Meet last year’s finalists

Bground is a contemporary athleisure brand that uses recycled coffee grounds within its materials to create a positive environment for the earth and us. Practicality is our speciality and consumers’ comfortability is at the forefront of everything we make. Unlock the Zen in oneself, let go of your mind, and allow the body to create.

Azyre Blue is an innovative, afro-futuristic and eco-conscious DJ brand, selling eco-friendly headphones and an exclusive influencer membership. Not only does it stand as the UK's first ever sustainable headphone brand for music professionals, but every aspect of the business model is sustainable and eco-friendly. It strives to raise awareness of the environmental crisis and bring about a change in consumer habits. The power of music can be the power of change.

Oil and Perfume is a perfume brand that aims to explore unique applications of perfume through research and development, and to sell distinguished perfume products.

Helping entrepreneurs and business start-ups to launch their online stores without the large upfront web development costs, allowing them to focus on growth without worrying about technology. Providing website self-help tools for customers thereby helping vendors reduce time spent on resolving customer issues.

NiveshaQ is an investor education and awareness focused initiative intending to help people willing to keep their financial knowledge up to date in a fun and interactive way. One-stop for everyone to learn and build an investment portfolio and diversify their assets. Our target audience consists of those between the ages of 16 and 55. Be it a student or an earning individual, we have it covered!

PRbean.com is a one-stop affordable and easy-to-use PR/Communications and Marketing software designed to help small businesses, start-ups, PR and marketing agencies and enterprises connect with the media, track industry conversations, and turn data into actionable marketing strategies.

Din is an auto task management platform that leverages AI to assign its users tasks specific to their likelihood of successfully completing them.

Shoddy Threads is a streetwear brand which deconstructs second-hand clothes to make new ones that are relevant to a young urban customer. By also making the brand a platform to spread awareness for social and environmental causes we aim to reduce textile waste and contribute to greener fashion.

iHealthy app – your daily health companion - promotes a healthy lifestyle by targeting smoking, alcohol intake, eating, physical activity, screen time and stress. It provides guideline-based, custom-made daily lifestyle targets, reminders, prompts and resources on your mobile phone to motivate you. The iHealthy app will be free of charge, on the Apple store and Google Play.

The Combination Club is a multi-site, boxing class chain working on a hall hire basis. The aim of the company is to teach boxing to as many as possible and give people the chance to be part of a great community.

By Lauren Williams is a London-based fashion brand established in 2018 that offers high quality street-couture fuelled by the concept of Sisterhood and Black British Culture, ethically and sustainable produced in Lauren's home-based studio, designed to make you feel one in a million rather than one of millions.