On the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, GEN UK stands united with our Ukrainian friends and founders hoping for peace. Displaced Ukrainians in the UK have demonstrated extraordinary entrepreneurialism - innovation, imagination, professional discipline, resilience and success. While born out of war, our ecosystem has been enriched and inspired by Ukrainian talent and [...]
GEN UK has teamed up with WSI AI Leadership Academy to provide practical, founder friendly training. Join our exclusive 3-part AI training programme designed specifically for early-stage startups. Over three live sessions, you’ll gain the tools, insights, and strategic frameworks to implement AI effectively — without falling into the trap of hype or misinformation. This [...]
GEN UK has teamed up with Dell to offer discounts to members of the GEN UK HUB. Deals are available on new laptops, computers, servers and accessories. Savings of up to 20% on all purchases until 28 July 2024. Members can access discounts using promotion code 'GENUK'. GEN UK hopes to announce further member benefits later [...]
GEN and Startup Genome launch GSER 2024 ranking the Top 40 ecosystems and Top 100 Emerging Ecosystems from around the world at London Tech Week. Highlights from the report: Silicon Valley top, with New York City and London tied for 2nd. Seoul now ranked 9, entering the Top 10 ecosystems this year. Tokyo enters Top 10, [...]
GEN will be presenting a special session on Sustainability and Entrepreneurship on 16th May as part of Global Startup Program at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024. SusHi Tech is the largest innovation summit in Asia and is taking place at Japan's largest convention centre, Tokyo Big Sight. Our panelists include President, Global Entrepreneurship Network, Jonathan Ortmans, Founder [...]
Today is #EarthDay2024 More than 380 million tons of virgin plastic is produced every year and less than 9% of it is being recycled. In fact we have create over 8 billion tons of plastic over the years and most of it is now in the sea, ground, animals and yes, us. And each year we [...]
Its a new year, with new opportunities. Entrepreneurs rarely succeed by themselves. The smart ones never walk alone, instead gathering like minds, supporters, and people who can help them create success for their startup. GEN UK is here to help you do just that – from aspiration to enterprise and beyond. The GEN UK HUB is [...]
Meet Ben Medland, founder of Drift Energy. Inspired by a chat with his 5 year old son, Ben is developing a new class of renewable energy, green hydrogen generated from ocean winds. On 9th December DRIFT Energy Ltd became the first global winner of our LeZero Innovation Prize at an awards ceremony held at the University of [...]
We are delighted that Dr. Jacqui Taylor is joining us as GEN UK Advisor, Net Zero. Jacqui is co-Founder/CEO of FlyingBinary, founder of the Empathy Economy and an advisor to the Cabinet Office, European Commission, and United Nations. She has been recognised as one of the Most Influential Women in UK technology and one of the [...]
Entrepreneurship World Cup 2021 winners have been announced. Here is their journey... 100,000 entrepreneurs, 200 countries, 25 semi-finalists, 10 finalists, 5 startups share $1million. GEN UK congratulates the winners. • TODOC (South Korea) 1st • Orbillion Bio (USA) 2nd • Plastus (Saudi Arabia) 3rd • Trillion Tree Fund (Bahrain) Top Idea Stage • Xogo (USA) Top Social [...]
