Wonga
Judges’ comments:
The online lender is backed by major investors including Balderton Capital, Accel Partners and Greylock Partners. The firm’s founders claim it has “over-delivered from the start”, a claim supported by a second round of funding led by Accel Partners, the backers of Facebook, last year. The £14m it raised confirmed the company’s status as one of the most exciting web firms in the UK.
