Founded by Student Business Owners

Charlie Bramwell and Rory Edwards built The Too Early Co. while studying at Durham University. They work from inside the same university system, graduate market, and business networks their users are in.

The pair have had hundreds of conversations with business owners, founders, and more developed companies across the UK to pilot the idea and test early-stage demand. TEC received approximately 300 student applications in the trial stage, most of them through word of mouth.

They also formed partnerships with leading UK universities, which gave early access to student and business networks. After the trial, the matching software was rebuilt to reduce the number of steps required of both sides.