The shortlist for this year’s coveted SPARKies shines a light on the very best of the region’s tech sector

July 5, 2024
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Bath and Bristol’s top tech pioneers and innovators will be recognised next week at the SPARKies, the awards that showcase the leading individuals, products and firms in the sector.

Launched in 2012, the annual awards have grown to become the most-respected accolades of their kind in the region, attracting hundreds of entries from across the West of England’s vibrant tech sector. 

The 17 categories at this year’s SPARKies celebrate the best start-ups, designs, hardware, people and more.

The awards ceremony alternates between Bath and Bristol to reflect the spread of the region’s tech cluster – and, after being staged in Bath’s Parade Gardens last summer, it returns to Bristol next Thursday, 11 July.

Tickets for the event at the Central Warehouse performing arts centre in Bristol include a meal from one of the venue’s street food vendors, a welcome drink and drinks tokens. The ceremony will be compered by comedian Emmanuel Sanubi, pictured below.

The awards are staged by TechSPARK, the information hub for all things tech in Bristol, Bath and the West of England.

The full SPARKies shortlist is:

Best Place to Work in Tech, sponsored by Interaction 

Adopstar

Aer Studios

AND Digital

Huboo Technologies Ltd

TalkLife

Signable

Startup of the Year, sponsored by Mercia Asset Management

Estudiamos

Jitty

LiBi

PROBr 

SuSy

Taught by Humans

Scaleup of the Year, sponsored by Rocketmakers

Adopstar

AND Digital

Bowimi

Fourth Floor

Inductosense

Loqbox

Most Innovative Use of Tech, sponsored by Script

EnsiliTech

KETS Quantum Security

LabCycle

Matter.

Neuronostics

Rocketmakers

The Hardware Award, sponsored by Central Warehouse

EarSwitch™

Open Bionics

KETS Quantum Security Ltd

Motion Impossible

Siloton Limited

Sora Aviation

Data Data Data

Atmo Technology

Digital Wonderlab

ECOZE

Good With

HeadX

MoodMetrics AI

The ‘Totally Killing It’ Award

Adopstar

Future Space

Matter.

Neuronostics

Nusku

Siloton

The ‘Good’ Award

Binit

iDEA

Matter.

Neighbourly

Service Robotics Ltd – GenieConnect

Technology Volunteers

FutureSPARK

Artemis Fragkopoulos – SLANT Sustainable Technologies

Ed Daniels – AIED

Jess Melaragni – Varn

Katie May – MyWorld

Oliver Bonallack – Collective VC

Sean Tilson – Checkit Plus

Founder of the Year

Asel Sartbaeva – EnsiliTech

E.J. Root – Epowar

Helen Liang – LabCycle

John Terry – Neuronostics

Laura Gemmell – Taught by Humans

Nathan Baranowski– Digital Wonderlab

Community Award

Future Space

iO Academy

Noble Performs

Professor Kirsten Cater and Jo Gildersleve for MyWorld Skills and Training

The KTP Adviser Team

Unfold

Best Use of Immersive Tech

Anagram

Condense

Eirini Lampiri

Meteor Pixel

Senmag Robotics

Virti

Best Mentor

Christine Carter – Atmo Technology

Garry Pratt – EarSwitch

Laurence James – University of Bath

Marina Traversari – Sage

Paul Forster – SETsquared Bristol

Theresa Benson – Adopstar

Best Digital Design

DOT-ed from Taught by Humans

dubbii by Gravitywell

SuSy

Rocketmakers

Best Cyber Company

Dial A Geek

KETS Quantum Security

Stripe OLT

TR7

Awesome Human

Asel Sartbaeva – EnsiliTech

Ash Phillips – Dffrnt

Kirsten Cater and Jo Gildersleve – MyWorld

Philippa Roberts – Binit

Tamsin Denbigh – Engine Shed / SETsquared Bristol

Zara Powell – AND Digital

People’s Choice

Babbasa

Ghyston

Matter.

Unfold

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