Meet RGU Startups

Alturo

Founded by: Kirsty Noble and Amy Davys

Alturo is the future of social prescribing in healthcare. We are striving to lower the rate of suicide globally through free and accessible support. To achieve this we offer a self-sustainable solution that is 2-fold: 1) an online platform designed for people to find support groups and other related services and 2) provide service providers (i.e. charities, community groups, wellness activity hosts) with the research and marketing tools that can help them scale with ease.

Assetworx

Founded by: Joshua Ekekwe, Edwina Asumang, Oghosa Igiehon, Samuel Oyewusi, Wissam Nacef and Dennis Oduro Yeboah

Assetworx is your favourite design cheatsheet, providing architecture, engineering and design students with the assets they need to get the job done. The subscription service provides students with a content-rich library of high quality dynamic, creative, and technical assets ranging from CADblocks to vector files.

Asylum and Refugee Care

Founded by: Jayne Smith and Jenny McDonald

Asylum and Refugee Care is an Aberdeen based charity which ensures that all New Scots in the NE of Scotland, feel welcome, valued and respected. We offer person centred and holistic support, led by lived experiences.

Birch Blossom Project Consultants

Founded by: Tara Murray

Birch Blossom Project Consultants provide professional and tailored project management support to community groups and organisations in the North East of Scotland, to plan and complete projects which benefit their community, society and the environment. Our aim is to save customers time, money and stress so they can focus on other aspects of their worthwhile project.

Codelink

Founded by: Marcin Jędrol and Shibo Mitchell

Codelion. It's a creative, educational social media app for kids that provides a healthy and safe environment for them to learn, and explore their creativity and learn programming by making games.

Net Triad

Founded by: Nagashree Ramamurthy, Israel Effiong and Raza Ahmed Baig Mirza

Net Triad is cyber security-based platform that allows you to commoditize your data by IP-ing it on the Internet space. This helps in generating digital assets from your everyday activities and helps you to track where your data is being used.

ExaSync Limited

Founded by: Ememandu Freedom

ExaSync is a seamless and secure blockchain payment gateway platform that empowers businesses and digital nomads to easily get paid in digital currencies, from anywhere in the world. Our goal is to accelerate the adoption of digital currencies as a mainstream form of cross-border payment.

Exhibition

Founded by: Adam Hanzely, Liam Wilson and Catherine Fahey

An online platform providing art, fashion and design students with an opportunity to engage in an inspirational a collaborative community by selling their works and build their portfolio.

Highland Moss

Founded by: Craig Troup

Highland Moss is a houseplant shop selling online at highlandmoss.com and in our Aberdeen store. We aim to take the fear out of keeping houseplants and make them accessible to all. We do this by providing easy to access care guides and personal advice via our free Plant Hospital service. We also have a specialisation in moss, we make beautiful products with our locally sourced mosses such as terrariums, kokedama, moss poles, art and more.

Holo-labs

Founded by: Samuel Adebiyi and Ivan Okoli-Ejike

Our VR platform offers an immersive and interactive learning experience tailored specifically for students with ADHD and autism spectrum disorders. By leveraging the power of VR technology, we create a safe and engaging environment where students can develop crucial skills such as attention, focus, and social communication. Our goal is to empower students with the tools they need to succeed academically and beyond.

Members Guest

Founded by: Stuart Wright

Members Guest is an app that will build a community of golfers in the UK, by encouraging participation while incentivising golf club members to host and showcase their own golf club, while simultaneously making it more affordable for the nomadic golfer.

Mensura Ltd

Founded by: James Beckwith and Douglas Beckwith

We are an online chartered quantity surveying consultancy offering our clients a unique deconstructed fixed fee arrangement for cost planning, tender document preparation, progress payment recommendations and dispute resolution. This allows you to select only those services you require for your project and provides you with cost certainty when planning your fee expenditure.

Overlook Digital

Founded by: Grant Learmonth

Overlook Digital is a digital marketing agency that provides tailored marketing support and education for SMEs in the North East of Scotland. We want to take the mysticism away from digital marketing and allow SMEs to be able to confidently run their own campaigns from start to finish after working with Overlook Digital.

Pace Press

Founded by: Lewis Church

Pace Press is friendly, patient Risograph printing and workshop service. We aim to help art students and enthusiasts realise the potential of their creative ideas through the unique means of Riso! Through Risograph we can see it that your artwork is printed with aesthetic quality, without compromising on your budget. We offer flexible sessions times, extending to evenings, weekends or holidays to accommodate around your schedule, so you can print Risograph at your own pace!

