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- Dec 3, 2021
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Alexandra launches adaptive fashion brand
We are very proud of our London Shaper, Alexandra Kutas, the world’s first runway model in a wheelchair, who launched her adaptive...
- Nov 10, 2021
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Christian gets recognised as leading role model in LGBT+
We are very excited to share that our very own Christian Tooley has been named as one of the 100 LGBT+ Future Leaders. The 100 LGBT+ list...
- Oct 28, 2021
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Yang's company raises £2.6M in seed funding
London Global Shaper, Yang Liu, has successfully raised £2.6 million in seed funding for her company, JustWears. JustWears was launched...
- Jun 5, 2020
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Rory Writes for WEF's AGENDA
Rory's article on how the virus has resulted in social, economic and educational insecurity for young people in UK was published on Agenda
- Mar 24, 2019
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Baillie's charity, Spark Inside's recent success
We're thrilled that Global Shaper Baillie Aaron's charity, Spark Inside, was listed as one of the top 50 Female-Founded Companies in...
- Jan 21, 2019
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Yang talks undies with Eric Schmidt
Global Shaper Yang Liu was fortunate to sit with Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and Chairman of Google, at a private roundtable along...
- Jan 21, 2019
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Baillie publishes on The Agenda
Our Hub Co-Curator, Baillie Aaron has published not one but TWO pieces on the WEF's The Agenda. Check them out: Prisons are failing. It’s...
- Nov 3, 2018
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claudine announces partnership with O2
We are thrilled to share the news that new Global Shaper, Claudine Adeyemi, has announced a partnership with her organisation CareerEar...
- Nov 3, 2018
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kike in the evening standard
New Shaper Kike Oniwinde has received £25,000 in funding from Sky to develop her app, BYP Network, to help black young professionals...
- Nov 3, 2018
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Abi Ramanan wins Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Award
Global Shaper in both London and San Francisco, Abi Ramanan, has won the Unilever Young Entrepreneur Award for the company she has...
- Nov 3, 2018
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Gemma's writing a book
Gemma Milne, who is a freelance science and tech writer has only gone and got a book deal! Gemma will be spending the next 7 months...
- Nov 3, 2018
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Yang Liu wins Deloitte People's Choice Award
Global Shaper Yang Liu, who is the cofounder and CEO of Just Wears has been awarded the "People Choice" at The Pitch 2018 Final,...
- Nov 3, 2018
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Daisy's funding & award wins
Dr Daisy Fancourt, who is a a Senior Research Fellow at UCL, has received a £1.25 million pound investment in a new national research...
- Oct 11, 2018
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Tat-Seng joins the tech4good zinc programme
Tat-Seng was recently selected tech-for-good business builder Zinc as one of a cohort of 50 entrepreneurs on Zinc's next impact mission –...
- Oct 11, 2018
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Shwetal's Innovate UK & AwarDs galore
Shwetal Shah has been busy! She works at Erase All Kittens, and are thrilled to announce they recently won a grant from Innovate UK for a...
- Apr 30, 2018
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Daisy's busy stint with the bbc talking arts and health
Daisy Fancourt, who joined Shapers in 2017, has been gracing the BBC left right and centre! Daisy has an ongoing position as a BBC New...
- Apr 30, 2018
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Katie's report on systems change for the charity sector
Global Shaper, Katie Boswell, Deputy Head of Funders at NPC, launched a new report on systems change for the charity sector. Thinking Big...
- Apr 26, 2018
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Maxine's data science successes
Maxine Mackintosh, who joined the Shapers in 2016, is doing a PhD at UCL at the intersection of data science and dementia, where she is...