The Smarta 100 - Startacus previews the finalists
by Startacus Admin
On the 8th November, The Smarta 100 shortlisted finalists will discover their fate as the winner of the Smarta 100 awards is announced and awarded with their £10k prize...Startacus took some time out to review the smarta 100 field..
Announced over the weekend and shortlisted from over 1,200 entries from across the UK, the Smarta 100 identified the top 100 companies that are on track to becoming the fast-growth superstars of the future. The finalists include UK tech trailblazers, socially-responsible pioneers and crowd-funded success stories.
The winner will be presented with their £10,000 prize - courtesy of O2 – at The Smarta 100 Awards final on Thursday 8 November at London’s Proud2 in Greenwich.
The evening will also see six special awards presented for the Smarta 100 companies deemed by the judges to be the best, in the categories of Innovation, Technology, Social Impact, Resources, Marketing, People and Social Impact...
So adopting a 100% non partisan approach, Startacus took some time out to preview the field (in full) and in true Twitter tradition,to sum up (try to!) each business in 140 characters or less.... London startup Soldo, is aiming to streamline the entire business expense cycle –from payment to reconciliation. Don’t worry if your business died. You just got a step closer to entrepreneurial heaven says Richard Myers, Commercial Director at Transmit Start-Ups. SupplyCompass, a design-to-delivery sourcing platform that provides an efficient and sustainable solution for global supply chains, agrees a £1.5m seed fund deal. Apprenticeship startup WhiteHat raises $16m Series A led by Index Ventures and prepares to expand its alternative to university. How can women effectively challenge gender bias in the workplace? Hayley Mackenzie from Boiler Guide, shares here thoughts and experience. The app that's aiming to help us to take the first step in reversing climate change... The startup that's providing Nursing Home residents with additional meaningful social interactions provided by local people! Some easy and inexpensive ways to make your start-up more secure. The vidiCREW app is on a mission to show your wedding through the eyes of your loved ones. How does it work? The Startup Leadership Program continues to grow, inviting applications for its 9th London cohort to join the six-month program.
...and if any of the 100 fancy self interviewing for Startacus, please feel free to give us a shout!
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