Rebatt

Founded by: Gokul Krishna Radhakrishnan and Ilanchezhiyan Bala

Our one-hub platform is transforming the UK's secondary storage market for retired EV batteries. Leveraging digitalization, tech, and e-commerce, our sustainable business model offers eco and economic benefits while meeting the rising demand for Li-ion batteries in the future EV industry. Join us in promoting innovation and sustainability!

Spare Bill

Founded by: Dhanush Roy, Thomasukutty Benny and Akhila Joe

Sparebill is a centralized application that aims to streamline the return process and automate receipt storage for customers. This startup idea offers a hassle-free return process that eliminates the need for physical receipts and makes returns more efficient for both customers and businesses.

49 Swim

Founded by: Ruth Bryce and Robert Bryce

We are creating the first sustainable, high quality and circular swimwear brand for competitive male and female swimmers

AIMEL

Founded by: Youcef Ahmanache and Fahmi Bahrini

We are using artificial intelligence and deep learning to digitise complex engineering documents like piping and instrumentation diagrams

BPods

Founded by: Guy Phillips and Jeremy Adderley

We are designing and manufacturing a unique, outdoor hexagonal building inspired by nature that uses modular components to allow quick and easy assemble on site

Beyond Reality

Founded by: Andrew Hunter and Omar Iqbal

We are creating extended reality content for education, entertainment and enterprise applying virtual and augmented reality technologies

CD Corp

Founded by: Ryan Aitken and Murdo McCandlish

We are supporting businesses to utilise blockchain technology to improve their operations through a consultancy service

CP Design Studio

Founded by: Claudia Padula and Luis Ibarra Moreno

We seek to transform homes into spaces that safeguard wellbeing and ensure productivity by allowing customers to test and visualise the design for home renovation projects

Everybody Counts

Founded by: Andy Ridgway and Judy Hornigold

We are creating a universally applicable maths programme that can be translated into any language and fit into any curriculum through using interactive, practical online content

EveryBody Mannequins

Founded by: Alina Reiber

We are creating a mannequin brand that creates realistic bodysuits and mannequins that are more inclusive and reflective of the population including diverse body sizes and disabilities

Flair Collective

Founded by: Jade Elizabeth

We are assembling a collective of ethical and sustainable fashion designers starting in the North East to manufacture and sell locally sourced and made clothing and accessories

H20 Heroes

Founded by: Kairn Mckee, Rosie Payne and Louise Richardson

We are creating an app and companion board game which shall deliver key safety messages starting with beach and water safety in an engaging way using augmented reality, audio messaging, and treasure hunts to produce educational content that can help save lives

Intelligent Frame

Founded by: Reji Jacob

We are developing an integrated platform to connect health-related data from devices such as smart watches, cameras and sensors used by the aging population to track behaviour

Intelligent Learning Solutions

Founded by: Diane Duguid

We are introducing an educational technology platform to host simple, easy-to-understand, fully interactive digital revision courses in discrete units

Kitchen Integrated Fire Suppression System

Founded by: Alexandra Spencer and Ashley Barr

We are designing a competitive fire suppression system which is compact, maintenance free and can be fitted and retrofitted into any kitchen

Magnitude AI

Founded by: Adinath Ghadage, Rohit Bhimrao Jondhale and Shilraj Kolhe

We are developing an automated insulin injector device for patients suffering from diabetes that can provide real time tracking of blood sugar levels

Mareel

Founded by: Hunter Inkster and Ian McDonald

We are developing a platform to connect small and medium sized businesses with debt providers which collates and analyses information, and produces a credit risk proposal to make bank borrowing simpler, fairer and more transparent

MYLS Blockchain Development

Founded by: Scott Downie and Laura Mylles

We are creating a series of software plug-ins and a consultation service to allow companies in the energy sector to integrate blockchain technology into their existing operations

Parameter

Founded by: Erfan ZamaniGoldeh, Theo Dounas and Sonia Beygi

We are building digital marketplace specialising in products with a parametric design where either designer can sell existing products or users can upload their designs

PCOS Buddy

Founded by: Anjula Sandhu

We are developing a mobile app for persons suffering with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) that allows the user to track symptoms

Phorks

Founded by: Jair Detsch and Jonas Detsch

We are creating a platform that matches those who like to cook with guests to provide an alternative to eating out, the opportunity to network and meet new people

Plantala Ltd.

