Deloitte anunciou os vencedores do 2020 UK Technology Fast 50 Awards. Os prêmios reconhecem e classificam as 50 empresas de tecnologia que mais cresce no Reino Unido, com base nos últimos quatro anos de dados de receita, e são patrocinadas pelo DLA Piper e Oracle Netsuite. £ 2,2 bilhões. A empresa com sede em Newcastle-Under-Lyme emprega 50 pessoas e trabalha com mais de 500 pequenas, médias e grandes empresas para fornecer aos consumidores acesso a crédito sem juros. A empresa ficou em terceiro lugar na competição do ano passado. alcançado 45
This year’s cohort of winners represent companies at the forefront of the sector, with more than 10,400 employees across the 50 companies, an impressive average growth rate of 2,898% and total revenues in 2020 of over £2.2bn.*
DivideBuy revealed as 2020 Fast 50 winner
Interest-free credit provider DivideBuy is the overall winner of the 2020 UK Technology Fast 50 award, having achieved an average three-year growth rate of 20,733% to the year 2019/2020. The Newcastle-under-Lyme-based business employs 50 people and works with more than 500 small, medium and large corporations to provide consumers with access to interest-free credit. The company ranked third in last year’s competition.
Other North West businesses featured on the list include software providers Blue Prism, which placed 42nd in the ranking with a growth rate of 947%, Matillion, which ranked 43rd with a growth rate of 922% and Arctic Shores which achieved 45 TH Coloque com uma taxa de crescimento de 892%. O software continua sendo o setor líder, representando 46% de todos os vencedores. Oferecer meus parabéns pessoais a todos os 50 vencedores do Fast deste ano. Vários provedores da LendTech sofreram crescimento rápido nos últimos anos, mas a marca distinta e a plataforma intuitiva da DivideBuy os viram se destacar antes do pacote. Com o vencedor geral e mais empresas do noroeste entre os 50 primeiros do que os anos anteriores, todos os negócios da região na lista são testemunhos do rico potencial da região para negócios de tecnologia em rápido crescimento, e estamos ansiosos para ver onde eles vão a seguir. Permitindo-nos adquirir mais de 500 varejistas até o momento. Este é apenas o começo de um longo e emocionante caminho à frente. No futuro, continuamos a evoluir nosso check-out, processo de empréstimos e plataforma, enquanto adotam uma estratégia que fornece valor a longo prazo para nossos investidores. Principais driver influenciando o comportamento de compra do consumidor hoje.
FinTech businesses, including DivideBuy, make up 24% of the overall Fast 50 winners this year and four of the top 10 businesses. Software remains the leading sector, accounting for 46% of all winners.
Claire Jolly, partner and head of TMT in the North West at Deloitte, commented: “The staggering growth of this year’s Fast 50 is testament to the strength of the UK’s technology industry which has continued to prosper in spite of significant market disruption. Their exceptional success in recent years is a marker of their tenacity, commitment and creativity. I would like to offer my personal congratulations to all of this year’s Fast 50 winners.
“DivideBuy’s three-year growth rate of 20,733% is outstanding. Several lendtech providers have experienced rapid growth in recent years, but DivideBuy’s distinctive brand and intuitive platform have seen them excel ahead of the pack. With the overall winner and more companies from the North West in the top 50 than previous years, all of the region’s businesses in the list are testaments to the region’s rich potential for fast-growing technology businesses, and we look forward to seeing where they go next.”
Jo Balsamo, chief marketing officer at DivideBuy, said: “DivideBuy’s growth is testament to our talented team based here in the North West and has been driven by strategic investment, allowing us to acquire over 500 retailers to-date. This is just the beginning of a long and exciting road ahead. Moving forward, we’re continuing to evolve our checkout, lending process and platform, while adopting a strategy that provides long-term value to our investors.
“DivideBuy’s technology platform is built on retail understanding and consumer insight, solving many common pain points for retail businesses. This approach enables retailers to provide a credit option at the checkout, with real-time credit decisions, thereby leading to increased retail sales. Ultimately, we understand that choice is the key driver influencing consumer buying behaviour today. We want to make sure we’re making the online shopping experience convenient and hassle free by offering an easy payment method. This is, after all, the future of ecommerce.“
O impacto do CoVID-19 nas start-ups que mais cresce da tecnologia
Como parte do processo de premiação, a Deloitte pediu ao Fast 50 participantes que avaliassem o impacto da pandemia Covid-19 em seus negócios. A pesquisa da Deloitte descobriu que 95%dos 50 participantes rápidos fizeram pelo menos uma mudança nos negócios como resultado da pandemia. Enquanto isso, 25% ajustaram seus preços e a mesma proporção fez alterações no mercado -alvo de seus negócios. Um em cada quatro (25%) ofereceu horas de trabalho flexíveis adicionais para toda a sua força de trabalho em resposta à pandemia, com 89%lançando essas iniciativas dentro de quatro semanas após a audiência sobre o CoVID-19. Os clientes através de canais digitais (70%). Setor. O crescimento das 50 empresas rápidas deste ano são uma inspiração. Essas empresas resilientes continuam sendo um farol do brilho da comunidade de start-up de tecnologia do Reino Unido. ”
One in seven (14%) Fast 50 entrants initiated changes to their business models, with over half (57%) of those who did so expecting these to be permanent. Meanwhile, 25% adjusted their pricing and the same proportion made changes to their business’s target market.
Many Fast 50 businesses also offered employees additional flexible working options to help with transitioning to a fully remote working model. One in four (25%) offered additional flexible working hours to their entire workforce in response to the pandemic, with 89 per cent launching these initiatives within four weeks of hearing about COVID-19.
Fast 50 CEOs rated the ability to transition to remote working as the most important factor that enabled their overall response to the pandemic (75%), followed by the ability to quickly make decisions (70%) and the ability to serve customers through digital channels (70%).
On the topic of agility, Jolly added: “The impact of COVID-19 will continue to test businesses of all sizes for months to come, but those that act with agility and adaptability are most likely to achieve resilience, survive and thrive. While it’s been an overwhelmingly challenging time for some businesses, the impact of COVID-19 has accelerated transformation across the sector. For instance, the growth in remote working has encouraged recruitment within new regions and the development of new software to support collaboration between teams.
“Many of the technology start-ups recognised in the Fast 50 have used this time to grow their offerings, target new markets and create new ways to develop their workforce in a way that will safeguard their businesses for future success. The growth of this year’s Fast 50 businesses are an inspiration. These resilient businesses continue to be a beacon of the brilliance of the UK’s technology start-up community.”
