The Flare Ignite – 2021
Back to Competitions | Flare Ignite is a highly competitive annual competition that gives Herts students and alumni entrepreneurial support and training to bring their business ideas to life. The Flare Ignite competition is designed to be inclusive – idea level stage, ability, academic background and sector – allowing a wide range of participants. |
Joint Winner: Situal Cave
Madung Ayuba (pictured), BEng Automotive Engineering and Sidney Prince Barasa (not pictured), MSc Automotive Engineering – £1,500 Engineers in Business Prize
Situal Cave is a virtual reality company with a goal to seamlessly integrate simulation and virtual reality technology for a better customer experience. The motivation for the business idea came from realising the limiting factors for most people who want to enjoy the thrill of racing down a racetrack. Limiting factors such as the cost of having to own or rent a sports car, the need to have a licence to drive those cars, and the amount of time that goes into the planning. As a company, Situal Cave is merging virtual reality with motion simulation to provide customers with the same thrill as being on a racetrack at a fraction of the cost and it is readily available whenever they need it.
Joint Winner: Herts Drone Solution
Eseroghene George Esiri, BEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering – £1,500 Engineers in Business Prize
Herts Drone is an innovative business using cutting edge drone technology to deliver bespoke aerial solutions. While studying at the University of Hertfordshire, Eseroghene was introduced to the drone industry and saw how versatile and advanced the drone industry is and decided to launch Herts Drone. He could see that industries such as construction, media and farming would greatly benefit from the advancement of drone technology at a more affordable price. From creating 3D imaging, 3D mapping, aerial surveying and inspection, Herts Drone provides the best bespoke services at a cost-effective price.
Positive feedback
We are delighted to announce that this year the Engineers in Business Fellowship has collaborated with the University, to offer a £3,000 prize fund, rewarding engineers who develop ground-breaking ideas that could solve real problems in society. This prize fund helps to increase the level of participation in business ideas competitions by engineering undergraduates and graduates, enabling them to gain more commercial education.
Rodney Day
Dean, University of Hertfordshire
School for Physics, Engineering and Computer Science