The Best StartUp Firms in London Revealed!

Posted in SUA 2023

The final event of the 2023 StartUp Awards celebrated the best new firms and entrepreneurs in the London

The best startup firms in London have been revealed at the London Start-Up Awards, which were held at Big Penny Social and saw 30 different awards given out to new businesses in categories such as Global StartUp of the Year, Fintech StartUp of the Year and Innovative StartUp of the Year.

The London Startup of the Year was won by Guider. Guider is the world’s first future-ready employee experience and community platform for organisations. It provides the most comprehensive and scalable mentoring platform as well as tools for onboarding, DEI, community and skills development.

The London awards were sponsored by:

The StartUp Awards were established in 2022 to highlight the success of start-ups across ten UK nations and regions and to celebrate the achievements of entrepreneurs in all sectors of the economy. Originally formed as the Wales StartUp Awards, the Awards Series has joined forces with the Great British Entrepreneur Awards to take the celebration of newly formed businesses nationwide.

Helen Bierton, Chief Banking Officer at Starling Bank says:

“All our London StartUp finalists and winners deserve praise for their entrepreneurship. From a biotech company that’s developing ground-breaking solutions to control the world’s most dangerous insect species, to carpentry services, a travelling pop-up store, and a mobile app that connects dog owners with reliable, vetted dog walkers, it’s inspiring to see that London is home to so many different types of businesses.”

Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, creator of the awards, said the events have celebrated the best new firms in the UK and recognised the amazing entrepreneurial talent across the nation.
He said:

“Given the amazing new businesses that were finalists at this year’s London Startup Awards, Guider stands out as a company that is destined to make an impact not only within its sector but across many others. At a time when employee engagement is becoming even more critical in a world where hybrid working has grown substantially, Guider’s ability to connect employees through bespoke initiatives that include mentoring, peer learning and talent development is a real game changer.

As the judges noted, this fast growing start-up has developed exceptional technology that is truly helping businesses retain employees and train at scale and its platform provides lots of data points that businesses can use for data and analytics. They were also impressed not only because Guider had taken on a big challenge to make workplaces more enjoyable and for companies to retain and upskill talent, but also for their future expansion plans in the UK and USA.”