The 12th Edition of the Enterprise Awards dinner was held on Wednesday at the prestigious Drapers’ Hall in London. Hosted by ScaleUp Group and proudly supported by media partner Tech Funding News, the 2024 Enterprise Awards celebrated founders and entrepreneurs in the tech sector for their vision, growth, and innovation.
The Enterprise Awards Dinner was also co-hosted by Tola Sargeant, Chief Executive of TechMarketView, UK’s leading tech analyst firm, which Richard Holway co-founded.
This year, the event focused on categories such as Emerging Entrepreneur, Public Sector Entrepreneur, Scale-Up Entrepreneur, and many others.
Winners of Enterprise Awards 2024
The 12th Edition of the Enterprise Awards winners were announced at the dinner.
- Enterprise Entrepreneur: Vishal Marria from Quantexa
- Emerging Entrepreneur: Gege Gatt from EBO
- Developing Entrepreneur: Thomas McHugh from Finbourne
- ScaleUp Entrepreneur: Sam Horbye from Olsam Group
- Public Sector Entrepreneur: Emma O’Brien from Embridge Consulting
- Social Enterprise Entrepreneur: Scott Vincent from Digital Futures
- Deep Tech Entrepreneur: Darko Matovski from causaLens
- Female Entrepreneur: Uma Rajah from CapitalRise
- Judges’ Award: Vishal Marria from Quantexa
- Wise Old Owl Award: Richard Holway MBE from TechMarketView
What do winners get?
The winners will get unique recognition and extensive support from ScaleUp Group. This includes access to growth finance after proper preparation, participation in CEO Forums for confidential discussions with peer groups, introductions to C-level talent, executive coaching, guidance on selling their business, advice on wealth management, market research, and on-demand advice and guidance on market positioning, sales and pricing strategy, product/market fit, and more.
Vishal Marria, CEO and Founder of Quantexa, winner of the Enterprise Award and the Judges Award said: “I am honoured to be recognised for the Enterprise Award and the Judges Award on top. These are a testament to the incredible Quantexa team and our continued innovation in helping our industry leading customers and government agencies use trusted data and AI to solve their toughest challenges and identify new opportunities. This recognition validates the positive impact we are making on a global stage.”
Carly Burrows, Head of Corporate Finance, and Glen Waters, Head of Early Stage Banking at HSBC Innovation Banking UK commented: ‘’We would like to extend our congratulations once again to the shortlisted nominees and winners of the Enterprise Awards 2024. On behalf of HSBC Innovation Banking, we were delighted to sponsor the 12th annual awards as a Platinum Sponsor and have the opportunity to hear the stories and see firsthand the contributions of the many founders and entrepreneurs who are truly inspiring and trailblazing, supporting talent, bold ideas and innovation in the UK tech ecosystem.’’
