03/07/2026
💡🐉 Entrepreneurial thinking took centre stage this week as the finalists in Radley’s inaugural Dragons’ Den competition pitched their ideas live to a panel of OR entrepreneurs.
After months of developing business plans and submitting video pitches, six teams made it to the final, presenting ideas spanning sustainability, education, practical design solutions and charitable initiatives. Standing on stage, defending their ideas under questioning and thinking on their feet was an achievement in itself, and every finalist deserves credit for the commitment and professionalism they showed.
Congratulations to Jamie (R, B) and Rupert (V, B), whose invention, Clampy (a clamp designed to keep push-button showers running), won the £1,000 prize.
A huge thank you to our Dragons, whose experience and encouragement made the competition so valuable for the boys:
🐲Sam Merullo (1996, C), investor and entrepreneur
🐲Freddy Macnamara (2001, E), Founder of Cuvva
🐲Rory Hanna (2010, H), Co-founder of PAWD Drinks
🐲Sam Tucker (2014, K), Co-founder of Keith
Special thanks also to Sam and Freddy, who returned to College earlier this term to share their own entrepreneurial journeys with pupils.