October 23rd and 24th marked another milestone for the 2024 Tata Varsity Pitch Competition, powered by NACUE: The Finalist Bootcamp.
Over the course of the two days, our 7 finalists took part in a series of workshops and mentoring sessions to help them accelerate their businesses and fine-tune their entrepreneurial skills. Keep reading to find out what they got up to each day, and how the sessions are helping them prepare for the Final pitch-off later this month, on November 12th!
Bootcamp Day One
On the first day of the Bootcamp, finalists were able to immerse themselves in interactive sessions hosted by the TCS team and meet each other in-person for the first time.
Matched with seasoned professionals from different business areas, each Finalist took part in seven 15-minute one-to-one speed mentoring sessions. In these sessions, they were able to discuss key elements of their businesses, get feedback, and iterate their ideas. Mentors gave insight into their depth of knowledge in the fields of Marketing, Project Management, Legal, Tech, Innovation, Sustainability and more.
Bootcamp Day Two
Hosted in partnership with The D Group at their central London office, Day 2 of the Bootcamp consisted of four business-skills sessions led by industry experts.
The day started off with a strategic leadership session hosted by Seumas Kerr CBE, Managing Director at The D Group. This was followed by a Business Concept Feedback and a Networking session led by The D Group. The afternoon was dedicated to an insightful pitch training led by David Trayford from WOW-Media. All finalists had the opportunity to receive valuable feedback on their business pitches to perfect them for the Grand Final.
The Finalists
The close of day two brought us to the end of our #VP2024 Bootcamp, the 48 hours passing at rapid pace due to the amount of knowledge sharing, useful feedback, and new ideas.
This brings us one step closer to the Grand Final of this year’s competition. Now it’s up to the finalists to use all they’ve learned to fine-tune their pitches, readying themselves for the Grand Final on Tuesday, 12th November, to be held at Coin Street — Third Floor Suite, Coin Street Centre, 108 Stamford Street, SE1 9NH (just five minutes’ walk from Waterloo Station) from 1:45pm to 6pm, you can reserve your place to join us here.
To see who will be pitching, meet our fantastic finalists below:
Health & Wellbeing with Tata Communications — AiKNIT creates wearable devices that are customisable, tailor-made and condition adaptive for improved experience for patients with musculoskeletal disorders
Creative & Design with Tata Elxsi — Mude is an adaptive wear company, combining function and fashion for anyone reliant on medical devices for their health, initially focusing on insulin pump users.
Genuine Innovation with Tata Consumer Products — PulpaTronics provides more sustainable RFID tags that eliminate the need for metal mining, simplify manufacturing and streamline recycling.
Social Impact with TCS — Smart Justice is a legal technology social enterprise committed to leveraging technology to increase access to justice for underserved communities.
Digital & Technical with JLR — SolarSub created an innovative passive cooling system for floating solar panels, increasing solar panel efficiency by up to 20%.
Early-Stage with IHCL — Della Yellow’s innovative app teaches users to sew, repair clothing and other sustainable crafting skills through expert led, easy-to-follow tutorials.
Online Peoples’ Vote — InfoTik is a social media app on a mission to tackle social media addiction and turn scrolling into learning
NACUE would like to extend their grateful thanks for the successful 2-day Bootcamp to our headline sponsor Tata, category sponsor TCS and our partner, The D Group, as without their support the event wouldn’t have been possible.
