Since 2011, we’ve welcomed hundreds of talented individuals to work on the projects they are most excited about in London.

If you have been successfully accepted to attend our London programme, we, as an Endorsing Body, might be able to endorse you for a Start-up Visa depending on your  circumstances and the ability to satisfy certain criteria. Alternative visas are available – please speak to your dedicated Talent Associate and they will be able to provide you with more details and introduce you to an immigration advisor who can assist you.  

You can apply if you already have a team, however each co-founder will have to apply as an individual, as we admit people to the programme on an individual basis instead of on their team/idea.

If you have an existing business, and you have taken a very small amount of investment or been awarded a grant, you are still eligible to apply. However, depending on the arrangement, it does sometimes prevent us from being able to invest in your company and therefore prevent us from offering you a place. We deal with these situations on a case-by-case basis and you should email [email protected] for more information.

The programme is run in English, therefore you will need to be comfortable speaking and working in English.

Yes – for the first three months of the programme, we pay you a stipend of £2000 per month.

If you pass our Investment Committee, and progress to the next stage of the programme, we will make an £80,000 investment in your company in return for a 10% equity stake, and expect you and your co-founder to use some of this to pay yourselves.

We do ask our cohort members to relocate to take part in the programme. People we select relocate to join us from all over the world.

No – though many companies choose to stay in London. For any company the most important thing is to be close to its customers and sometimes this means relocating to where these customers are. We have companies based in the US, South Africa, Netherlands and China as well as many other locations.

If you are successful at the Investment Committee, at the start of Launch, we will make our first investment in your company. We invest £80,000, along with the stipends paid in the first part of the programme, for 10% of your company.