The best reactions of #Startups100 2018 Our experts We are a team of writers, experimenters and researchers providing you with the best advice with zero bias or partiality. On Monday May 21 2018, social media exploded with the sound of ecstatic Startups 100 winners toasting their success.It was truly rewarding to see the pride and elation that inclusion in our annual Startups 100 index can inspire.Sponsored by DCMN, the Startups 100 celebrates the 100 most promising and exciting businesses operating in the UK today.This year saw Bulb, the three-year-old renewable energy start-up with more than 300,000 customers, take the number one spot, with e-commerce mattress provider Simba in second place.Other companies in the top 10 included nut butter brand Pip & Nut and Climb Online – the digital marketing agency founded by Apprentice-winner Mark Wright.See more: The Startups 100 2018 index in numbersThe worthy winners are judged on their achievements to date – including financials, total funding raised, employee numbers – as well as their capacity for innovation and disruption, and their potential for future growth.10 years since the first ever Startups 100 index, the number of high-profile alumni that continue to disrupt industries, secure huge funding rounds and change the world for the better is testament to the enduring importance of the Startups 100 in the UK’s start-up community.The extensive social media engagement we see every year is proof that the index – the longest running of its kind in the UK – is recognised as an authority on the best early-stage businesses and a premium resource for investors, organisations and entrepreneurs.Through our Twitter and Instagram accounts @startupstowers, and Facebook, using the hashtag #Startups100, we’ve collated some of the best reactions so you can share in their excitement…Many of our winners – including number one company Bulb – took to Twitter to announce the news We’re number 1 in the #Startups100 2018 index! Thanks @startupstowers and @DCMN and congrats to all the other amazing winners 🍾🎉 https://t.co/LIlEv4Z9V2— Bulb (@bulbenergy) May 21, 2018We’re delighted to have been listed on @startupstowers‘ #startups100 alongside some inspirational and change-driving companies, including: @Feast_it @HeadBox @momenthealthapp @PlanSnap @MyMonese and @NOVELTEAdrinks!Check out the full index right here: https://t.co/Q2OYlIbtmx pic.twitter.com/UfinXYixqI— Making Moves (@makingmoves_ldn) June 1, 2018Excited to be in #Startups100 2018 index: The UK’s best and brightest start-ups by @startupstowers https://t.co/Drl2R4QiM4— Future Kings (@FutureKingsUK) May 22, 2018Excited and humbled to have come in 8th in @startupstowers‘ index of the hottest start-ups in the UK right now! https://t.co/5UNlqXBjAH #Startups100— Monese (@MyMonese) May 21, 2018Some VERY exciting news for us today – we’ve only gone and appeared in @startupstowers #startups100 list! 54th hottest start up in the UK, 2018 🔥🍾🎉 (and an emoji cake, obvs) https://t.co/LZz8HNc8H5 pic.twitter.com/hvtXCFBhPc— OneFifty (@WeareOneFifty) May 21, 2018Awesome to be included on the #Startups100 list today. Number 48 is our favourite so it’s highly coincidental that we have ended up there. https://t.co/MOBuExERCu @startupstowers pic.twitter.com/Uu48EyJ4bJ— Curiscope (@curiscope) May 21, 2018We’ve been named one of the top 20 startups in the #Startups100 2018 Index! Thanks @startupstowers and @DCMN and well done to everyone else who made the list. 🥂🎈🏆 https://t.co/JXmk0j2o8c #transcription #startup— Trint (@TrintHQ) May 22, 2018We are super excited to announce that we are now officially on the #Startups100 list. @idealflatmate is number 85th, out of the 100 best startups in 2018! 