Sponsors
At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems.
It is this focus that informs the services we provide and the decisions we make.
We’re a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 276,000 people who are
committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. We tailor our
services to specific client needs, helping them to create the value they are looking for.
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For more than 35 years, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has helped innovative businesses, enterprises and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. SVB provides a range of targeted financial services and expertise through its office in the UK. With commercial and international banking services, SVB helps address the unique needs of innovators. The UK’s leading technology and life science businesses, in all stages of development, look to SVB’s niche expertise, experience and unparalleled network as they grow at home and tackle new markets abroad.
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Silicon Valley Bank is registered in England and Wales at Alphabeta, 14–18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1BR, UK under No. FC029579. Silicon Valley Bank is authorised and regulated by the California Department of Business Oversight and the United States Federal Reserve Bank, authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority with number 577295, and subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.
Arma Partners provides independent corporate finance advice to companies and investors active in the global digital economy. We act as trusted advisers to digital economy leaders throughout their entire corporate lifecycle, from raising private capital for fast-growing disrupters and founder-led businesses to orchestrating complex cross-border M&A deals for private equity investors and global large-cap public companies.
Since our inception in 2003, we have grown and evolved in tandem with the global technology ecosystem, advising on over 180 deals valued at more than $45bn in aggregate. Today we employ a large dedicated advisory team with unparalleled domain expertise and an enviable track record in each of the diverse sub-segments that together comprise the ever-expanding global digital economy.
Our proven track record of exceptional deal execution, combined with our deep understanding of the segments we cover, ability to provide independent advice at every stage of a company’s lifecycle and extensive network across the global digital economy, makes us an invaluable long-term partner to our clients.
ECI is a leading private equity investor, investing in growing businesses valued up to £250m. It has 40+ years of experience and a track record of over 110 realisations, collaborating with great management teams and founders to build successful global tech businesses. Recent investments have included: Send for Help,
a provider of lone worker protection; Arkessa, a leading IoT managed service provider;
CPOMS, a provider of SaaS solutions to schools across the world; MiQ, a leading marketing intelligence company; Edenhouse; the UK’s largest independent SAP specialist; and IT Lab, an award winning IT support and strategic services company. Investing as either a majority or a minority investor, ECI is currently investing its eleventh buyout fund and manages approximately £1.7 billion on behalf of our institutional investors.
Luther Pendragon is one of the UK’s leading independent communications consultancies. Our team of over 40 highly experienced and qualified consultants manage financial public relations, corporate communications, media and investor relations, public affairs, crisis communications and digital marketing. With offices in London, New York and Brussels, we handle national and international assignments. Our clients include global private and public corporations, with companies listed on the London Stock Exchange and other stock markets, public sector organisations and major trade associations in the UK and across the world. We take an integrated approach to communications to ensure that our clients’ reputations are managed, and interests are promoted, in all relevant spheres of influence – whether that is the capital markets, Government, consumer circles or elsewhere.
Rothschild & Co is one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory groups. The group has three main divisions – Global Advisory, Wealth and Asset Management, and Merchant Banking.
Global Advisory provides expert advice to large and mid sized corporations, Private Equity, families and entrepreneurs, and Governments. Advisers design and execute strategic M&A and financing solutions for their clients, taking a long-term and independent view of the challenges they face.
The firm’s deep understanding of financial markets, the high volume of transactions it advises on, and its unrivalled network of 1,000 industry and financing specialists in over 40 countries provide clients with a comprehensive perspective to achieve their strategic goals.
Zeus Capital is an independent investment bank, providing expert advice to clients across a range of sectors and transactions on the public and private markets. As a result, the business has raised more than £6.1bn of debt and equity capital as sole or joint broker and/or book runner since 2013.
It focuses on providing clear and practical advice on IPOs, M&A, Debt Advisory, public to private, and secondary and private fundraising, across growing and established small to medium-sized companies. This is underpinned by its corporate finance, debt advisory, corporate broking, sales, trading and research functions.
In 2019 to date, Zeus has completed 29 transactions raising over £892m of debt and equity for corporate clients.
Design Portfolio is a team of more than 60 communication specialists. We are strategic advisers, creative thinkers and compelling storytellers. We are trusted partners to companies of all sizes and all stages of growth, helping them to tell their unique stories effectively to their stakeholders.
We advise on strategic direction, create engaging narratives and memorable brands, and ensure that each client’s story is told consistently through:
- Corporate reporting
- Websites
- Branding
- Investor presentations
- Sustainability
- Video and animation
- Employee communications
www.design-portfolio.co.uk. Also find us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
Awards
the period under review is between 1 October 2020 and 30 September 2021
or click on each award to view more information
tech deal of the year award
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tech journalist of the year award
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tech growth business of the year award
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tech for good award
tech investor award
best use of tech in the digital economy award
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tech innovation of the year award
tech businesswoman of the year award
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tech CEO of the year award
tech company of the year award
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nominations are now open
and will close on Friday 18 June 2021
Voting panel
Two virtual Voting Panel sessions will take place on Thursday 23 September and Tuesday 28 September 2021. Credentials of the panel members will be announced on this page in due course.
Click below to see judges from past events.
the 2019 voting panel
Charity
2020 charity collection
We are delighted to announce that a total of £9,446 was raised at the UK tech awards 2019 which was shared equally between our two supported charities, bccs and YoungMinds.
bccs: bccs provides highly professional and well‑supported Social Workers and Counsellors to help children and young people who are in need.
bccs works in the East End of London and Essex with children, young people and their families and schools to help them overcome emotional difficulties, behavioural problems and their root causes. The prime focus of the work is to provide an early intervention service to enable them to address difficulties that may be impeding their educational, social and emotional development.
YoungMinds: YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. They exist so that young people have the strongest possible voice in improving their mental health. YoungMinds strive to make sure everything, from Government policy to practice in schools and services, is driven by young people’s experiences and aspirations.
YoungMinds support parents to help their children through difficult times, they equip professionals to provide the best possible support to the young people that they work with, and empower young people to change their world.
Gallery
recent images from the UK tech awards
