Go from Zero Awardees 2026
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Meet the Go From Zero Funding Awardees
Friday, 29 May, 2026Bath Spa University’s Careers and Employability Team has announced the awardees of this year's Go From Zero funding.
In early March, awardees were celebrated at a reception at Somer. In addition to drinks and networking, there was a panel of entrepreneurs discussing the ups and downs of running their businesses.
The reception brought together students and graduates at the very start of their entrepreneurial journeys. Guests had the opportunity to meet the awardees, hear about their ideas, and celebrate these early steps into entrepreneurship.
This year's awardees have secured grants ranging from £500 to £5,000 and will receive a programme of workshops and one-to-one coaching to help develop and launch their business ventures. The first two workshops were held in March and May and covered topics including customer profiles, value proposition, pricing, and how to register your business.
On 12 May, businesses were showcased in the Commons Atrium, with stalls selling products, educating about services, displaying multimedia examples of their work. Part showcase, part celebration, part small business market - all BSU innovative and entrepreneurial drive.
Images of stalls at Go from Zero event taken by Geza Csosz.
Meet the 2026 awardees
William Turner-Duffin
William is the founder of Orgeldream, a hardware and software music technology company specialising in electronic instruments that merge aleatoric processes, generative composition, and tactile interfaces.
Edie Evans
Edie is an independent ceramic artist creating handmade functional and sculptural pieces using locally gathered wild clays and self-developed natural glazes.
Harvey Aylmer
Harvey is the founder of Aylmers Circus, creating narrative-driven family productions that blend circus artistry with musical-theatre-style storytelling.
Adam Crawford
Bristol Fire combines music production, performance, and creative mentoring rooted in UK sound system culture.
Flo Breeze
Flo creates detailed, large-scale charcoal portraits of people and animals, complemented by an expressive Jazz series, including bespoke commissions, original pieces and prints.
Grace Duncan
Grace is an independent visual artist building a sustainable fine art practice, selling original canvas paintings directly to collectors, and expanding into limited-edition prints and original works on paper.
Hugh Chamberlain
Hugh is an independent sound engineer offering personalised recording and mixing services to artists and bands.
J Alexander
The Goblin Tinkerer is a handmade jewellery brand built around the narrative of Glenburn the Goblin, featuring unique silver clay plant medallions made from real foraged specimens and polymer clay mushroom pendants.
Gear Magazine: Joni, Daisy and Jazz
GEAR is a grassroots music and arts magazine championing the Bath/Bristol scene, and also hosts live music events.
Kate Crilly
Kate is a sustainable designer and artist working across embroidery, painting, and print using regenerative and recycled materials, and is developing sustainability-focused textile workshops for schools and colleges.
Nate Dauz
Nate is a videographer and creative collaborator specialising in bespoke, story-driven content for musicians, brands, and event organisers.
Ridi Xhaferaj
Finder is a digital platform that makes independent retail visible, focused on comic book stores and offering a searchable directory of local shops with practical information such as stock, opening times, and accessibility.
Canned Culture: Samuel and Olly
Canned Culture is a sustainable clothing brand creating affordable graphic apparel made from recycled cotton, packaged entirely in reusable tin cans, with seeds included so customers can repurpose the packaging.
Sanika Divekar
Ceramic artist Sanika crafts functional ware that blends Indian cultural influences with modern minimal forms, producing cups, mugs, bowls, platters, teapots, vases, and large-scale sculptural ceramic works.
Sian Titchener
Flōwan Studio is a creative textile practice specialising in handmade tufted rugs and wall hangings, ranging from small bespoke accent rugs to larger statement pieces.
Geza Csosz
Geza is a multidisciplinary creator offering visual media production and full-stack digital solutions, including photography, videography, editing, graphic design, and bespoke web development.
Lily Paylor-Sykes
Mini Harps for Tiny Fingers provides affordable group harp lessons for young learners using small lever harps.
Lola Bennett
Lola is a ceramicist producing functional, decorative ware with a focus on small trays and mugs.
Merlin Goldman
Merlin Audio is a modular, multi-speaker audio platform built from Raspberry Pi-based sound nodes that can receive commands wirelessly and be positioned anywhere in a space, creating a scalable system for spatial sound.
Khushi Karia
Topiwala Hats are handmade crocheted hats made of wool in fun, customisable styles, perfect for a chilly British winter.
Aykut Kala
BeautyTech is an AI-powered platform that helps beauty salons manage bookings and enquiries across WhatsApp, Instagram, and web booking pages.
Hanna Derevianko
Hanna is developing a small-scale wellbeing practice focused on Pulsing Rhythmic Bodywork — a gentle, rhythmic approach that helps calm the nervous system and ease tension.
Lily Robinson
Lily is exploring selling original artworks and limited-edition prints of her paintings, which depict pixelated, softly rendered forms that sit between figuration and abstraction.
Ethan Hunt
Ethan is building a student-only ride-sharing app designed to strengthen community while cutting campus congestion and carbon emissions.
Callum Hill and Lily Maddocks
Callum and Lily are publishing Avebury Through Chalk, a high-end art publication celebrating the standing stones of Avebury.
Deyan Yontov
Deyan is exploring a Grazing Box business, supplying pubs that don't offer food with high-quality salamis, cheeses, and snacks.
Marilelle Ngoma
Marilelle is setting up Etoile Childcare, a childminding business.
Grace Pyatt
Grace is the founder of FilthyGorgeous, an alternative art brand creating sustainable, DIY screen-printed fashion and art that challenges social and political inequalities.