Founded by: Natalia Kerr

We are designing and producing cruelty free, environmentally friendly, and ethical apparel and accessories using plant-based materials

Seaweed Energy

Founded by: Ravindran Narayanan

We are designing a unique, compact, and powerful wave energy converter which can be installed either as a standalone unit or as an array with multiple connected devices

SolSafe Ltd

Founded by: Andrew MacLeod, Alasdair Stevenson, Chi Kwan Wong, Graeme Hossack, Kenneth Ritchie and Michele MacLeod

We are developing a zero carbon, smart, plug-in energy storage boiler with patent pending technology that can replace existing oil, coal, and gas boilers

SymBIOsis

Founded by: Jemma Reynolds and Christine Edwards

We are introducing waste management solutions for isolate island communities that will convert, farming, distillery, and brewery waste into biogas

The Habitat People

Founded by: David Hunter

We are creating a local and accessible carbon offsetting ecosystem using wildflower meadows, wetlands, and woodlands to allow individuals and companies to compensate for their emissions

TWEFDA

Founded by: Javier Domínguez

We are developing a patent-pending ocean device which can either generate unprecedented levels of tides and waves energy or store energy

Two Raccoons

Founded by: Lasse Melgaard Rasmussen and Elliott Martens

We are cultivating an urban winery which turns surplus fruits into limited-edition wines with exciting flavours such as banana, mango, strawberry, and blackcurrant

VENUZA H2

Founded by: Gokulkrishna Radhakrishnan, Ignatius Thomas and Janet Zagah

We are developing an all-in-one system to generate green hydrogen using eco-friendly technologies to give customers energy independence

Wantonwells Farm

Founded by: Beatrice Fettes and Rosie Leagas

We are developing a food centre and community hub to produce natural, affordable and healthy local food and drinks

yaiLab

Founded by: Darius Roman and Ioannis Antonopoulos

We are developing a no-code platform that allows engineers or scientists to quickly and effortlessly design, build, and deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning models

Zephyrus Aerolabs

Founded by: Christopher Solomon, Saurabh Kumar and Christos Vamvakas

We are pioneering a real-time emission monitoring solution using drone technology to measure greenhouse and hazardous gases directly from the source

Aberdeen Ceramics Studio

Founded by: Ailsa Simpson, Aimee Morris, Amy Benzie, Celda Tyndall, Kevin Morris and Matthew Wilcock

Introducing a new, affordable, fully equipped space for creatives in Aberdeen to produce ceramics and develop their practice through organised classes and a retail and gallery facility.

FAB Feet

Founded by: Lorna McHattie and Catriona McHattie

Designing and manufacturing a unique footbace to treat children born with clubfoot in developing counties which is customizable and allows each foot and leg to move while being warn.

HenBro CeilidhCo

Founded by: Leah Henderson and Louise Brodie

Refreshing the ceilidh for the modern age through hosting memorable events across the country as an alternative to clubs while celebrating and sustaining this Scottish cultural tradition

HOSS - House of Small Shops

Founded by: Farha Nasrullah and Shanid Thayalepurayil

Creating an online marketplace with a locator map that is exclusive to small, local businesses, with selling, networking, and advertising facilities, to encourage collaboration and deeper local relationships between businesses and their customers

Kindspace by TL Tech

Founded by: Caroline Laurenson, Thomas Laurenson and Victoria Nechifor

Developing a holistic wellbeing companion through a smart speaker application such as Amazon Alexa to allow users to track their wellbeing, reinforce new habits and share mental health tips

Maddie is Online

Founded by: Dr Konstantina Martzoukou

Producing a suite of digital educational resources for educators and parents focusing on the everyday online experiences of young people, empowering them with skills to address challenges such as bullying, misinformation or copyright in their digital lives

My Self-Love Supply

Founded by: Sofia Pellaschiar and Cameron Leslie

Creating a wellness and self-care tracking app and online community a mission to inspire self-care, raise mental health awareness, and provide the resources needed to improved overall wellness

RISE HQ

Founded by: Charlie Pace

Introducing a digital information and wellness hub with educational courses to providing resources and support to empower women and people with a uterus to have their voices heard and improve their opportunities and outcomes

