15 London‑Based Tech Innovators Join Tech City UK’s Future Fifty, Uplifting the Sector With a $660 M Boom
Why This Matters
Tech City UK’s Future Fifty is a masterclass showcase that hand‑picks the nation’s fastest‑growing digital players. With these 15 new entrants now on the roster, the collective valuation has jumped over $660 million—and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Since its 2013 launch, the Future Fifty has already attracted a staggering £791 million and boasts operations in 170 countries worldwide.
Spotlight on the New Addicts of Innovation
- Brandwatch (Brighton) – Enterprise social‑intelligence specialists. Founded 2005, raised $64.73 M.
- Buddi (Rickmansworth) – Remote health & safety monitoring solutions. Founded 2005.
- Crowdcube (Exeter) – Crowd‑funding platform that’s already raised over £100 M for entrepreneurs. Founded 2010, raised $15.86 M.
- Deliveroo (London) – The ultimate on‑demand, high‑quality restaurant delivery service. Founded 2013, $200 M raised.
- FundApps (London) – Cloud‑based regulatory compliance monitoring for a trillion‑dollar asset universe. Founded 2010.
- Iwoca (London) – Fintech powerhouse lending millions of SMEs across Europe. Founded 2011, $31.45 M raised.
- LoopUp (London) – SaaS platform engineered for remote business meetings. Founded 2003.
- Lost My Name (London) – Blending tech with publishing to deliver personalized children’s books. Founded 2012, $9.84 M raised; 1M+ books sold in the past two years.
- MWR InfoSecurity (Basingstoke) – Research‑led cybersecurity consultancy. Founded 2003, $3 M raised.
- NewVoiceMedia (Basingstoke) – Cloud customer‑contact platform boosting sales teams. Founded 2000, $111.3 M raised.
- Peak (London) – Neuroscience‑driven mobile cognitive training platform, attracting >6 M players in under a year. Founded 2013, $10 M raised.
- Powa Technologies (London) – Ecommerce specialists merging the physical and digital realms. Founded 2007, $176.7 M raised; $76 M Series A was the biggest seed round for a UK tech startup.
- Space Ape Games (London) – Award‑winning mobile game studio focused on mid‑core titles. Founded 2012, $28.17 M raised.
- The Floow Limited (Sheffield) – Telematics company serving insurers, car makers and fleet operators worldwide. Founded 2012.
- Yieldify (London) – Ecommerce tool that turns browsers into buyers. Founded 2013, $11.5 M raised.
CEO’s Take on the Wave of Talent
Gerard Grech, CEO of Tech City UK, summed it up in one sentence: “The UK’s digital sector keeps blowing up walls of expectation, from Fintech to food, gaming to cybersecurity. These entrepreneurs are a jam‑packed gallery of global ambition, and the Future Fifty is the sandbox for the next digital economy.”
Feel the Pulse of Tomorrow
With a combined $660 million in funding, these teams are ready to leave their mark on tech, one bold move at a time. From snack‑time deliveries to brain‑training apps, from secure cloud platforms to child‑book personalization—each company is proof that capitalism, creativity, and curiosity can activate the world’s digital future.
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