This award is open to any start-up in Wales delivering services to other businesses
The judges are looking for new businesses that are able to show growth through the provision of excellent services to other businesses.
This award is open to any start-up which is based in Cardiff.
The judges are looking for businesses that have made a significant impact through innovation and enterprise in the city of Cardiff.
This award is open to any start up operating in the construction and building services industry in Wales.
The judges are looking for a new business that has made an immediate and significant impact in the construction sector and has a clear vision for its future success.
This award is open to any start up operating in the consumer services industry in Wales
The judges are looking for new businesses that are able to show growth through the provision of excellent services to consumers.
This award recognises those start-ups that are operating in the creative sector in Wales
The judges are looking for new creative businesses that use innovation, skills and talent to create original content.
This award recognises those start-ups that are operating in the digital sector.
The judges are looking for new digital businesses that are achieving growth through the right mix of innovation and exceptional customer experience.
This award is open to any start-up operating in the financial and professional services sector.
The judges are looking for new businesses that are changing the financial and professional services industry through new and innovative products or solutions.
This award is open to all startups who are applying new technologies to products and services in the financial services industry.
The judges are looking for new businesses that are disrupting the Fintech sector through a clear commitment to continued innovation.
This award is for those start-ups who are developing new food products and drinks in Wales.
The judges are looking for new businesses that have great potential to make a real impact in the food and drink industry in Wales over the next few years.
This award is for those ‘born global‘ start-ups who have been trading internationally since the business was established.
The judges are looking for those start-ups that are internationally focused and are growing their businesses through increased overseas trading.
This award is open to any start-up in Wales which has been founded by an individual (or individuals) who have graduated from a Welsh university in the last three years i.e. since July 1st 2017.
The judges are looking for those graduates that have demonstrated entrepreneurial flair to develop a new business since leaving university.
This award recognises those start-ups developing those products, processes or services that are resulting in significant environmental improvements.
The judges are looking for new ventures that are fully committed to green business and are making a real difference to future sustainable development.
This award is open to any new business that has been established on the high streets of the towns and cities of Wales during the last three years.
The judges are looking for businesses that have made a significant impact through innovation and enterprise on their high street during the last three years.
This award is open to any innovation-driven start-up in Wales.
The judges are looking for a new business that utilises innovation to compete in global and regional markets, is based on a clear business model and is scalable in the long term.
This award is open to any start-up based in the manufacturing and engineering sector in Wales.
The judges are looking for new businesses that are using cutting edge manufacturing techniques to create new high quality products.
This award is open to those start-ups who are developing new products, services or solutions that are then used to save and improve people’s lives.
The judges are looking for new businesses that are disrupting the Medtech sector through a clear commitment to continued innovation.
This award is open to all start-ups in Wales involved in the development of virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and iOS, Android or cross-platform apps.
Judges will be looking for leading edge technologies being developed by new businesses to create innovative products and services that will shape the future.
This award is open to any start-up which is based in North Wales
The judges are looking for businesses that have made a significant impact through innovation and enterprise in the Isle of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd and Wrexham
This award is open to any start-up based in the online retail sector in Wales
The judges are looking for new businesses that demonstrate retail excellence through their online offering and have achieved growth through exceptional customer experience and digital innovation.
To enter this award, new businesses must have been supported by Prince’s Trust Cymru
The judges are looking for individuals who demonstrate ambition, energy, skill and vision, as well as tangible business success, in creating and developing an exceptional start-up during the last three years.
This award is open to any start-up in Wales which is rurally-based i.e. located outside towns with more than 10,000 resident population.
The judges are looking for businesses that have made a significant impact through innovation and enterprise in rural Wales.
A social enterprise is defined as one with an asset lock in its constitution, volunteer involvement at board level and restrictions on private distribution of dividends. The award is open to any social enterprise in Wales that has been operating for less than three years.
The judges are looking for new businesses that have taken on social investment to break new ground either in delivering a new service, creating new models of delivery or breaking into new markets.
This award is open to any start-up which is based in the counties of Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Swansea.
The judges are looking for businesses that have made a significant impact through innovation and enterprise in the Swansea Bay region
This award is open to any start-up based in the tourism and leisure sector in Wales.
Judges are looking for those new businesses that focus on excellence in delivering customer service and demonstrate innovation in tourism and leisure products and services.
This award is open to any start-up in Wales which is based in the South Wales Valleys (which includes Neath and the Neath Valleys, North Bridgend and the counties of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Caerphilly, Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent).
The judges are looking for businesses that have made a significant impact through innovation and enterprise in the South Wales Valleys
This award is made to individuals under the age of 30 on June 1st 2020 who have established their own start-up in the previous three years.
The judges are looking for individuals who demonstrate ambition, energy, skill and vision, as well as tangible business success, in creating and developing an exceptional start-up during the last three years.
This award is given to those new companies that are less than one year old i.e. the business should have started to trade on or after June 1st 2020.
The judges will be looking for businesses that are developing innovative products or services with significant potential for the future.
This award recognises the efforts of one startup in Wales during the recent Covid-19 pandemic and is limited to the finalists of the 2021 Wales Startup Awards
DCW Insights
Dewin Tech
Infoteam International
UK Gummy Company
Aura Ads
Configur
Talent Ticker
Yoello
Inndex
Intuety
PS Engine
Temptag
Beaming Babies
EcoFriendly Energy
Meithrinfa Cywion Bach Nursery
Aura Ads
The Blackened Teeth
Iungo Solutions
Zodiak VFX
Configur
Cufflink
Porter
Talent Ticker
Web Marketer
Care Ethics
Central Recruitment Services
Elizabeth Jones Law
Moxie People
Kuva
Monva
Ship Shape
Yoello
Bragdy Cybi
Cardiff Distillery
Mallows Distillery
The Good Pud
Ecoslurps
Log 6
Olew
Semper Paratus
Caerphilly Eats
Grow up Gaby
Pai Language Learning
Route Konnect
ArcitekBio
Eco Friendly Energy
Harvst
Log 6
Cocovanille
Cuffed in Coffee
Loaded Burger and Fries
SY23 Restaurant
U Melt me and Gifts
Grafmarine
Intuety
Nightingale HQ
Starfish Labs
Harvst
LIMB-art
Slate Creation
The Good Pud
Cansense
Ceryx Medical
Kingston Medical Equipment and Garments
Dewin Tech
PSEngine
Starfish Labs
Techdrobe
Bad Ass Mother Runners
Mallows Beauty
Mesoa for men
Olew
The Blackened Teeth
Grow up Gaby
Not Your Grandma's
Sero Zero Waste
Welsh Luxury Hamper
By the Wye
Llaethdy Mynydd Mostyn
Meithrinfa Cywion Bach Nursery
The Farmers Arms Llanybri
Mubo
Prom Ally CIC
Swperbox
Yma
DCW Insights
Kitchens by Emma Reed
Temptag
The Secret Beach Bar & Kitchen
Black Mountain Bespoke Breaks
By the Wye
Henry's Chepstow
The Secret Beach Bar & Kitchen
Care Ethics
Central Recruitment Services
Infoteam International
Nightingale HQ
Ronnie Bourne and Laura Mallows (Mallows Beauty)
Oliver Williams (Ollywood)
Tim Winstanley (Pendragon Drinks)
Sina Yamani (Yoello)
Consumer Insights Lab
Darogan Talent
Fleet-e
Lumen SEO
Onesta
Penbedw Lamb
Reworking (Reliving Limited)
Shroot
The Scouted Hub
The Sorbus Tree
Willow Day Care