Humbly, ESG Gaming has been named a finalist ahead of the South East final of the StartUp Awards.
The UK StartUp Awards was launched to recognise the booming start-up scene across the UK, which has accelerated over the last few years. Over 900,000 new businesses were founded in the UK in 2023 alone, a 12% increase from the year before.
Over 900 businesses and organisations have been shortlisted for this
year’s UK StartUp Awards, and the contribution of these firms—all of which were
started in the last three years—is significant. Since their establishment, they
have created nearly 6,000 new jobs and generated annual sales of £480 million.
ESG
Gaming is a regulated not-for-profit organisation founded by Sam Cooke, Chris
Jones and Lee Willows and supported by a wide range of kind people who mostly
give their time voluntarily to support our social cause. Lee Willows said, “At
ESG Gaming, we are working with partners to understand how esports and virtual
reality might reduce loneliness and social isolation; reduce the risk factors
for dementia; and provide an alternative, drug-free prescription for depression
among those aged 50 years and over. Our team is thrilled to receive this
recognition, just two months after we scoped the Best Product Award at BETT,
the World’s Largest EdTech Show in London”.
Supported nationally by
ScoreApp, GS1 UK, Starling Bank, OVHcloud, GiftRound, Airwallex, the StartUp
Awards celebrate the achievements of the fantastic individuals who have turned
an idea into an opportunity and taken the risk to launch a new product or
service.
The cohort of finalists will be considered for the regional prizes by a
panel of seasoned judges with experience founding or supporting entrepreneurial
ventures. The winners from each region will then be invited to the first UK
final taking place at Ideas Fest, the Glastonbury for Business festival in
Tring, Hertfordshire on 12th September 2024.
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, the creator of the UK StartUp Awards,
said: “Start-up businesses are the lifeblood of any economy, being
responsible for new jobs, innovation and wealth creation across the UK. All the
finalists this year represent the best of those entrepreneurs who have spotted
an opportunity and through their sheer hard work, talent and perseverance, have
created amazing new businesses that are creating real impact in their sectors.
Building on the success of previous years, we are now looking to identify the
‘best of the best’ with all the finalists who win their category in their
region going on to represent their region at the first ever UK National StartUp
Awards final later this year”.
The UK StartUp Awards was created on collaboration with the team behind the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, one of the most successful awards programmes in the UK. This year's regional UK StartUp Awards finalists can be found at: