15 teams participated in the CitySpark competition this year, with five of them taking home £3,000 each.
The event
Every year CityStarters organise a competition to help City students and alumni develop a business idea and test it out with potential customers.
The competition ends with the CitySpark Final Marketplace, where the young entrepreneurs have the opportunity to show their projects and win cash prizes to fund their business.
We have storified the highlights of the event, held on 3rd April at The Hangout in London (scroll to bottom of page).
The event
Every year CityStarters organise a competition to help City students and alumni develop a business idea and test it out with potential customers.
The competition ends with the CitySpark Final Marketplace, where the young entrepreneurs have the opportunity to show their projects and win cash prizes to fund their business.
We have storified the highlights of the event, held on 3rd April at The Hangout in London (scroll to bottom of page).
The winners
- Eatro – A peer-to-peer platform for sharing homemade food
- Popcord – A keyring that doubles as a charging cable for smartphones
- Urbanember – A highly visual personalised mapping app
- iSleepEasii – A new product which aims to revolutionize the way we see through our digital services
- Nudge – A clever wristband that gives you effortless control over your diabetes
The other teams
- MotionTags – A re-brandable T-Commerce SmartTV solution for video content distributors
- Indive – An innovative direction indicator light for bycicles
- Edible – A bite-sized learning and rewards tool for employees
- Flambée – Tartes Flambées or Flammekueches, a traditional Alsatian dish, served directly in London
- The Challanger – An online platform and smartphone application that allows people to play casual sport matches without knowing each other
- SocialA.M. – An alarm clock app that allows its users to wake up with a guaranteed smile
- Offline – A new venue in London that will bring people together “face to face”
- LostBay – An online system designed to assist users in the process of tracking and recovery of their lost or stolen items
- Angie's Angel Fruit Wash – An all natural and organic fruit and vegetables wash made from edible, sustainable and ethically derived ingredients
- Poutstick – An online lipstick store app where you can try before you buy
- OnEmployment – The Tinder of employment, connects students in need of jobs with business owners in need of last-minute staff