Meet The 25 Hottest Startups In The UK

From customised pet food to flower delivery and personal styling, Tech City’s Future Fifty is an impressive lineup of the most exciting UK-based companies. These startups made the cut in 2017.

eCommerce & marketplace

Festicket lets festival-goers book tickets and festival ‘experiences’, including accommodation.

Gousto delivers recipe boxes and pre-portioned ingredients to your doorstep.

LoveCrafts is an online community and marketplace for craft lovers.

Carwow compares new car prices and dealerships on an online platform.

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Swoon Editions works directly with furniture brands to bring buyers lower prices on high-end pieces.

Tails.com lets users create and order customised pet food.

Bloom & Wild delivers fresh flowers through the postbox.

Thread combines AI and human stylists to help men dress well.

Threads Styling offers chat-based 21st century personal shopping.

Bloom & Wild is disrupting the flower delivery service

Financial Technology (FinTech)

Azimo lets people send money to internet-connected devices in over 190 countries worldwide, making international money transfers cheaper and easier.

ClearScore offers free credit scores and reports online.

Ebury helps SMEs with foreign exchange, business lending and cash management solutions.

Onfido delivers background checks that allow businesses to verify anyone, anywhere.

Receipt Bank automates bookkeeping for small businesses.

Azimo lets users transfer money to a mobile phone number

Data, analytics & cybersecurity

Blis uses mobile location tech to create highly targeted advertising.

Trak Global uses a mobile app or in-car ‘black boxes’ to track and gather drivers’ data to manage risk and reduce insurance costs.

Digital advertising & marketing

UNiDAYS connects verified student accounts to deals and discounts.

SuperAwesome helps brands comply with rules on advertising to kids.

Digital entertainment

Spitfire Audio helps musicians create and earn royalties on musical samples.

Education technology (EdTech)

Kano encourages kids to learn to code with DIY kits.

Enterprise software & cloud computing

Condeco efficiently manages meetings and office space.

Hardware & devices

Epos Now provides point-of-sale software and hardware for retailers.

ROLI is a music-tech maker behind kits that open up new possibilities for musical expression.

Software as a service (SaaS)

Fairsail is an HR management system for mid-size businesses.

Interact helps companies solve internal communication challenges.

Roli are creating ‘musical instruments of the future’

Of course, we’ve got a special place in our hearts for the hottest London-based startup of all – Culture Trip! As one of the internet’s fastest-growing media startups, we’re committed to serving the culturally curious, bringing you personalized content and recommendations, wherever you are, wherever you go.

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Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.