Top tech startups in Europe?
March 27 Mike Butcher
The Red Herring has released it list of top 100 Tech startups in Europe and they include a number of UK firms. Among the list (and I may have missed some) is blinkBox, Bragster, Miomi, mydeco, Mydeo, Refresh Mobile, Rummble, Silobreaker, SportsDo, StrategyEye, T5M, Taptu, Webjam, Wonga, Zebtab, Zemanta, DisplayLink, Trampoline Systems and Zygo Communications. The 2008 companies will present at the Red Herring 100 Europe event in Malta in a couple of weeks (a darn expensive place to get to and stay BTW) after pitching to an audience of entrepreneurs, financiers and corporate strategists.
Here’s the list in full:
24access Solutions BV
7signal
Adhoco
Adjustables
Air Semiconductor
Aito Technologies
Akamedia
alaTest.com
Albumprinter
Alenty
amiando AG
ammado
Appear Networks Systems AB
April System Design
Aptilo Networks AB
aquaMobile S.L.
Aria Networks
Asetek A/S
AutoQuake
AwayPhone
Axes Systems
Biosciences
Biosciences
blinkBox Entertainment
BLOGMUSIK
Bloxx
BLUE LION mobile Gmbh
Bragster.com
Brainloop AG
BuyVIP S.L.
Caleido
cellity AG
ClickTale Ltd.
ClubCooee
coComment
Codima Technologies
Collanos Software
communipedia
Conduit
Confidex Ltd
CoreBridge Ltd
Dapper
Design of Systems on Silicon
Dezide
DisplayLink
DIVOLUTION
Doodle
Dreampark
Edetiendas
Engago Technologies
Epsilon Telecommunications
Exabre Ltd.
eXo Platform
Experteer
EXPWAY
Extricom Ltd
eZ Systems
Fizzback
Floobs
Foamix
FriCSo
G.ho.st
Gameforge
Geewa
GFI Software
Gigle Semiconductor
Global DataCenter Management
Goojet
Greetz - Venspro
H-care
Holistis
hybris
IDIT I.D.I Technologies
Imagiin.com
iMedix Inc.
Independent IP BV
InforSense
inLive Interactive
iO Global
IQwind Ltd
Jagex Ltd
Kameleon
Kimia
King.com
kooaba
Language Direct
Lemonquest
LiberoVision
mediaclipping
mediapeers
MindMeister
Miniweb Interactive
Miomi
mixxt
mmCHANNEL
MoBank
Mobilegov
Mobiletech AS
MobiLuck
Mobiya
MoMac B.V.
Momail
Museeka
Muxlim Inc.
mydeco
Mydeo Limited
Naviexpert
NAVX
nCore Ltd
Netineo
NetPressDigital
Netviewer AG
Newstin
Next Generation Security Software
Noovo
Novaled
nugg.ad
O3Spaces
Ocio Media Interactiva
Openet
OpenTrust
Ormigo Gmbh
Packet Vision
Panaya Inc.
Panoramio.com
Piexon AG
Portal United
PROMIS Group
Properazzi
Pudding Media
Purple Labs
Qiro Gmbh
Q-layer
QOSMOS
Real Time Content
Recogmission LLC.
RedMere Technology Ltd
Refresh Mobile
ReVolt Technology
Rummble Ltd
SAFE ID Solutions
Sclipo
SECU4
SecurActive
Sensimed AG
sevenload Gmbh
Severa Oy
ShipServ
Shopall
SIDSA
Silobreaker Ltd
smaboo
Solaiemes
sonic emotion
Speakanet
SportBuzz
SportsDo
Spotzer Media Group
SSP Technology
Starfruit
Starhome
Sterna Technologies Ltd
Storytel
StrategyEye
Streamezzo
Symfact
T5M
Tablefinder AB
Tailgate Technologies Ltd
Taptu
Telepo
Telerik Corp.
TerraNet
TestFreaks
The GenSight Group
Tideway Systems
Tobii
Trampoline Systems
trivago
Trovit
TVtrip
UBIqube
Ultimate/Ralf Manstein
Valimo Wireless
VANAD Group
Vatera.hu Kft.
Visumotion
Webjam
Weblin (Zweitgeist)
Whatamap.com Ltd
WHISHER
Widisys
WIRELESS MUNDI
Wixi
Wonga
WorkLight
Xcerion AB
Zebtab
Zemanta
Zoomio
Zoomorama
Zygo Communications
Comments
March 27th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
bah humbug! I’ll go sulk in a corner now
sent from: fav.or.it [FID99166]
March 27th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Don’t worry Nick… looks like they have missed at least two top UK tech startups off their list then!
March 27th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
This isn’t the list of the winners, just the list of the 200 finalists. The winners are not announced for another 2 weeks
Sorry Dan & Nick but we got on there. It’s taken us 2 years so maybe next year guys.
March 27th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Did you have to apply to get on the list, ie. self-nominations?
Congrats to those on the list!
March 27th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Trampoline’s UK too!
March 27th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
I’m surprised PassPack isn’t in the list. Especially considering that it was chosen as a Webware 100 finalists (and there are only 20 european companies among all the 300 finalists). What was your selection criteria?
March 27th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
… what was the Red Herring criteria?
March 27th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Momac isn’t a startup, it’s been going for ages.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
@Alex
Thanks - I appreciate the thought but we’re not on the list because we didn’t even apply.
Here’s the selection criteria:
http://www.herringevents.com/europe08/faq.html
I’ll mark the calendar for next year though so we can give it a shot. Good luck to all those who made the list!
March 27th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Start-ups that want / care about this list are doomed anyway.
Don’t you have better things to do than be listed.
Go build your business and sale sale sale. This is all air like red herring itself.
March 28th, 2008 at 10:09 am
@Stuart Day - To be honest, the Herring’s site was not at all clear about whether these were ‘winners’ or not. Thanks for enlightening us!
@Rebecca Kemp - Have added Trampoline to the Brits list, apologies.
March 28th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
DisplayLink is a UK company! It’s where we do all our R&D
March 29th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
AwayPhone & ShipServ are both UK companies…..
March 30th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
@Startup Guru
IMHO, that is a rather naive conclusion to draw about awards and initiatives that highlight innovation and startups, especially for those that do not have the budget to employ expensive PR firms (or indeed ANY PR firm) to do their promotion and raise their profile. What you think about Red Herring is up to you, but if you have ever run a startup you should be aware that being successful is as much being visible and achieving recognition in the industry as it is just sitting behind a closed door developing your product.
April 3rd, 2008 at 2:00 am
Cannot see any great startups from the North West. I thought Yuuguu deserve to be in the list (so would edocr).
April 4th, 2008 at 10:14 am
thanks for mentioning us. greetings from berlin