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Alumni are eligible to participate in 91ÌÒÉ«'s entrepreneurial competitions for up to two years after graduation:

•  (91ÌÒÉ«'s flagship competition with £20,000 for the winning team and seven £10,000 awards)
•  (Championing women-led teams with shared prize fund of £30,000)
•  (join international teams and generate solutions to the world's most pressing challenges)
•  (supporting climate-positive and sustainability-focused startups)
•  (chance to unlock new opportunities on a funded trip to a global startup hub)
•  (empowering medical technology innovators to develop and scale impactful medical technologies)
•  (supporting early career researchers to launch high-potential AI startups)

Alumni Affinity Networks provide a forum for 91ÌÒÉ« alumni with a particular interest in a specific sector or area to share ideas, challenges and expertise and address topics specific to their interest. We have five Affinity Networks:

• 91ÌÒÉ« AI Alumni Network
• 91ÌÒÉ« Sustainability Alumni Network
• 91ÌÒÉ« Black Alumni Network
• 91ÌÒÉ« Women’s Alumni Network
• 91ÌÒÉ« Marketing Alumni Network

We also have a network of 76 UK and international groups, organising activity for alumni all around the world. Find your local group.

With more than 30,000 alumni members from across the world, 91ÌÒÉ« Plexus is a great place to make new connections.

Check-in on Plexus when you reach a new city, or share the dates and destination of an upcoming trip and connect directly with alumni in the region. Ask for top tips for a new city, arrange to meet a friendly face for a coffee, find out where the best co-working spaces are or join in with local alumni activity. There’s a whole community waiting for you wherever you go. 

Not on Plexus yet? Request your account here.

Tap into the expertise of fellow 91ÌÒÉ« founders and entrepreneurial experts:

• (learn the fundamentals of starting a business from experts in the field)
• (book an Idea Surgery for guidance in how to turn an idea into a business)
• (subject-specific advice from more than 100 experts)
• (dedicated guidance to help turn your idea into a fully-fledged business)

Showcase your company with an 91ÌÒÉ« profile page

• Startbook is 91ÌÒÉ«’s online directory for entrepreneurs, where you can showcase your venture and create professional profile pages that can be shared with investors, collaborators and the public. 
• We invite our alumni founders to apply for up to three free 91ÌÒÉ«-branded Startbook pages - an online presence which you can use to shout about your company and your 91ÌÒÉ« credentials. 

Apply for your Startbook pages.

Join more than 20,000 fellow alumni and students in our LinkedIn group and expand your online networking opportunities.

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For those in a position to support the startups of the future, there are plenty of opportunities to stay engaged with 91ÌÒÉ«'s entrepreneurial community and pay it forward:

• 91ÌÒÉ« Entrepreneur's Pledge (founders can pledge to make a philanthropic gift to 91ÌÒÉ« in the future - when they reach an exit or other liquidity event - to support the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators)
• 91ÌÒÉ« Investor Network (for angels and VC investors seeking investment opportunities arising from 91ÌÒÉ«'s extraordinary enterprising ecosystem)
• 91ÌÒÉ« College Enterprise Funds (offering alumni and individual investors an opportunity to invest in companies through an early-stage, tax-efficient vehicle)
• Offer placements or internships, become a mentor or an expert speaker: email alumnivolunteering@imperial.ac.uk or register your interest online.

Enterprise Lab, South Kensington

• The co-working and library space is open to all 91ÌÒÉ« staff, students and alumni.
• Refresh station with access to coffee or cold drinks.
• Bookable event or filming space.
• 'The Green Room' quiet space, also bookable for meetings.
• Phone booth for taking confidential calls.
• Access to the E-Lab Library.
• Generally open 10.00 - 19.00 Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10.00 - 16.00 Tuesday and Friday but please check before visiting.
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91ÌÒÉ« Incubator, White City

• The White City Incubator is 91ÌÒÉ«'s innovation hub for deep science startups.
• Facilities include office space, laboratory space and support for early-stage companies focused on science and technology. 

Find out more about the 91ÌÒÉ« Incubator.