Gradpreneur AI is an AI-powered platform for students and graduates who want the tools, guidance, and market intelligence to create businesses instead of only seeking jobs.
The platform brings together specialized UK-market AI, mentors, investors, and communities, helping users refine ideas, validate demand, shape business models, build plans, and grow.
Our ecosystem serves three core users: students and graduates building opportunities, mentors guiding their decisions, and investors discovering stronger pipelines.
Our mission is to make business creation more accessible, structured, and realistic for students and graduates with ambition, ideas, and untapped potential.
Gradpreneur AI turns scattered startup advice into a specialized AI workflow for UK market research, idea refinement, planning, mentorship, investor readiness, and growth.
“I need more than startup motivation. I need an AI that helps me shape my idea around the UK market and then shows me what to do next.”
“When students arrive with AI-refined plans, assumptions, and questions, mentor sessions become more focused and valuable.”
“The strongest student businesses are easier to spot when there is evidence, a roadmap, and mentor-informed readiness behind them.”
Gradpreneur AI is currently led by Matthew Makinde, focused on building an AI-driven and mentor-led platform that helps students and graduates move from job seeking to job creation.
Founder
Gradpreneur AI is built for students, graduates, mentors, investors, universities, and communities ready to turn early ideas into UK-market business opportunities.
United Kingdom pilot
London and Birmingham
