Technology magazine BusinessCloud has revealed the shortlists for its inaugural UK Business Tech Awards 2018.
The winners will be announced at a glitzy ceremony in London on November 20 and will recognise the individuals and businesses who are making the most impact in the world of technology.
To book tickets go to https://www.businesstechawards.com/event
There will be 18 gongs up for grabs, including eCommerce Company of the Year; Tech Company of the Year; Data Pioneer of the Year; and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Our stellar line-up of judges spent hours sifting through an impressive number of entries before settling on the final shortlists and the eventual winners.
The judging panel included David Hardman, MBE, managing director of Innovation Birmingham; Louize Clarke, co-founder, ConnectTVT, Elizabeth Clark, CEO, Dream Agility; former director of Tech North Richard Gregory; Tom Cheesewright, founder of Applied Futurism Practice; former Vodafone exec Rob Mukherjee, director of Greater Sport; Chris Dymond, director, Sheffield Digital; and Scott Henderson, managing director of Jumpstart.
BusinessCloud editor Chris Maguire said: “We’re delighted with the response for BusinessCloud’s first ever awards ceremony.
“The calibre of nominations was extremely high and I know the judges had a challenging job of picking some of the category winners.
“Some of the shortlists are longer than others but it was important to recognise all the sectors in tech and not just the obvious ones and we’ll be building on these categories going forward.
“We’ll be revealing the shortlists of a couple of categories on the night at the ceremony at London’s Montcalm Marble Arch and it promises to be a fantastic evening.”
The final gong will be the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Confirmed sponsors for the awards are Jumpstart and Touchscreen Rentals. Anyone interested in sponsorship opportunities should contact [email protected].
The shortlisted companies are below:
DATA PIONEER OF THE YEAR
Citi Logik
Fanfinders Ltd
GeoSpock
GlowMetrics
Peak
The Lead Agency (TLA)
APP OF THE YEAR AWARD
Airtime Rewards – Rewarding the mobile generation
Autocab
BCRemit
Connect & NHS Education for Scotland – Cognitive Rehabilitation in Dementia mobile app
Padoq
HEALTHTECH PIONEER OF THE YEAR
DigiDentistry
Guy’s, Evelina, Great Ormond Street Hospitals & King’s College London
FINTECH INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Invstr
Wobbegong Technology Ltd
Yobota
ECOMMERCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Autorama Group LTD
Celtic FC
Housekeep
Master of Malt
MANUFACTURING TECH DISRUPTOR OF THE YEAR
The Judges chose not to announce a shortlist in this category. The winner will be announced on the evening of the awards.
TRANSPORT TECH COMPANY OF THE YEAR
The Judges chose not to announce a shortlist in this category. The winner will be announced on the evening of the awards
EDTECH COMPANY OF THE YEAR
DigiDentistry
Emile Education – Cyber Coach Smart
OneFile
Synap
BEST USE OF INNOVATION – Sponsored by TouchscreenRentals.co.uk
Autorama Group LTD – Vanarama & iVan
Blu Wireless Technology – Multi-Gbit mmWave wireless communications systems
Epos Now LTD
Hark – The Hark Platform
Hubble – World’s First AI Office Broker
Paperplanes & 31Dover.com – Automated Programmatic Retargeting
Wobbegong Technology Ltd
yboo – The SIM Only Deal Comparison App
TECH FOR GOOD AWARD
BCRemit – bringing money transfer services online for the benefit of migrants worldwide
Connect & NHS Education for Scotland – Cognitive Rehabilitation in Dementia mobile app
Crisp Thinking
Lightful – Using Technology For Good In The Charity Sector
StarLeaf
MOST IMPRESSIVE GROWTH
DJS (UK) Limited
e3creative
Housekeep
SysGroup PLC
The Technology Group
TECH COMPANY OF THE YEAR – SMALL
Fanfinders Ltd
Hark
Housekeep
ISAAC Intelligence Limited
Paperplanes
rradar ltd
The Technology Group
YellowDog
TECH COMPANY OF THE YEAR – MEDIUM – Sponsored by Jumpstart
DJS (UK) Limited
StarLeaf
SysGroup PLC
TECH COMPANY OF THE YEAR – LARGE
DocuSign
IRIS Human Capital Management
DIGITAL AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Clicky Media
Connect
Digital Six
e3creative
Volume Ltd
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Chloe Barrett, Founder & CEO, DigiDentistry
Jordan Appleson, CEO, Hark
Mike Anderson, CEO, Padoq & Nothing But Epic
Dr. James Gupta, Founder & CEO, Synap
TECH ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Ian O’Rourke, CEO & Founder, Adthena
Jacyn Heavens, Founder & CEO, Epos Now LTD
Kevin Jabou, CEO, Kaelo Ltd
Louis-James Davis, Founder & CEO, VST Enterprises
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
To be awarded by the BusinessCloud Editor on the evening of the awards