Scottish start-ups and university spinouts who participated in Converge Challenge have leveraged over seven times in subsequent funding the amount that the programme’s university partners and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) originally invested in the company creation competition, a new independent report reveals.
Converge Challenge – Bold For Change
Converge Challenge celebrated International Women’s Day as leading female entrepreneurs and businesswoman shared powerful statements highlighting this year’s theme.
Search begins to discover inspiring entrepreneurs from across Scotland’s Universities
The quest to find the next generation of entrepreneurs from Scotland’s thriving academic entrepreneur community is underway once again. Converge Challenge alumni launched the 2017 programme at the University of St Andrews challenging every Scottish university to uncover the next big idea.
Converge Challenge announce new Strategic Advisory Board
Converge Challenge new Strategic Advisory Board brings together top academic and business leaders
Converge Challenge Winners Eyes on the Prize
MindMate and MicroSense Technologies Ltd have just been presented with their prizes as joint winners of Converge Challenge 2016.
Converge awards £150,000 to Scotland’s next generation of entrepreneurs
Scotland’s leading company creation competition and start up development programme for staff, students, and recent graduates of Scottish Universities announces its winners at its annual awards ceremony this evening (22 September 2016) at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh.
It’s the final countdown as Converge Challenge top 6 are announced
Scotland’s leading company creation competition and start up development programme for students, graduates and staff from the country’s universities has announced its top six finalists…
Converge Challenge shortlist is announced
Scotland’s leading company creation competition and start up development programme for students, graduates and staff from the country’s universities announces its shortlist of nominees for 2016.
Converge Challenge appoints new Chairman
Scotland’s leading company creation competition, Converge Challenge has appointed Sandy Finlayson as its new Chairman. With more than 25 years’ experience advising…
Step change for Scotland’s students
Building on the Scotland CAN DO agenda, John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education, announced the collaboration between Converge Challenge, Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE)…
Converge Challengers announced
Scotland’s leading company creation competition and start up development programme for staff, students, and recent graduates of Scottish Universities announces its top 60 ‘Converge Challengers’ for 2016.
Scotland’s Universities take on the Converge Challenge
For the first time since Converge Challenge was established all 17 higher education universities in Scotland have submitted applications for the country’s leading company creation competition and start up development programme.