,000 prize pot, sponsored by bp.
Over the past 7 years, this game changing programme has provided a wide range of opportunities to women interested in entrepreneurship, from developing business ideas and entrepreneurship skills to raising investment and networking.