The founder community,
built by Imperial students
for Imperial students.
Foundry connects students, recent graduates, alumni founders, mentors, and investors across Imperial's ecosystem. Build something real, together.
A community with skin in the game.
Foundry was built by Imperial students who were frustrated with the gap between academic brilliance and startup support. We wanted direct access to people who'd been where we were — actual founders, still in the trenches.
Today, Foundry is the connective tissue of the Imperial startup ecosystem — a private network where introductions are warm, opportunities are real, and membership is earned.
Access is verified through your Imperial student email @imperial.ac.uk or @ic.ac.uk. Alumni go through a quick admin verification before being admitted. Membership is free.
Who can join
- Current students — Undergrad, postgrad, and PhD students building while they study.
- Recent grads — Within 3 years of graduating — figuring it out and moving fast.
- Alumni founders — Imperial alumni who've been through it and want to give back.
- Mentors — Operators and experts who make themselves available to the community.
- Angel investors — Angels actively looking at early-stage Imperial-connected startups.
- Staff & faculty — Researchers and professors bridging academia and the startup world.
Build your profile.
Get found.
Your profile shows what you're building, what you're good at, and what you're looking for — skills, sectors, and intent. Smart matching surfaces the right people at the right time.
Skills · pick up to 5
Sector focus · pick up to 2
Building sensor fusion for surgical robotics
Ex-McKinsey → founded a climate fintech, raised seed
Director of Product @ scale-up, 10 yrs in healthtech
Full-stack dev, building a dev tool for clinical trials
Jobs, internships,
and more.
Roles posted by alumni founders directly — your golden ticket to finding your next job via warm outreach.
ML Engineer
Helixa Bio · Biotech / Health
Growth & GTM Intern
Quantora · Fintech
Innovate UK Young Founders Fund
Innovate UK · Deeptech
Things worth
showing up for.
Networking, demos, hackathons and office hours — designed to put you in the same room as the people worth meeting.
Founder Speed Networking
Imperial College Union, London
30-minute slots. Meet 6 founders in one evening. Structured, fast, no filler.
Demo Night · Spring 2025
The Hive, White City
Twelve startups, five-minute pitches, open Q&A. Angels and VCs in the room.
HealthTech Hackathon
Barclays Eagle Labs, London
48 hours. Teams of 2–5. £10k prize pool, mentored by Barclays clinicians.
Angel Office Hours
Online · Zoom
One-on-one 20-min sessions with angels actively deploying into pre-seed rounds.
Join Foundry in
a few minutes.
That's it.
Current students get in instantly with an Imperial email. Alumni sign in with Google and are admitted after a quick admin check. Then build your profile and start meeting people.
Name, Imperial email, and your role in the ecosystem.
A one-line bio, skills, sector focus, and what you're looking for.
Choose what you're open to — intros, work opportunities, co-founder conversations.
First name
Last name
Imperial email · used to verify access
Students: @imperial.ac.uk or @ic.ac.uk. Alumni: sign in with Google, admin-verified before access.
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