Shortlists
3D printing materials made from recycled fishing nets, AI tools for monitoring water quality and digital literacy toolkits for young people are amongst the innovative technologies recognised in the shortlists for the Tech South West Awards 2024, revealed today.
Now in their sixth year, the awards celebrate the best in tech from across the South West of England including Bath, Bristol, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire.
Over 30 judges from across the region's tech ecosystem, including business leaders, educators, investors, award sponsors, cluster leads and professional service providers, were involved in the selection process, meeting at Taunton's Firepool Centre for Digital Innovation to decide the final shortlists from more than 300 entries.
"The calibre of entries this year is truly outstanding, showcasing the incredible innovation and talent across the South West's tech sector.
"From sustainability solutions to cutting-edge AI applications, the finalists represent the diverse and dynamic nature of our region's technology landscape."
Dan Pritchard, Co-founder of Tech South West
AgriTech
Sponsored by South West AgriTech
Albotherm (Bristol)
Farm Carbon Toolkit (Devon)
LettUs Grow (Bristol)
Oxi-Tech Solutions (Cornwall)
Best Application of AI
Additive Catchments (Devon)
Cineon (Devon)
Hertzian (Cornwall)
Neural Edge (Somerset)
Weaving Change (Bristol)
Best Education Initiative
Sponsored by Train4Tomorrow
Cognition Creative Learning (Cornwall)
ExCode (Devon)
iO Academy (Somerset)
South West Grid for Learning Trust (Devon)
Tech Cornwall (Cornwall)
Unlock Cyber (Bristol)
Best Startup
Sponsored by University of Exeter & SETsquared Exeter
Additive Catchments (Devon)
Fishy Filaments (Cornwall)
Good With (Cornwall)
Intelligent AI (Devon)
Pollen Careers (Dorset)
TRIO Technical Solutions Ltd (Devon)
Commitment to Diversity
Binit (Devon)
Cognition Creative Learning (Cornwall)
Ghyston (Bristol)
iO Academy (Bath)
Professional Apprenticeships (Bristol)
Unlock Cyber (Bristol)
Commitment to Talent
Adopstar (Devon)
BIT Training (Devon)
Bluefruit Software (Cornwall)
Future Space (Bristol)
Hiyield (Cornwall)
Timewade (Devon)
CreaTech
Jam Up (Devon)
Nautoguide (Devon)
Sanders Studios (Cornwall)
SEIKK (Wiltshire)
Spark (Somerset)
TRIO Technical Solutions (Devon)
FinTech
Good With (Cornwall)
InfraFund (Devon)
Intelligent AI (Devon)
Joiin (Devon)
Propflo (Bristol)
Growth
Sponsored by Ashfords
Adopstar (Devon)
Graphic PLC (Devon)
IT Champion (Devon)
Nebula IT Services (Bristol)
Neuronostics (Bristol)
HealthTech
FDB Health
Cineon (Devon)
Digital Wonderlab (Wiltshire)
EarSwitch (Bristol)
Ferryx Ltd (Bristol)
Lutra Health (Devon)
Neuronostics (Bristol)
SpatialCortex (Wiltshire)
Innovation
Sponsored by Ryan
Additive.earth (Devon)
CALMFLOOR (Devon)
Oort Energy (Bristol)
QLM (Devon)
SpatialCortex (Wiltshire)
WASE (Bristol)
ZeroUSV (Devon)
MarineTech
Sponsored by Plymouth and South Devon Freeport
Actisense (Dorset)
Additive Catchments (Devon)
Inyanga Marine (Cornwall)
Kilo Solutions (Devon)
ZeroUSV (Devon)
Space & Aviation
Sponsored by Cornwall Space Cluster
G&H (Devon)
Graphic PLC (Devon)
Sora Aviation (Bristol)
Virtual Tour Experts (Devon)
Spotlight
Craig Newman, Get Out Get Love (Devon)
Ellen O'Rourke, TouchByte (Cornwall)
Gordon Fong, X-Net (Dorset)
Jules Love, Spark (Somerset)
Rob Passmore, Additive.earth (Devon)
Ryan Pullen, Stripe OLT (Bristol)
Supporting the Sector
Sponsored by Business West
Bright Evolve (Bristol)
Exeter Innovation Accelerator (Devon)
Future Space (Bristol)
Michelmores (Devon)
Silicon South (Dorset)
Tech Cornwall (Cornwall)
Sustainability
Sponsored by Michelmores
BluGreens (Devon)
Oort Energy (Bristol)
Our Rainwater (Devon)
QLM (Devon)
SMARTech Energy (Wiltshire)
WASE (Bristol)
TeachTech
Ben Franklin, BIT Group (Devon)
Gary Futcher, Real Ideas (Devon)
John Bradford, DigiLocal (Bristol)
Toby Osbourne, Bournemouth School for Girls (Dorset)
Tech Company of the Year
Sponsored by SH&P
A2Z Cloud (Wiltshire)
digiLab (Devon)
Ghyston (Bristol)
Hertzian (Cornwall)
Zapmap (Bristol)
ZeroUSV (Devon)
Tech for Good
Additive.earth (Devon)
Get Out Get Love (Devon)
South West Grid for Learning Trust (Devon)
SpatialCortex (Wiltshire)
Thought Quarter (Cornwall)
Tech Leadership
Sponsored by RWK Goodman
David Burnet, Invidar (Dorset)
Nathan Baranowski, Digital Wonderlab (Wiltshire)
Niki Davies & Holly Patton, Tech Cornwall (Cornwall)
Prof Tim Dodwell, digiLab (Devon)
Thanh Quan-Nicholls, Future Space (Bristol)
Tom Robbins, Stripe OLT (Bristol)
Women in Tech
Sponsored by Pragma Holis
Claire Oatway, Neon Juno (Devon)
Daisy Baker, Kilo (Cornwall)
Dr Connie Wilson, BAE Systems (Dorset)
Helen Cocks, University of Exeter (Devon)
Rav Bumbra, Cajigo (Bristol)
Zara Powell, AND Digital (Bristol)
Workplace Culture
Boo Consulting (Cornwall)
Hiyield (Cornwall)
Illumo Digital (Bristol)
Signable (Bristol)
Unfold (Bristol)
The Cluster Award, sponsored by Headforwards, will celebrate one outstanding entry from each cluster area, selected by cluster organisations Digital Plymouth, Digital Somerset, Silicon South in Dorset, Tech Cornwall, Tech Exeter, TechSPARK in Bristol and the Torbay Hi-Tech Cluster.
One overall winner will be revealed on the night, chosen from all the category winners for THE Tech South West Award, sponsored by South West Business Council.
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