👏 https://t.co/QgAIX3aAU3 pic.twitter.com/5YOmOa9ZUv— Ideal Flatmate (@idealflatmate) May 21, 2018We’re over the moon to have been named in the #startups100 this morning! Thanks to all our friends, family and clients, we wouldn’t be here without you! https://t.co/BwKnLD3YaC— VisionDrive™ (@VisionDriveUK) May 21, 2018Great to see @learnerbly featured in the @startupstowers #Startups100 list alongside such an awesome bunch of others https://t.co/f3qxy2WWnk— Rajeeb Dey MBE (@rajdey) May 22, 2018We recently had our 1st official birthday since launching 🎉and we’re thrilled to announce (a bit belatedly) Flux are on the @startupstowers top 100 UK Startups in 2018. Incredibly proud and buzzing for what year two holds for us – watch this space! https://t.co/ClrVjruSP1— Flux (@tryflux) June 6, 2018Well another year brings with it another incredible achievement for @Climb_Online Today we have been listed 6th top startup in the U.K. @startupstowers fantastic honour for my amazing business!!!! pic.twitter.com/rsSJnpjnHP— Mark Wright (@Mark_E_Wright) May 21, 2018#40 👏 @thrivahealth 20,000 subs + saliva, urine tests launching shortly 💉 @HamishGrierson @EABrooksyhttps://t.co/SuAdUYciLa @startupstowers— Will Neale (@WillNeale) May 21, 2018We are so excited to announce we are #49 on this year’s @startupstowers top 100 start ups along with some inspiring brands 💪 👏Read the full article herehttps://t.co/oCBzUE5MrA— PACK’D (@packdco) May 22, 2018The good news just keeps rolling in! 👏 We have placed 24th in @startupstowers top 100 list for 2018, jumping up a whopping 12 places from last year’s list!Thanks to all you Debutants! You continue to inspire us, and we can’t wait to see what’s next. https://t.co/dMqFJiQLz1— Debut (@DebutCareers) May 22, 2018We are thrilled to announce that we are #4 in the @startupstowers top 100 start ups for 2018 🙌 Read the full article here https://t.co/LcUSTwPlhk— Pip&Nut (@pipandnut) May 22, 2018Excited to announce that Mindful Chef has ranked #18 in the @startupstowers #Startups100 #mindfulchef 2018 index! https://t.co/1WcKTdVrSw pic.twitter.com/pBMNsFqzhf— Mindful Chef (@MindfulChefUK) May 21, 2018Fantastic News! HowNow can reveal we are in the Start Up’s 100 2018 list: @startupstowers https://t.co/23FZld6zaZ#startuplife #startup #techstartup #startup100 #entrepreneur #Entrepreneurship pic.twitter.com/apnXmy4jYe— HowNow (@HowNowTeam) May 21, 2018We love any excuse for a cake so here is a very serious, very elegant one in celebration of making the #Startups100 index in place 79! @startupstowers #notquitelemonandeldeflower #definitelydoesntsay791 pic.twitter.com/kACeLSZqjS— HubBox (@HubBoxHQ) May 21, 2018Meanwhile, over on Instagram, celebrations were in the air…And investors and organisations were keen to show their support for the winning companies! Congratulations to #startuploans funded business @AttolloLingerie for making the #Startups100 pic.twitter.com/o3jeXvPQVk— Start Up Loans (@StartUpLoansUK) June 11, 2018Congratulations @trustelder – named on the #Startups100 list of the UK’s best and brightest start-ups: https://t.co/GJUrkHKKW0— MMC Ventures (@MMC_Ventures) May 22, 2018Congrats to @WeareOneFifty on making @startupstowers #startups100 list. Fully deserved and great to watch them grow since I first met them over a year ago. 🚀@AlexPearmain @kbuckett https://t.co/npXBAZcB3W pic.twitter.com/rs8PFzqaDY— Stephen Kelly (@SKellyCEO) May 22, 2018Really proud to see @LeSalonApp, one of our members, featured as one of UK’s top 100 #startups !! Congratulations to @jmchalayer & Natasha Pilbrow!https://t.co/yucuzLNkGU pic.twitter.com/qbCwgfyUWU— French Chamber GB (@frenchchambergb) June 13, 2018Been a positive couple of weeks – two of the startups I’m involved in have gotten into the Top 100 startups for the U.K. – Alex @Pastaevangelists debuting at no. 95 and Damien @mrleesnoodles rising 25 places this year to no. 60. …https://t.co/625xwDVlo3 https://t.co/3Pn4G3Xbix— Chris Fung (@_ChrisFung) June 6, 2018We’re thrilled to see 10 of our #FundedClub in this year’s @startupstowers 100 @NOVELTEAdrinks @PlanSnap @TheVurgerCo @thyngs @FloomOfficial @TutorfulGB @azoomeekids @SleepKokoon @MindfulChefUK @pipandnut https://t.co/OsjC1qi3tR— Crowdcube (@Crowdcube) May 21, 2018Want to see what all the excitement’s about? You can see the full Startups 100 2018 index here! Share this post facebook twitter linkedin