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MassChallenge UK Celebrates Highest-Impact Startups from 2015
MassChallenge, the no-equity startup accelerator, announced the winners of the MassChallenge UK 2015 accelerator programme, awarding £500,000 in no equity, no strings attached grants to âÂÂÂÂ14 startups.
Over 700 members of the London startup community gathered to celebrate entrepreneurship at the first ever MassChallenge UK Awards Ceremony and Fundraiser. The event featured a showcase of the 90 MassChallenge UK startups, pitches from the Top 26, and speeches from Thomasina Miers, Cofounder and Executive Chef of Wahaca, and Azmat Yusuf, CEO and Founder of Citymapper.
“Our first year in London has been a huge success and tonight is the culmination of the hard work of our team, mentors and most importantly, our startups,” said MassChallenge CEO and Founder John Harthorne. “This year has set a solid foundation for growth and I look forward to great progress in the years to come.”
The Awards Ceremony capped off an active year for the global not-for-profit. Over 2,250 startups applied to join MassChallenge accelerators in Boston and London, and 218 in total were accelerated, with MassChallenge Israel sending 5 teams to London for acceleration. MassChallenge UK, which launched in February of this year, has already built a community-driven accelerator programme with over 300 top mentors and graduated 90 startups, making it the largest accelerator in London.
The 90 startups from MassChallenge UK now join an esteemed group of alumni, which includes 835 companies from around the world. Since 2010, startups accelerated by MassChallenge have raised $1.1 billion in funding, generated $520 million in revenue and created 6,500 jobs.
£50K DIAMOND WINNERS
Cambridge Bio Augmentation SystemsÂÂÂÂ (@CBioAugSystems)
UK | Healthcare & Life Sciences
A permanently integrated smart device that provides the interface between an amputated stump and any prosthesis.
MOM IncubatorsÂÂÂÂ (@momincubators)
UK | Healthcare & Lifesciences
OâÂÂÂÂnâÂÂÂÂe million children die needlessly due to premature birth every year. MOM – The Inflatable Incubator was designed to give them a chance.
Preliminal GamesÂÂÂÂ (@preliminalgames)
UK | High Tech
Mantle is a toolset to create rapid 3D environments for games, built environment and geo-visualisation. Start creating through discovery.
RenovagenÂÂÂÂ (@renovagen)
UK | Energy & Clean Tech
Renovagen - saving lives with solar power and driving down the cost of access to energy in remote locations.
Sinclair FireÂÂÂÂ (@SinclairFire)
UK | General, Retail & Consumer Goods
Smarter, Faster, Safer. Sinclair Fire - saving lives and reducing the cost of fire damage with groundbreaking detection technology.
ShootÂÂÂÂ (@ShootGardening)
UK | High Tech
Shoot empowers all gardeners to be successful. Tell them which plants are in your garden and they’ll send you care reminders each month.
£25K GOLD WINNERS
BuyerDeck (ÂÂÂÂ@buyerdeck)
UK | High Tech
BuyerDeck is a Buyer Portal. B2B seller teams collaborate on content & deal information with buyers to deliver a great buying experience.
Converge
UK | High Tech
Converge – the IoT platform for industry that automates manual monitoring by connecting large scale sensor networks.
GlisserÂÂÂÂ (@glisser)
UK | High Tech
Glisser makes presentations interactive - they take regular slide decks, push live to audience devices and gather data and feedback.
Great Little Place (GLP)ÂÂÂÂ (@glpLondon)
UK | General, Retail & Consumer Goods
Great Little Place (GLP) is a mobile app for discovering and sharing “great little places” around you.
Live Better WithÂÂÂÂ (@lbwcancer)
UK | General, Retail & Consumer Goods
A one-stop marketplace of healthcare, home aid and wellness products and technologies for patients with long-term conditions and their carers.
twosigmasÂÂÂÂ (@twosigmas_)
UK | General, Retail & Consumer Goods
Edtech startup twosigmas specialises in matching global education demand with UK-based educators and education resources.
VidsyÂÂÂÂ (@vidsysocial)
UK | General, Retail & Consumer Goods
Vidsy is a game-changing tech platform enabling brands to create fresh micro content & ideas from a community of digital natives & creators.
ZipcubeÂÂÂÂ (@zipcube)
UK | High Tech
Zipcube is the booking.com for meeting rooms - don’t enquire, just book.
IN-KIND SILVER WINNERS
Carbon AnalyticsÂÂÂÂ (@co2analytics)
UK | Social Impact
Carbon Analytics provides fully automated and action oriented carbon, energy and water emission insights to the SME/SMB community!
Compare and ShareÂÂÂÂ (@compareandshare)
UK | High Tech
Compare and Share is the comparison marketplace of the Sharing Economy, helping people and companies access 8000 sharing sites in one place.
DOYA Medical Ltd.
Israel | Healthcare & Lifesciences
DOYA Medical active eStent replaces ear tube surgeries, improves quality of life, reduces recovery time and saves millions in costs.
FoPo Food PowderÂÂÂÂ (@hellofopo)
Sweden | Social Impact
FoPo extends food shelf life from 2 weeks to 2 years by freeze drying & turning it into powder, while reducing food waste and helping farmers.
GiveVisionÂÂÂÂ (@givevision_net)
UK | Healthcare & Lifesciences
Developing smart glasses that act as eyes for blind people.
Gormley & GambleÂÂÂÂ (@gormley_gamble)
UK | High Tech
London’s first made-to-measure tailors exclusively for women.âÂÂÂÂ
Complimentary monogramming, macaroons and appointment-only service.
HelpingBÂÂÂÂ (@helpingb)
UK | Social Impact
HelpingB helps revolutionary products with a social impact and financially sustainable business model come to life through crowdfunding.
RE-VANAÂÂÂÂ (@re_vana)
UK | Healthcare & Lifesciences
RE-VANA is focused on saving the eyesight of elderly and diabetic people by using it’s high tech drug delivery systems.
ResonanceÂÂÂÂ (@ResonanceCEO)
UK | General, Retail & Consumer Goods
The platform that makes being the most ethical company also the most profitable.
Talent RankÂÂÂÂ (@fmrank)
UK | High Tech
Making raw financial talent measurable and discoverable.
Unique Insights
UK | Social Impact
We use predictive analytics at universities to identify students most at risk of dropping out to provide them with the necessary support.
World Around MeÂÂÂÂ (@wamapp)
UK | High Tech
World Around Me is local discovery app that helps people worldwide to search for places of interest and all kinds of local services.
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