You’ve had your say, voting has closed and the results are in for the shortlist of The SPARKies People’s Choice Award. Drumroll please…
But first, a quick reminder that the SPARKies is BACK in just one month’s time! We’re bringing our iconic awards show to Central Warehouse in Bristol on 11 July 2024. You can get your tickets here now to connect with the brightest minds in the South West tech community. And now the full shortlist is live – have a gander at this year’s stellar list of outstanding individuals and organisations here.
The winner of the People’s Choice Award is completely selected through your nominations and voting power.
The FOUR organisations listed below will be taken through to the shortlist for The SPARKies People’s Choice Award, where our attendees will cast their final votes live on the evening to dictate who takes home the prize. Congrats to these amazing finalists! Who do you think should be crowned the winner?
Babbasa is a social enterprise that supports young people aged 16 to 25 to reach their career potential. Through its three core programmes, Youth Empowerment, Recruitment Support and Workplace Inclusion, the team empowers underrepresented young people in Bristol to pursue their ambitions using actionable steps.
“I felt that I faced a barrier in my race as there aren’t a lot of black people in film, media and TV. After completing work experience with Silverback Studios through Babbasa on their Placement Programme and going to Channel 4’s special recording at The Beacon Centre, I knew that Babbasa would help me to get the career I wanted so that I could change this.”

Ghyston is an award-winning UK software company based in Bristol. Our mission is to help transform technically ambitious businesses into technically successful ones.
Whether your goal is to do something new, to increase process efficiencies or to improve customer experience, we develop bespoke solutions to make it happen. From mobile apps and highly functional websites to complex systems which underpin your business, we can give you the competitive edge.
“Ghyston have been an absolute pleasure to work with and we love our website so much! We wanted it to be simple to use and splitting into two user journeys was such an effective idea. We can’t thank the team at Ghyston enough for all their brilliant work and patience.”

We are a microplastics capture technology company focused on sustainable design and circular economy.
Through brilliant design thinking, powerful partners, and an impatience to make what we do matter, our mission is to develop and scale products that are the hard line between the biological and technical cycle.
“Matter fundamentally exists to ensure the future of humanity can continue to thrive. Climate tech often goes under the radar compared to bigger tech trends. Winning this award will not only highlight the typically underrepresented issue of microplastic pollution but also bring attention to small climate tech companies like Matter that are pioneering some of the world’s biggest planet-saving solutions.”

We design, build and optimise world-class digital platforms and websites, to elevate and grow your business. Our team of technical experts and UX specialists, work with aspirational businesses to push boundaries, challenge thinking and bring your vision to life. Through user focused research and insights, we work together to build highly effective digital platforms that deliver success.
“Unfold pride themselves on going the extra mile for their team members, fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, supported, and empowered to thrive in their roles.”
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