Voxpopme secures top spot at KPMG mobile startup competition
KPMG has announced the Midlands finalist of its Best British Mobile Startup 2017 competition, with local video insight specialist company, Voxpopme, taking the gong.
12 startups from across the region went head to head at the professional service firm’s One Snowhill office in Birmingham, each competing for the chance to win a trip to Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona.KPMG will take Voxpopme, along with three other finalists from the London, Bristol and Leeds heats, to Mobile World Congress* next February. The four finalists will get to showcase their businesses to judges and investors, and pitch for the chance to be crowned Best British Mobile Startup 2017.
The Voxpopme team secured the finalist spot after impressing the judges with their ability to bring consumers’ voices to life through capturing rich, self-recorded video feedback using their digital devices. Throughout their pitch, they displayed their ability to transform video feedback into usable data and compelling stories with an intuitive suite of video analysis tools.
The judging panel at the event included local industry experts: Packt CEO, Dave Maclean, Julian Dennard of Mercia Fund, Mike Brooman of Vanti, and strategic communications consultant, Jennifer Edwards.
Tom Williams, Voxpopme Regional Director (EMEA), said: “We’re delighted to have won the Midlands heat of KPMG’s Best British Mobile Startup 2017 competition. There were some incredibly exciting companies at the event, so it’s an honour to be selected as a finalist by the panel of experts. We now look forward to joining KPMG in Barcelona to highlight the power of video, demonstrate our platform and represent the Best British Mobile Startups. We also wish our co-finalists the best of luck.”
Steve Ward, partner at KPMG Enterprise in the Midlands, said: “We’re proud to have hosted this event which was a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurial Midlands’ businesses to showcase their ideas and receive valuable feedback. As the first event of its kind in the region, we were impressed by the quality and energy of the pitches, which showcased the array of talent and innovation that the Midlands’ Tech community has to offer.”
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Notes to editors:
KPMG’s Best British Mobile Startup 2017 competition will be held at the “4 Years from Now” (4YFN) Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain from 27 February to 2 March 2017.
For more information please contact:
Jo Chileshe, KPMG Corporate Communications
T: +44 (0)121 232 3343
M: +44 (0)7919 211 803
E: jo.chileshe@kpmg.co.uk
