Eight weeks that change everything. Walk in with the spark of an idea and walk out a founder: a real product, a network that has your back, and the belief to pitch it to a room of investors.
Last submission 1 October 2026
Before it begins, the whole cohort meets in London, founders, mentors and the team in one room. You leave with a network before you've written a line of code.
50 founders go through expert teaching, self-scheduled mentoring and a live community. Everything runs online, with coworking spaces across the UK whenever you want to build in the same room.
From 50 founders, just 5 earn a place on the biggest stage of the programme. Backed on merit, not polish.
5 founders pitch to a renowned panel of VCs, investors, mentors and operators, on a cinema screen, with thousands watching live online.
Every stage of the programme backs you in a new area, taught by operators and expert brand partners who've done it for real.
Everything a founder needs, and nothing you have to pay for.
Learn by building, guided by founders and operators who've done it. Practical, never theory.
Coworking spaces across the UK, out of your bedroom, into a room of builders.
Peers, alumni, mentors and investors, the connections that move a business forward.
Book time with people who've built and backed startups, on your schedule, all programme long.
The top 5 pitch to a room of investors, Cohort 1 saw £18.5k committed on the day.
Once you're in, you're in, ongoing access to the StudentVenture community, alumni and mentors, long after week eight.
Full-time, part-time or juggling family life. The programme flexes around students, not the other way around.
Just a pre-seed idea and the drive to build it. Wherever you study, wherever you're from.
The biggest night of the cohort. Five founders pitch to a renowned panel while thousands watch live. We've partnered with Cineworld to host the final pitch at Leicester Square. Cohort 1 set the bar.
“I've been through several accelerators and incubators, and the deep sense of community and willingness to help others was simply unparalleled.”
“It's taken Middle from an idea into something real that's being built. I've grown massively in confidence as a founder through the cohort.”
Expert brand partners help deliver the programme and back the cohort directly. Interested in partnering with StudentVenture?
You're 18-30, a student or recent grad with a pre-seed idea. Eight weeks could change everything.