Future 50: the ten judges' picks
Which ten companies in the Future 50 received special commendations? We reveal the ten judges' picks.
The Future 50 lists Britain's most innovative, creative and disruptive young brands.
Real Business and Red Bull set out to find these bright young things in June this year – and boy, did we find some great companies.
To decide on who should make the final cut, we signed up five judges: Mark Pearson of MyVoucherCodes.co.uk; investor and co-founder of MessageLabs Jos White; Madeleine Milne of eMusic; Al Gosling, CEO of The Extreme Sports Company; and Nigel Trood, MD of Red Bull UK.
The judges picked the 50 most exciting, ground-breaking firms in Britain today – view the full list of winners here – but ten firms in particular stood out.
We'll be opening votes for the public at 9am on Monday October 3 – the public will be able to vote for their favourite company, who will be crowned with the Future 50 People's Choice award. Be sure to encourage your staff, colleagues, friends and customers to vote!
In the meantime, here are the judges' ten special picks.
Cotswold Gold – rapeseed oil products
Find out why the judges picked Cotswold Gold – read the full Future 50 profile here.
Charlie Beldam
Founder of Cotswold Gold
Girl Meets Dress – designer dress rental
Find out why the judges picked Girl Meets Dress – read the full Future 50 profile here.
Anna Bance
Founder of Girl Meets Dress
Housebites – website for chefs to sell food in a “virtual takeway”
Find out why the judges picked Housebites – read the full Future 50 profile here.
Simon Prockter
Founder of Housebites
Image Analysis – diagnostic software for MRI scanners
Find out why the judges picked Image Analysis – read the full Future 50 profile here.
Dr Olga Kubassova
Founder of Image Analysis
MBA & Company – freelancer consultancy model, using MBAs and PhDs
Find out why the judges picked MBA & Company – read the full Future 50 profile here.
Daniel Callaghan
Founder of MBA & Company
Neul – radio chip maker, targeting white space spectrum
Find out why the judges picked Neul – read the full Future 50 profile here.
James Collier
Founder of Neul
OneFineStay – couchsurfing meets hotels
Find out why the judges picked OneFineStay – read the full Future 50 profile here.
Greg Marsh
Co-founder of OneFineStay
Orlebar Brown – men's swimwear
Find out why the judges picked Orlebar Brown – read the full Future 50 profile here.
Adam Brown
Founder of Orlebar Brown
Oxford Yasa Motors – electric motors for cars
Find out why the judges picked Oxford Yasa Motors – read the full Future 50 profile here.
Nick Farrant
Founder of Oxford Yasa
People Per Hour – freelancer job allocator
Find out why the judges picked People Per Hour – read the full Future 50 profile here.
Xenios Thrasyvoulou
Founder of People Per Hour