{"id":48082,"date":"2016-08-17T16:43:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T15:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=48082"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:26:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:26:15","slug":"startups-awards-2016-the-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/startups-awards-2016-the-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"Your judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entries for the 13<sup>th<\/sup> Startups Awards are coming in great numbers, and the full list of judges can now be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s line-up includes huge names from the food sector, as well as household names from tech, retail and a Dragon. The judging process is rigorous as our judges are keen to find the UK&rsquo;s best businesses and reward outstanding innovation.<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s judges include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cath Kidston MBE<\/li>\n<li>Jon Wright, co-founder of Innocent Drinks<\/li>\n<li>Simon Franks, co-founder of Simon Franks<\/li>\n<li>Tom Valentine, Secret Escapes co-founder<\/li>\n<li>Oli Barrett MBE, co-founder of StartUp Britain<\/li>\n<li>Tim Sawyer CBE, CEO of StartUp Loans<\/li>\n<li>Howard Graham, CEO of MadeSimple Group<\/li>\n<li>Fraser Doherty MBE, co-founder of Super Jam and Beer52<\/li>\n<li>Rory Stirling, investor at BGF Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Nic Brisbourne, investor at Forward Partners<\/li>\n<li>Emma Sinclair MBE, founder of EnterpriseJungle<\/li>\n<li>Nick Jenkins, Dragons&rsquo; Den investor and Moonpig founder<\/li>\n<li>Julien Callede, Made.com co-founder and former Startups Awards winner<\/li>\n<li>Cassandra Stavrou, co-founder of PROPERCORN and former Startups Awards winner<\/li>\n<li>Nick Wheeler, founder, Charles Tyrwhitt<\/li>\n<li>Simon Franks, co-founder, LOVEFILM and chairman, Redbus and Franks Family Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Rekha Mehr MBE, formerly Mass Challenge, founder of Moonrekha<\/li>\n<li>Nick Goode, executive vice president and project management at Sage<\/li>\n<li>David Cox, partner at haysmacintyre<\/li>\n<li>Robert Leigh, joint chief executive officer at DeVono Cresa<\/li>\n<li>Ian Wallis, editorial director at Startups.co.uk<\/li>\n<li>David Lester, founder of Startups.co.uk<\/li>\n<li>Chris Broadbent, founder and managing director of The Internet Works<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Following the entry deadline on Friday 16<sup>th<\/sup> September, judging will take place at the prestigious offices of Coutts in October. 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