Exhibiting or Sponsoring IEEC is a great way to connect with our audience of Enterprise Educators. IEEC is spread over two and a half days, with plenty of opportunity for delegates to engage with exhibitors in our exhibitor area.
Sponsorship of IEEC is an effective way of promoting your brand and associating yourselves with some of the most pro-active educators in the UK.
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We are grateful to the following enterprise and entrepreneurship partners for their ongoing support of IEEC2025.
IEEC2025 Host & Platinum Sponsor
IEEC2025 Gold Sponsor
Innocare
Innocare is an independent, market-driven platform that serves as a neutral facilitator in the global innovation ecosystem. We specialise in connecting Chinese and international universities with industry, government, and investors. As a non-governmental organisation, we operate free from administrative constraints and bias, ensuring efficient and trustworthy cross-regional collaboration.
IEEC2025 Silver Sponsor
Since 2007, Genio has supported over 160,000 students across 900 institutions with study tools grounded in learning science. Our products and courses are designed to improve how students learn, boosting retention, performance, and wellbeing.
A recent study at Volunteer State Community College showed Genio users had 11% higher retention, preventing 28 dropouts. Additionally, 88% reported reduced stress and improved study skills.
Genio Notes helps students create personalised study materials by combining lecture audio, slides, transcripts, and notes. Features like Quiz Me and Outline support self-assessment and structured learning. For online content, our Chrome extension enables easy note taking.
Institutions benefit from the Genio Admin portal, offering bulk actions and impact insights. Our Confident Notetakers Masterclass builds essential skills through interactive, tool-agnostic lessons. Genio Present helps students refine presentation skills with AI feedback and peer sharing, preparing them for academic and professional success.
IEEC2025 Event Sponsors
AGCAS is sponsoring the Enterprise Catalyst Award.
Startium is sponsoring the Ecosystem Tour and the Inclusive Enterprise Education Award
Startium believes that every person with an idea, regardless of background or location, should have the opportunity to turn entrepreneurial ambition into entrepreneurial action. Their digital tools and software solutions empower entrepreneurial ecosystem builders and enterprise support organisations to make this belief a reality.
SimVenture is sponsoring the Rising Star in Enterprise Education Award and the Entrepreneurship Catalyst Award.
Enactus is sponsoring the Enterprise for Good Award.
Whop is sponsoring the Welcome Reception
Whop (whop.com) is an online platform and marketplace for creators and businesses to sell digital products, services, and subscriptions like courses, software, and memberships. It provides creators with tools to build a storefront, process payments, and manage customers, aiming to centralize the process of running an online business. The platform serves as an all-in-one solution for selling digital offerings, from information products and software to exclusive communities. We are working with universities to track and train students building digital businesses on Whop. There are currently 61 universities on the Whop platform, supporting 1,000 students building digital businesses. We are free to both university and students and have designed a playbook for universities to utilize us in Higher Education.
IEEC2025 Event Exhibitors
Envestors is a London-based company with 20+ years experience in helping founders establish and scale their businesses. As a Home Office contracted Endorsing Body, we have already processed in excess of 1,800 visa applications, endorsed, monitored and assisted over 620 founders establish innovative businesses in the UK. Envestors staff are all CTC Security Cleared Envestors dedicated visa platform is Home Office Mercury Security approved and utilised by Home Office//UKVI to handle sensitive data We have also developed an established accelerator programme and community of service partners, investors and mentors to assist business founders to establish and grow. Envestors is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
FundingHero is the UK’s go-to investment readiness platform for universities, accelerators, and enterprise educators looking to drive founder success and regional innovation. We support Enterprise Educators with a powerful combination of CPD-accredited e-learning, in-person Masterclasses, and cohort management software. Our methodology is built on the 6 Pillars of Fundraising—a proven framework designed to demystify equity funding and unlock growth for diverse founders at scale. Our Train the Trainer programme with EE UK upskills educators directly, providing them with the language, tools, and confidence to better guide their founders through the complex fundraising journey. Educators can also licence our e-learning platform—packed with bite-sized modules, jargon-busting explainers, diagnostic tools, and AI-powered business planning—to extend support across hundreds of students, spinouts, or alumni without needing to be a financial expert themselves. The Cohort Management platform eliminates spreadsheet chaos and centralises everything—from scheduling 1-2-1s and masterclasses to assigning tasks and tracking founder engagement. It’s designed for busy programme managers who want more time for meaningful support, not admin. Our in-person Masterclasses cover key topics like pitch decks, financial storytelling, and building a business plan in a day, often delivered alongside platform access for lasting learning impact. From pre-accelerator student cohorts to deep-tech spinouts, we help institutions deliver measurable outcomes: better-prepared founders, more compelling investment propositions, and higher rates of funding success. At FundingHero, we believe every educator should have the tools to turn ambition into investment. If you’re looking to futureproof your founders’ fundraising success, come and speak to us at our stand to book a live platform demo or secure a Masterclass slot—spaces are limited for Autumn 2025 delivery.
