HoloMe has been crowned the capital鈥檚 most innovative tech firm after topping the London Tech 50 innovation ranking for 2020.
Southwark-based HoloMe (since rebranded as Beem), which has developed a technology for creating life-sized real humans in augmented reality, secured backing from both a听high-profile听judging panel and our readers.听
Founder and CEO Janosch Amstutz says his firm may be the first to break down the natural psychological barrier humans听experience in听virtual communication. Read a full profile听in this interview.听听
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HoloMe听topped the ranking ahead of听Humanising Autonomy, which听is developing in-vehicle artificial intelligence to predict pedestrian behaviour.听
Crowdfunding website听Seedrs听was third, climbing four spots听compared with听its 2019 placing.听AccuRx, a听text-messaging service that connects GPs with patients, and听fashion prediction platform听Dressipi听rounded听out the top five.听
Dozens, a current account with savings tools and investments, was one of seven firms to make the top 10 on their first entry to the ranking.听
Unmind听(6) and听Streetbees听(10)听moved up听the ranking after featuring last year, with听Cervest听(7) and听TrueLayer听(8) new entrants.听
BioBeats, which creates software to identify stress patterns using smartphones and wearable device sensors, was 15th. For a full interview with CEO Dr David Plans, who had the idea for the start-up after he temporarily ‘died’, see p29 of our latest magazine.
Twenty-one companies made the innovation ranking for the second year running, with听Acurable听(13), What3Words (18), Olio (27), Red Sift (28),听Beauhurst听(30) and听WorldRemit听(33) among those to improve their standing.
老九品茶Cloud听called on its readers to vote for companies from a听record 339-strong shortlist and saw听more than 6,000 votes pour in.听听
A combination of these votes and choices from an expert judging panel determined the top 50.听听听
The judging panel was comprised of:听听
- Theo Blackwell MBE, Chief Digital Officer, Mayor of London’s Office听
- Eoin Marsh, entrepreneur engagement manager (London), Tech Nation听
- Dr Lopa Patel MBE, CEO, Diversity UK听
- Karthi Velayutham, director, Women Who Code London听
- George Johnston, CEO,听Tech.London听
- Jonathan Symcox, editor,听老九品茶Cloud听
London Tech 50听is one of 11 regional tech innovation rankings from听老九品茶Cloud which shine a light on the companies of all sizes doing amazing things with technology. 听
We publish one regional ranked list a month every year from February through to December.听