The Grey Hill

Founded by: Barry Robertson

Creating multi-media digital theatre content to be distributed internationally through formats such as audiobooks to pioneer new creatives and content as a pipeline for theatre venues and producers

Transition Carbon

Founded by: Dylan Roberts, Andrew O'Neill and José Miguel

Supporting small businesses to mitigate emissions and improve efficiency through the development of artificial intelligence software and consultancy to ensure businesses across all sectors are empowered to create a positive environmental impact

Unearthing Farming Lives

Founded by: Stephanie Morrison

Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of farmers through the delivery of art and cultural initiatives to create resources and use the power of creative to encourage open conversations and build social connections

We Work with Autism

Founded by: Katie Forbes

Amplifying the voice of autistic adults to change perceptions of autism and provide support through building an encouraging community and digital platforms to educate, share stories and provide assistance

Ampla

Founded by: Euan Duff

Creating the agency for the modern athlete bringing together client management and creative production to turn athletes into brands and unlock their inaccessible potential

Attendr

Founded by: Chamath Palihawadana, Nirmalie Wiratunga and Kyle Martin

Creating a platform for low-cost, real time tracking for further and higher education to record student attendance

AutiPAL

Founded by: Aishat Adebusuyi and David Rafiq

An online platform, bringing parents, families and carers of people living with Autism and ADHD together.

Ceòl Beag Designs

Founded by: Calum Lawrie and Kimberley Lawrie

Designed by musicians for musicians, our revolutionary gloves keep your hands warm before, during and after your performance

Edenbreeze

Founded by: Reginald Ankrah and Kwadwo Fosu

Creating a healthier alternative to soft drinks with the use of natural flowers, spices and fruits based on a unique family recipe

Emzie

Founded by: Emmanuel Okoli and Roy Bitrus

Providing real-time online corrosion monitoring

EQO Brush

Founded by: Effe Sackey-Barnes, Chidera Maduagwa, Solomon Onu and Temitope Fasassi

Creating an eco-friendly, smart and recyclable toothbrush subscription service that will replace plastic waste

Foxshyre Analytics

Founded by: Bello Garkuwa, Ibrahim Mohammed and Luis Toral

Exploiting the power of artificial intelligence to digitally transform the oil and gas industry by analysing and identifying corrosion from drone images

InsideOut by Design

Founded by: Lina Khairy, J'X, Maria Wota and Adam Steward

InsideOut by Design constantly supports and stimulated wellbeing via community portals for reconnecting people to nature and each other

Kairos

Founded by: Stuart Dyer and Constantin Ozerov

Make it easier than ever to know what to cook with what you have, and keep track of your kitchen

Kerbstone Entertainment

Founded by: Cameron Craddock, Derek McKechnie, Iain Gill and David Suttie

Developing new and dynamic sports and entertainment concepts to meet the needs of ever-evolving audiences and inspire inclusivity and community in sport

Knit It

Founded by: Lucy Fisher

Modernising knitting by making it fun, easy and simple to inspiring the younger generations to pick up their needles and start knitting

LaurSKN

Founded by: Lauren Stevenson

A soothing protective layer that will protect your new work of art from everyday irritants while maintaining an active lifestyle

Power to Go Hydro

Founded by: Ken Morrow

We are developing an inflatable waterwheel which generates clean, accessible, affordable electricity

Relaxation Revolution

Founded by: Mo Tabib, Claire Walters, Ame Whitehead, Theresa Christies and Geraldine Stevenson

An educational package for childbirth practitioners, women and their birth partners aiming to reduce fear of childbirth and associated stress

Rewynd

Founded by: Anna Mitina and Danis Satubaldina

Producing a sustainable, luxury, toiletry subscription brand with biodegradable single-use pods to allow users to track toiletry usage and reduce plastic waste

Roubo

Founded by: Theo Dounas and Syd Birnie

Constructing buildings of all sizes using timber based on an innovative robotic fabrication system which will reduce cost, waste and carbon impact to make buildings easier to assemble and disassemble

Skim

Founded by: Robyn Millar, Mark Pennie and Iain Gill

Developing a platform to connect the creative community to curate and distil news, educational materials and be a space for collaboration to focus information in a busy world

Storical

Founded by: Stuart Massie, Rachael Ironside and Glen Forbes

Creating an online digital platform that provides a simple tool for anyone to create compelling story experiences which are location-based and can be assembled into tours

