An award to recognise the UK start-ups expanding into new markets, find out who’s in the running for our Export accolade…
eve Sleep
The manufacturer behind the “world’s most comfortable mattress”, eve Sleep has sold an impressive 34,000 mattresses to date across the UK, US, France and Germany. It recently announced a £13.9m funding round to help it expand to Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands.
Netduma
Netduma is the creator of a router specially designed to combat lag and internet congestion – particularly useful for gaming and streaming content. The start-up sells to thousands of customers in 75 countries around the world.
Primal Pantry
Founded by nutritionists, Primal Pantry has created “UK’s first” vegan paleo bars, with no grains, dairy, refined sugars or vegetable oils. The start-up is seizing on the paleo trend and plans to export throughout Europe.
Rare Pink
An e-commerce platform, Rare Pink allows consumers to commission custom rings from a team of hand-selected global designers – with all diamonds ethically sourced and GIA certified. Last year, the start-up achieved seven-figure sales and shipped more than 600 products worldwide.
Smarter
Developer of the Wi-Fi-enabled iKettle and now the FridgeCam, Smarter is on a mission to create a fully-connected kitchen. The tech business has achieved multi-million revenues and sells its products in over 500 stores in the UK and 200 stores in Europe.
Spacechips
Spacechips provides electronics design consultancy to satellite manufacturers, alongside training courses in space electronics, business strategy, and it also develops satellite products. Over 90% of the start-up’s business is outside the UK.