Innovator International helps international entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors successfully expand their UK interests. Our experience enables us to support the unique needs of international innovators, bringing together the right people to achieve their desired impact. We are also a Home Office approved Endorsing Body for the Innovator Founder Visa route. Whether you’re seeking an Innovator Founder visa, support growing your business, or investment opportunities, the Innovator International UK Growth Accelerator can provide trustworthy local knowledge and experience to fast-track your success. Beyond our role as an Endorsing Body, we offer a range of services to help overseas founders grow and thrive in UK markets, from mentoring to investment readiness support. We are in the process of building an HEI Strategic Support Network to help international student and graduate entrepreneurs and their enterprise teams better understand the innovator Founder Visa route. This will include the ability to engage in periodic steering groups, where we will collate opinions to provide input to the Home Office on their forthcoming review of the Innovator Founder Visa route. The purpose of this review, and our input, is to ensure better options and greater coherence for international student and graduate entrepreneurs in UK HEIs who wish to pursue entrepreneurship in the UK as a career choice.
Creator Campus launched in 2024 to help universities build thriving entrepreneurship ecosystems, boost startup success rates, and strengthen founding teams. Today, our platform powers the entrepreneurship communities of several university partners across the UK. Our platform offers tailored functionality like co-founder matching, startup and people directories, and lively group discussions – all designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs connect, collaborate, and grow. Whilst “community” remains a vital pillar for entrepreneurship centres, the available digital community platforms aren’t fit for purpose (e.g. WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Slack) and therefore suffer from poor engagement and an unclear value proposition. With 5+ years experience within university enterprise, our team set out to change that. Our goal is to raise the profile of entrepreneurship on university campuses, increase the population of students and graduates with entrepreneurial skillsets, and empower enterprise teams to achieve more with less. By equipping staff, students, and graduates with the resources and knowledge to take crucial first steps on their entrepreneurial journey, we give them the confidence to chase their dreams, revolutionise entire industries, and make the world a better place through entrepreneurship.
Bring business learning to life with world-class business simulations and entrepreneurship learning tools from SimVenture, proud winners of the Made in the UK, Sold to the World Award in the Education and EdTech category. Trusted by higher education institutions in over 40 countries, our cutting-edge technology helps educators bridge theory and practice, boost learner engagement, and track student progress with ease. Book an online demo at simventure.com/request-a-demo or contact us at comms@simventure.co.uk today!
Freelancer Club partners with universities to embed high-value freelance support across the student journey. We work closely with institutions to design and deliver tailored programmes, workshops, and resources that equip students with the skills, confidence, and industry insight needed to thrive as freelancers. Our approach combines practical learning with strategic guidance, enabling universities to enhance graduate outcomes, improve student satisfaction, and support Access & Participation goals. We offer a range of services, including structured online learning via our Freelance Business School, which covers essential topics such as setting rates, self-promotion, client acquisition, and delivering high-quality work. Students also benefit from on-demand, bite-size courses across diverse subjects – from social media marketing to resilience – delivered by industry experts and supported with progress tracking. Live interactive and gamified workshops give students the opportunity to learn directly from leaders in the freelance sector, ask questions, and build professional networks. Our one-to-one mentoring sessions connect students with experienced freelance professionals who provide personalised advice and direction. Alongside these, our platform offers a wealth of practical tools, including discussion boards, legal templates, guides, FAQs, paid job opportunities, and collaborative projects that allow students to gain real-world experience. In addition to supporting students, we provide universities with robust engagement data and impact reporting, enabling them to demonstrate the value of freelance education to stakeholders. We also supply marketing materials and promotional guidance to help institutions raise awareness and engagement among their student and graduate communities. Freelancer Club’s mission is to legitimise freelancing as a respected and accessible career pathway. By integrating freelance education into the fabric of higher education, we help institutions prepare their students for an evolving world of work where self-employment plays an increasingly vital role.
Fossu Ltd designs and delivers inclusive enterprise and innovation programmes across the UK. We specialise in helping founders launch and grow businesses, and support public sector partners with strategic delivery, mentoring, and programme design – from accelerators to investment readiness and ecosystem building
IgniteAI is Fossu Ltd’s new programme designed to rapidly upskill founders, educators, and students in using AI tools to build real, usable tech products — fast. With a focus on hands-on experimentation, low-code/no-code platforms, and entrepreneurial thinking, IgniteAI helps non-technical participants move from idea to working prototype in record time. Our flagship offer, “Build an App in a Weekend”, is an intensive experience where attendees learn how to leverage tools like Lovable, ChatGPT, Make, Airtable, Bubble, and more to develop and launch fully functional apps – without needing a background in coding. Participants leave with a validated prototype, a working demo, and a clear roadmap to iterate or launch. This programme is perfect for:
- Students or graduates testing business ideas or learning real-world digital skills
- Educators who want to embed applied entrepreneurship and innovation into their curriculum
- Founders or freelancers looking to launch new ventures, MVPs, or side hustles
- Universities and enterprise centres seeking dynamic workshops to engage underrepresented or early-stage talent.
What makes IgniteAI unique is its blend of practical learning, AI-first tools, and entrepreneurial mentoring. It’s not just about theory, we focus on unlocking confidence, capability, and commercial thinking. We’ve designed the content to work as a weekend bootcamp, 6-week programme, or tailored 1-day event – and we provide all the frameworks, templates, and support. Participants leave with a real digital product they’ve built themselves, and the confidence to keep building.
The all-in-one system for developing great ideas,
Supervate is a people first, AI enhanced platform for developing and validating successful new business ideas. Generate solutions to customer problems, analyse the business, pitch prototypes to customers and identify improvements. Streamline your collaborative ideation.
