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A funding platform that connects students with scholarships, crowdfunding and paid

projects

Grant Search is inefficient as there is no central source of information

Crowdfunding is often only limited to close circles

Education loans are not readily available

Problem`

Global:

160 million students £50 billion

UK: 2.28 million students £4 billion

Market`

72% of UK postgraduate students are unfunded

Our solution``

Grant search

Work opportunities

Crowdfunding

“I would like to thank Silo who played a very important role in my fundraising campaign towards my accommodation deposit. They connected me with all potential donors and made my campaign successful in just 7 days. I received constant support from Silo staff and a big help from other groups to make my campaign successful. Thank you Silo!”

“Using Silo, I was able to discover new scholarships and grants that I never knew about before. I can be more sure of my funding opportunities when I apply for my PhD!”

1,800+

students

650+grant applications

3successful campaigns

23fund

partnerships

5students matched

with jobs

Our Progress

£50 commission fee when companies hire a student

£400 yearly subscription for corporations sponsors

Current Revenue

Application system

Peer to peer lending

Data Analytics

Future Revenue

Alumni and Crowdfunding

1. Colleges encourage students to sign up to Silo

2. They are featured on a college specific webpage

3. Colleges push students who are crowdfunding onto their alumni network

Growth

University fairs

Online feature

Media presence

Host events

Student ambassadors

Funding institutions

Our Team

Sam LeeCIO

Sam is a final year Mathematics and Computer Science student. He is the

technical director of the team and oversees the

engineering at Silo

Andros WongCEO

Andros is a final year Engineering,

Economics and Management student. He drives our progress at Silo by combining

his technical skills and business acumen.

James MorrillHead of ProductJames is a final year

Mathematics student. He focuses on our UX/UI, pushes new

features and contributes to developing our

marketing strategy.

Thank you for listening. We’d love to answer your

questions!