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Dr Oluwatomilayo Bewaji Edokpa ;

Pursuing my goals: Insights from my Venture Crawl experience

Dr Oluwatomilayo Bewaji Edokpa

MSc Clinical Dermatology student (Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine)

03 April 2025

Postgraduate student, Dr Oluwatomilayo Bewaji Edokpa reflects on her decision to step into an entrepreneurial unknown and experience Venture Crawl. Alongside 40+ students across King's, she explored some of London's most exciting innovation hotspots, including Red Bull's UK HQ.

Your motivation to take part

As a medical professional, entrepreneurship is an area that is foreign to me. It is not commonly taught in medical curricula nor is it often encouraged. We are meant to graduate and start working in a hospital, or private practice, or go into research. Yet, I believe medical professionals are uniquely placed at the nexus of opportunity and expertise to solve modern healthcare problems. This is why I was excited to participate in Venture Crawl.

Your goals for the day

I hoped to gain an understanding of the essentials of being an entrepreneur, where to start and how to succeed. Venture Crawl did not disappoint!

Your Venture Crawl highlight

Meeting alumni founders from King’s. I was able to hear from other young people like me, who have taken their vision of an idea, made it a reality and been successful. Hearing their experiences taught me to persevere; that every stage of the process is important as long as you keep moving forward and working towards your vision.

Your advice for future Venture Crawl participants

King’s Entrepreneurship Institute is here to support you. Take advantage of every opportunity they offer, especially Venture Crawl. It will leave a lasting impact on the way you pursue your goals.

Venture Crawl in one word...

Transformative.

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Venture Crawl is an annual event, which invites King's students to explore London's innovation hotspots first-hand, and meet entrepreneurial leaders. Previous stops include Grind Roastery, Octopus Ventures, Hello Fresh and Google Campus London.

Read more about Venture Crawl 2025 on the King's website

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