Rising Stars 4.0 is the UK’s most exciting competition for innovative, early-stage tech companies. Join us on 30th March to meet the future of UK tech at our winners Showcase.
Xigxag is leading the biggest-ever innovation in digital reading and shaping the future of books.
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Trust Keith combines real humans with technology to help UK tech scaleups successfully comply with all data regulation, reduce their breach risk, and protect their staff online.
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Zoa is the UK's first rental-as-a-service platform which removes barriers to adopting a truly circular model.
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THRIFT lets you know what any unwanted or unused item is worth on the second-hand market and where to sell it.
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Kuberno provides company secretaries and other governance professionals with the tools and techniques to deliver truly future fit governance for their organisations.
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My First Five Years is an educational platform and mobile app that gives parents unparalleled access to expert knowledge and timely advice.
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Naurt develops location-optimisation software that provides hyper-precise location data.
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MYNDUP stops the “one size fits all approach” to mental health by offering live 1-1 video sessions across the mental health spectrum.
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RDvault has developed the world's first fully automated R&D Tax Credits platform that empowers SMEs to swiftly and easily claim R&D tax incentives from HMRC.
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Settld is a SaaS product that simplifies end-of-life admin for bereaved individuals and professionals.
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HR Data Hub's intelligence platform helps organisations make data-led people decisions by giving them insights from the outside world.
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Kinva is a game-changing digital platform connecting health therapists and their clients.
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CropSafe aggregates weather and satellite data to provide better, more accurate guidance for farmers who want to fix on-farm issues like blight.
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Deployed is a collaborative statement of work platform that makes it simple to define, track and review work for projects that start smarter and finish stronger.
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Letting Cloud is dedicated to changing the way people search and let property - in a safe and transparent way.
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Kythera AI is on an ambitious mission to bring intelligent life to virtual worlds in games and beyond, through their leading AI middleware.
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Renude is a licenced expert and artificial intelligence-powered online skincare suggestion service.
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Kanda allows tradespeople to offer finance to their customers who want work doing in their homes but can't afford to pay the full amount upfront.
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Iatro's products include GP practice websites that serve as the digital gateway for patients engaging with their practice.
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You’ll have opportunity to learn more about their businesses, discover what Rising Stars and Tech Nation are all about and meet with the rest of the tech industry.
Emma Jones CBE, Founder, Enterprise Nation
Enterprise Nation, founded by Emma Jones CBE, remains the UK's most active small business community and presents a campaigning voice to the government and the media on behalf of its members.
Nahu Ghebremichael, Partner, Singular
Nahu is a London-based Singular partner with broad experience in fintech and wellness, particularly with the scaling of operational models and go-to-market strategy initiatives before IPO.
Jat Bansal, Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Funding Circle
Jat has played a key role in Funding Circle's post-IPO scale up of new products as well as in continuing to innovate the company's core products (AI/ML lending platform, Cards business, API/Embedded finance, Buy Now Pay Later).
Douglas Lloyd, Founder & CEO, Macademia
Macademia is an award-winning global EdTech company providing educational programming and games for children. In total, our products reach an audience of 60 million kids & families with premium TV shows, documentaries and over 200 interactive games in 21 languages. Our mission is to help parents raise exceptional humans.
Richard Potter, CEO & Founder, Peak
Founded by Richard in 2014, Peak helps the world's smartest companies put the power of AI at the centre of all commercial decision making, with Decision Intelligence, a brand new category of AI technology.
Jess Jackson, Head of Investment, GC Angels
With a wealth of experience working with tech businesses and startups, Jess comes from a strong start-up background with operational, compliance and management focus, as well as managing HNWI Capital and a portfolio of over £5m in value spanning both early stage tech businesses and property.
Ed Prior, Vice President, GP Bullhound
Ed is a Vice President at GP Bullhound and has worked on over £1bn of successful M&A transactions and scale up rounds across Europe, the UK, Africa and the USA since joining the company in 2016, additionally he has spent time in Hong Kong on secondment. Ed is the Head Judge and Independent Adjudicator of Rising Stars.
Billy Webber, CEO, XR Therapeutics and Pitch Coach at Pitch for Success
Billy is a CEO, Pitch Trainer, Event MC and Conference Facilitator and a Senior leader with a successful track record in Sales, Leadership/Management, Operations and Finance. Billy has coached over 150 Rising Stars founders in how to deliver a fantastic pitch.
Jill McKinney, Head of Skills, Sunderland Software City and Pitch Coach at Pitch for Success
Jill is a Skills Manager, Pitch Coach & Mentor and Agile Practitioner with a wide range of skills including coaching, strategic planning, and target focus; she is passionate about skills development & how industry & education can work together to develop a pipeline of talent.
