30/03/2026
One of the standout moments from Naidex, The Elevate - Disabled Founders Pitch Final.
A powerful platform giving disabled founders the opportunity to pitch their ideas, access mentorship, and accelerate their businesses, and the talent on that stage did not disappoint.
We would like to give a huge congratulations to this year’s finalists:
Winner: Alex Molokwu | Loujo
An AI-powered, song-based learning platform designed to support dyslexic children by turning learning into something memorable, engaging, and accessible. Inspired by Alex’s own lived experience with dyslexia and his niece’s challenges with reading, Loujo tackles the gaps left by traditional education methods.
Runner-up: Ilinca Georgescu | Trem
A healthtech startup developing digital biomarker technology to objectively measure Essential Tremor. By replacing subjective clinical assessments with precise, scalable tools, Trem is transforming how neurological movement disorders are diagnosed and monitored.
Finalists:
Yiska (Jessica) Ansell | Access
A disabled artist and performer with over a decade of experience, Yiska founded NoteWorthy Access to break down barriers in the arts and culture sector. Through lived-experience-led consultancy, training, and advocacy, Yiska and her team are helping organisations create genuinely accessible environments. Alongside this, Yiska is a Trainer at Attitude is Everything and Co-Chair of Trustees at Bristol Disability Equality Forum.
Daniela Groza & Dec McLaughlin | Auzi®
Daniela Groza is Co-Founder of Auzi and a GIA-certified gemmologist with over 15 years of experience in jewellery design. Alongside designing Auzi’s collections, she has held senior roles in the global jewellery industry, including in logistics and operations at Nivoda, combining craftsmanship with deep expertise in the international gemstone and jewellery trade. Co-founder of Auzi, Dec is on a mission to help people wear hearing devices with pride. Born moderately deaf, his personal experience fuels the brand’s purpose, combining design, identity, and confidence.
A huge thank you to our brilliant host Amy Pohl and our expert judging panel: Jessica Arczynski (Trowers & Hamlin), Martyn Sibley (Purple Goat Agency), Pamela Aculey (Just Like Me, MIXD Reality & last years Elevate winner), Hanan Tantush (Intotum) and Tom Berry (Lloyds Banking Group), for their insight, support, and for helping make Elevate such a powerful platform.
