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

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

projects

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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`

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Global:

160 million students £50 billion

UK: 2.28 million students £4 billion

Market`

72% of UK postgraduate students are unfunded

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Our solution``

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Grant search

Work opportunities

Crowdfunding

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“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!”

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“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!”

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1,800+

students

650+grant applications

3successful campaigns

23fund

partnerships

5students matched

with jobs

Our Progress

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£50 commission fee when companies hire a student

£400 yearly subscription for corporations sponsors

Current Revenue

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Application system

Peer to peer lending

Data Analytics

Future Revenue

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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

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Growth

University fairs

Online feature

Media presence

Host events

Student ambassadors

Funding institutions

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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.

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

questions!