Our expert panel of judges had their work cut out for them this year. The entries we received were of such high calibre, and the amount of talent and innovation was through the roof.

Now it’s time to introduce the Hustle Awards 2023 winners…

• Early-Stage Innovation – Kalogon
• Founder of the Year - Abigail Foster, Elent
• Inspirational Womxn of the Industry - Melissa Chambers, Sitehop
• Most Innovative Tech - Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing
• Most Successful Scaleup - Joyned
• Social Impact Hero - The Joy Club
• Sustainability Award - Futureplus
• Rising Startup Award - The ETHOS Network
• Top Performing Team - Yhangry
• Workspace of the Year - The Trampery
• Outstanding Startups Support - Plus X Innovation Hubs
• Reader's Choice Award - Allia

Congratulations to all the winners, as well as those shortlisted! Read all about the winners, as well as the judging process and what makes a good entry, in our 2023 Winner’s Guide.

The Hustle Awards wouldn’t be possible without our fantastic sponsors:

• Anglia Unicorn – our headline sponsors, who also supported ‘Most Innovative Tech’ category.
• Queen Mary University Enterprise Zone – who sponsored the ‘Outstanding Startup Support’ category.
• DELL Technologies – sponsored the ‘Early-Stage Innovation Award’ category.
• Clockwise – sponsored the ‘Rising Startup Award’
• Dragon Argent
• Small Business Research and Enterprise Centre

And with that, The Hustle Awards are over for another year. If the excitement of this year's awards has got you thinking about entering next year, make sure to register your interest.

Hopefully next year we’ll be even bigger and better, which will be hard to follow up after such a successful event, but at Startups Magazine, we’re dedicated to making sure we’re always getting better!