The StartUp Awards National Series is a collaboration between the founders of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards - an established national programme receiving over 5,000 applications annually - and the Wales Start-Up Awards, the only regional awards currently celebrating new businesses in the UK.

Founder, StartUp Awards National Series, Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE comments on the 2021 awards, “New firms are important for generating economic prosperity, employment opportunities and innovation and since 2016, the Wales Start-Up Awards have celebrated this amazing contribution annually by entrepreneurs on our economy and the impact they have on communities across our nation.”

The full list of the winners at the 2021 Wales Startup Awards are:

Wales start-up of the year: Yoello

Business to business services start-up of the year: DCW Insights

Cardiff start-up of the year: Yoello

Construction start-up of the year: Temptag

Consumer services start-up of the year: Beaming Babies

Creative start-up of the year: Aura Ads

Digital start-up of the year: Configur

Financial and professional services start-up of the year: Moxie People

Fintech start-up of the year : Yoello

Food and drink start-up of the year: Cardiff Distillery

Global start-up of the year: Olew

Graduate start-up of the year: Pai Language Learning

Green start-up of the year: Log 6

High street start-up of the year: Loaded Burger and Fries

Innovative start-up of the year: Intuety

Manufacturing start-up of the year: LIMB-art

Medtech start-up of the year: Cansense

Mobile and emerging technology start-up of the year: Dewin Tech

North Wales start-up of the year: Inndex

Online retail start-up of the year: Mallows Beauty

Prince’s Trust start-up of the year: Not Your Grandma’s

Rural start-up of the year: The Farmers Arms in Llanybri

Social enterprise start-up of the year: Swperbox

Swansea Bay start-up of the year: DCW Insights

Tourism and leisure start-up of the year: By the Wye

Valleys start-up of the year: Care Ethics

Young entrepreneur of the year: Sina Yamani

Rising Star award: Onesta, Shroot, The Scouted Hub

Special Covid-19 award: Llaethdy Mynydd Mostyn, Mallows Distillery, Meithrinfa Cywion Bach Nursery, The Secret Beach Bar & Kitchen.

Already established and thriving in Wales, the StartUp Awards National Series is now taking the passion and drive to celebrate new business and extending across the whole of the United Kingdom.

To enter for free and celebrate your achievements click here.

If you know someone with an inspiring story to share you can nominate them here.