FLOK is the student connection platform for UK and European universities — built for the way students actually want to meet people, find activities, and build a network that outlasts their degree.
"Every student arrives at university with the same hope — that this is where they'll find their people. Most leave having barely scratched the surface. Not because they didn't try. Because the tools didn't exist."
Students are handed Facebook groups, WhatsApp chains, and university portals that nobody uses. The result is documented: loneliness is at crisis levels across UK campuses. The connections that should define a career and a life simply don't happen.
FLOK is not another social network. It is the social infrastructure layer for university life — verified, trusted, and built around shared experience rather than broadcast content.
Every feature feeds every other feature. This is why users come back daily — not because we remind them to, but because something is always happening.
This is not social media. FLOK is social infrastructure. The distinction matters to investors, to universities, and to students who are exhausted by performative platforms. FLOK is where things happen — not where things are posted about.
University partnerships are not a nice-to-have. They are FLOK's primary distribution strategy and its deepest competitive moat. A university that officially endorses FLOK gives us direct access to their entire student body — every email, every freshers' welcome pack, every orientation session.
UK universities are under measurable pressure to improve student wellbeing, mental health outcomes, and belonging scores. These metrics directly affect their rankings, their funding, and their ability to recruit. FLOK solves a documented institutional problem. We are not asking universities to adopt technology — we are offering them a solution to a crisis they are actively trying to address.
Our strategy is to approach university student unions and student experience teams with a co-branded partnership proposal. FLOK is endorsed by the institution, promoted through official channels, and integrated into freshers' week onboarding. In return, the university gets measurable improvements in student engagement and belonging — metrics they report publicly.
Investors no longer need to bet on whether students will adopt a purpose-built campus social platform. That question has been answered. The question now is who owns Europe — and whether you are in that round.
In 2025, two Yale students launched Fizz — an anonymous campus social network — raised $5.1 million in venture capital and expanded to over 700 US universities. This is not a comparable product to FLOK. But it is the single most important proof point in this market: students will adopt a purpose-built campus platform at scale, and investors will back it at significant valuations.
Fizz is American. It was built for American university culture, American Greek life, and American campus dynamics. It has no meaningful presence in the United Kingdom or Europe. The market it validated is sitting open.
FLOK is built specifically for UK and European university culture — by founders who are living it, in the campuses we are launching in, with access no US company can buy.
The UK student social and activities market is large and entirely fragmented. No single platform commands loyalty, data, or distribution. FLOK enters as the first to build specifically for this audience — with university partnerships as a built-in moat.
The single biggest risk in consumer social is a founder who understands technology but not the market. FLOK's founders are the market. They are enrolled in the universities they are launching in, with track records that have nothing to do with their age.
Adam is 19 years old and begins his first year at King's College London in September 2026. Before building FLOK, he founded and operated a sneaker retail business for three consecutive years — generating over £200,000 in documented sales revenue and becoming the highest-selling vendor at SoleDXB three years in a row.
SoleDXB is one of the most competitive sneaker commerce events in the world, drawing serious operators from across the Middle East and Europe. Adam did not win it once. He won it three consecutive years — before he turned 19.
This is a founder who understands brand, youth consumer psychology, commercial operations, and what it takes to outsell a room full of experienced competitors. He built FLOK because he watched his generation struggle to connect — and he knew nobody else was going to fix it.
Mohammed is Adam's twin brother and attends University College London — ranked among the top 10 universities in the world. His embedded presence at UCL gives FLOK something no competitor can acquire: genuine, trusted, insider access to a second major London university campus from the day FLOK launches.
The dual-campus launch strategy — KCL and UCL simultaneously — is only possible because Mohammed is already there. Together, the Shehada brothers have direct, personal reach into 70,000+ students across two of the world's most prestigious universities before FLOK spends a single pound on paid acquisition.
This is not a marketing strategy. It is a structural advantage baked into the founding team.
We are raising £350,000 — with a hard cap of £500,000 — across three flexible investment structures to suit different investor preferences. This funds 18 months of runway: full product build, KCL and UCL simultaneous launch on September 29th 2026, and the first wave of UK university expansion. The next raise will be a priced Series A at a substantially higher valuation, backed by real user data.
Simple Agreement for Future Equity. Investor capital converts to equity at the next priced round. No interest, no maturity date. Founder-friendly, internationally recognised, and fast to execute. Preferred by investors familiar with US venture conventions.
The UK equivalent of a SAFE note, governed by English law. Investor subscribes for shares now at a discounted price, with shares issued at the next funding round. Functionally identical outcome to a SAFE — preferred by UK-based investors and institutional advisers who operate under English legal frameworks.
We are closing a £350,000 raise by July 2026 — available via SAFE Note or ASA to suit your preference. Minimum ticket £25,000. If you would like to review the full business plan, arrange a call, or express interest, reach out directly.
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