Social enterprises among finalists in Talent Unleashed Awards
Howard Lake | 13 October 2014 | News
Fifteen finalists have been announced by Talent International in the Talent Unleashed Awards. Run in association with WIRED, the awards celebrate individuals who have “used technology in a creative or entrepreneurial way to transform business or the social landscape”.
Social enterprise finalists include:
Jude Ower, CEO of Playmob, which enables companies include Rovio, makers of Angry Birds, to raise money for charities by helping them create ‘in-game giving’ in their video games
Damian Simor, founder of givetoview.com, which enables people to fundraise by making and sharing videos with cleverly placed ‘pause-points’. To watch a video, people need to donate to a charity of their choice.
The overall winner will be announced at the Haymarket Hotel in London on 23 October. They will receive a trip to Richard Branson’s Centre for Entrepreneurship in South Africa this November.
Other finalists include:
- Arpana Gandhi, CEO of Disarmco, a company that is helping to clear unused landmines and munitions across the world
- Paul Johnson, founder of Thortful, which enables people to sell their images for use as greeting cards, whether a photograph, illustration or a doodle.
- Simon London, founder of Kidrated, a reviews site for ‘kids by kids’, making it easier for families to find great days out that all the family enjoy
The judging panel for the Talent Unleashed Awards includes Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson; executive director of digital in the Cabinet Office, Mike Bracken; Telefonica’s head of channel, Jennifer Rigby; founder of Rewired State and Young Rewired State, Emma Muqueeny; Balderton Capital principal, Rob Moffat; Nate Lanxon, editor at Wired.co.uk; and Talent founder, Richard Earl.
Jon Butterfield, CEO of Talent’s UK operation, commented:
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“Our finalists represent some of the UK’s best technology talent and our nominees could be the names behind the Instagrams and Twitters of tomorrow, so we’re delighted to recognise their potential and support them in their development.”
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.