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Meet the 2025 Hustle Awards Shortlist

Published: May 27, 2025, by Rachel Boswell, Startups Magazine

Every year, the Hustle Awards champion the individuals, startups, and scaleups pushing the boundaries of innovation, resilience, and impact. The 2025 shortlist showcases the most forward-thinking founders, trailblazing technologies, and inspiring stories from across the startup landscape.

2025 judges: 

  • Onyeka Nweze, former The Apprentice contestant and entrepreneur

  • Shammi Raichura, Operations Lead at Uber

  • Ashleigh Ainsley, Co-Founder of Colorintech

  • Yvonne Nagawa, Founding member of Black Seed Ventures

  • Lee Chambes, Founder and CEO of Male Allies UK

  • Agata Nowicka, serial entrepreneur, investor and the managing partner of Visionaries

  • Rory Chambers, Founder and high-performance coach of ROARFiTT

  • Eda Taskin, investment and venture-building expert, currently a manager at Tenity

  • Vasily Alekseenko, Founder of Rare Founders

  • Cynthia Davis CBE, CEO and Founder of Diversifying Group

  • Charlotte Bloom, CEO of VSNRY and award-winning Author

  • Tommie Edwards, CEO of Tech1M

  • David Kaiser, CEO and Founder of Oneder

Fair, rigorous, and expert-led judging

This year’s judging was more thorough than ever. Every submission underwent a two-phase review. The first phase involved judges independently scoring entries against set criteria. The highest scorers advanced to the second stage: a full-day deliberation session hosted at MYO Bankside on May 15th.
There, our panel of experts – including leaders from Uber, Google, Tenity, and more – debated, discussed, and selected the best of the best.

“The calibre was staggering. The conversations were passionate. And the final shortlist truly reflects the brilliance in our ecosystem.” - Tennessee Watt, Google Brand Marketing Manager & previous Hustle Awards judge

"We really get to go into depth into theses organisations and the impact that a lot of these organisations have had – it is incredible to see." - Cynthis Davis CBE, CEO, and Founder of Diversifying Group & Hustle Awards judge

Early-Stage Innovation

NeuroEM Therapeutics’ technology reverses the cognitive decline from aging, Alzheimer’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Its multi-patented TEMT-RF technology stops cognitive decline and restores immune balance in the brain and blood while boosting energy production in brain cells – critical elements for optimal cognitive function. Its first commercial product, a lightweight cap designed for at home use, has shown extraordinary promise in all preclinical and clinical studies. Worn for an hour, twice daily, the device uses short pulses of energy in specific ultra-high frequencies to improve key physical factors in the brain at the root of cognitive decline.

The Hustle Awards take place on 10 July 2025 at Shoreditch Exchange, London.
It’s more than a ceremony – it’s a celebration of entrepreneurship, community, and creativity.