Story Build

Founded by: Vinyet Miro Pujadas and Xavier Miro Arnan

Developing a revolutionary creative platform that allows users to co-create stories with their audience to promote writing and reading through teamwork and creativity

Tudu

Founded by: Juliette Jolivet, Karolina Przynarowska, and Krzysztof Kalita

Designing a game-based, personalised tourism platform to provide a cultural adventure for travellers where users earn rewards by engaging with small businesses and exploring authentic local culture

Archilink

Founded by: Alistair Lea and Shehan Heguragamage

Archilink Surveys comprises of a professional and friendly team specialising in 3D scanning in Scotland

Beltfree by Miss James

Founded by: Emma James

Producing an innovative new maternity product which combines the function of a pelvic instability belt with the comfort and leggings and short to reduce pain for pregnant women

Coco-Unai

Founded by: Alice Foster

Creating an artisan chocolate brand which offers a luxurious taste of unapologetic ingredients with no added sugar to offer a naturally sweetened, guilt-free snack

Comparisol

Founded by: Jason Iyeke and Tony Tiyou

Developing a mobile app that helps low-income customers in Sub-Saharan African learn about, compare and purchase quality-verified solar products

Destiny Partnership

Founded by: Scott Russell and Jessica Young

Forming a social enterprise which seeks to improve the lives of the local community through projects such as Young Live Savers which offers free first aid training for children

D-FL

Founded by: Nadimul Faisal

Developing technology that will digitise touch to capture data about the condition of physical surfaces to improve decision making and quality control for industries such as aviation runways

Digital Future Capital

Founded by: Kris Lindahl and Hal Salvesen

Providing the opportunity for the general public to access high growth investment funds in markets such as cryptocurrencies

Evolved Monitors

Founded by: Nick Dillon

Designing an advanced and user-friendly medical monitor system to allow minimally trained first responders to identify critical issues in patients

iOcean Solutions

Founded by: Richard Enzmann and Thomas Mega

Manufacturing electronic components and consulting with partners to develop technology for the oil and gas industry such as subsea batteries

Kærlig Beauty

Founded by: Amy Alexander

Producing luxury, organic skincare products such as soaps and body lotion which seek to promote self-care and natural, sustainable ingredients

Litestat

Founded by: Stuart Waddell and Ed Watson

Producing affordable and practical scientific laboratory equipment and software for educators in high schools and university to improve the teaching experience

Model Ctizn

Founded by: Catherine Gillespie

Introducing a design-driven fashion brand which shall focus on timeless pieces which collaborates with young designers and reduces fast fashion culture

Neosome

Founded by: Jo-Anne Tait and Colin Hetherington

Creating immersive virtual environments for education to allow clients to create multi-user interactive spaces for learning to take place

Origin Plastics

Founded by: Daniel Sutherland, Ben Durack and Scott Robertson

Creating locally-based recycling hubs where plastics can be redeveloped into innovative new products at the source of waste to reduce our carbon footprint

Poco Roast

Founded by: Ross McLean

Connecting the finest speciality coffee roasters from the UK with the public through a regular delivery service

Relocateguru

Founded by: Nicole Blyth

Developing a digital community to help those relocating connect with businesses and individuals to help users find authentic local advice and build a community

Safe Influx

Founded by: Bryan Atchison and Phil Hassard

Implementing innovative automated well control technology to reduce human factor issues on oil and gas platforms

Snap Studio

Founded by: Will Farquhar, James Galbraith and Conor Gault

Creating an end-to-end creative production agency bringing professional advertising and marketing services to clients

Swype Global

Founded by: Peter Atorough, Effe Sackey-Barnes, Frank Fotso, and Solomon Onu

Introducing an app-based music competition to expose artists for the public to vote by swiping to win cash prizes

Track Genesis

Founded by: Rajesh Kumar Plamthottahil

Developing a blockchain-based software platform to offer security and transparency for the supply chain to allow consumers to access information about products in seconds

Udrafter

Founded by: Daryll Morrow and Luke Morrow

Connecting businesses with student talent through our online micro-internship platform allowing students to gain degree-relevant work experience

Untitled Comics

Founded by: Nicci Thomson and Cliff Hughes

Developing a digital platform to democratise the comic book industry and bring creatives together to showcase new, original content

Valdone°Au

Founded by: Valdone Auksoriute and Kajetan Swiecki

Creating a sustainable fashion brand to work with certified fairtrade suppliers and reduce the impact of fast fashion on the planet