These companies have collectively raised more than $660m.
Fifteen London tech companies have just joined Tech City UK’s Future Fifty programme which showcases and supports 50 of the UK’s fastest-growing digital companies.
Collectively, the new companies have raised more than $660m. The list is dominated by e-commerce companies including food delivery platform Deliveroo and ecommerce specialists Powa Technologies.
Since the programme was founded in 2013, the Future Fifty companies combined have raised a total of £791m and operate in 170 countries worldwide.
Gerard Grech, CEO, Tech City UK, said: “Britain’s digital industry continues to defy expectation. From Fintech to online shopping, cyber security to gaming, the Future Fifty companies reflect the diversity of our fastest growing sector. In a rich and varied marketplace, these entrepreneurs are united by global ambition and enormous potential. The digital businesses joining the Future Fifty programme are a window into the future of the digital economy.”
The full list of new joiners are:
Brandwatch (Brighton) – a leading enterprise social intelligence company
Established: 2005
Raised $64.73m to date
Buddi (Rickmansworth) – a hardware and software provider to remotely monitor health and safety
Established: 2005
Crowdcube (Exeter) – a crowdfunding venture for entrepreneurs
Established: 2010
Raised $15.86m to date, over £100m raised by entrepreneurs through the platform
Deliveroo (London) – the on-demand delivery service for high-quality restaurant meals
Established: 2013
Raised $200m to date
FundApps (London) – a software provider offering a cloud-based regulatory compliance monitoring service
Established: 2010
Monitoring over $1 trillion USD in assets on a daily basis
Iwoca (London) – a Fintech specialist offering finance to the millions of SMEs across Europe
Established: 2011
Raised $31.45m to date
LoopUp (London) – a SaaS solution for remote business meetings
Established: 2003
Lost My Name (London) – marrying technology and publishing to create personalised children’s books
Established: 2012
Raised $9.84m to date and sold over 1m children’s books in the last two years
MWR InfoSecurity (Basingstoke) – a research-led cyber security consultancy
Established: 2003
Raised $3m to date
NewVoiceMedia (Basingstoke) – a cloud customer contact platform to deliver a personalised customer service and drive a more effective sales team
Established: 2000
Raised $111.3m to date
Peak (London) – a mobile cognitive training platform designed by neuroscientists
Established: 2013
Raised $10m to date, over 6m players in less than 12 months of operation
Powa Technologies (London) – ecommerce specialists integrating the physical and digital worlds
Established: 2007
Raised $176.7m to date – Series A investment of $76m was the single largest seed investment in a UK technology startup
Space Ape Games (London) – award winning mobile gaming company focused on mid-core games
Established: 2012
Raised $28.17m to date
The Floow Limited (Sheffield) – An independent UK based telematics company which supports leading insurers, car manufacturers and fleet operators across the globe
Established: 2012
Yieldify (London) – ecommerce solutions to turn visitors into customers
Established: 2013
Raised $11.5m to date
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